Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] for [art] moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Gaijin rode on for a moment . |
| 2 | When life sank down for a moment , the range of experience seemed limitless … . |
| 3 | His eyes clouded over for a moment , and his voice became gruff . |
| 4 | Leith blanked off for a moment as , with sinking spirits , she felt it would be a wonder if Sebastian found himself free to return to pay something off his mortgage the Christmas after next , let alone this coming one . |
| 5 | She ran down the steps but turned back for a moment to say , ‘ Uncle Fred 's injured but he 'll be all right . |
| 6 | He glanced up for a moment towards the senator and Jacques Devraux . |
| 7 | He spilled some of the machine tea from the plastic cups as he moved , and one of the wizened youths glanced back for a moment in disapproval . |
| 8 | Melissa glanced back for a moment and watched her plodding stolidly on her way . |
| 9 | Suddenly , the Junkers belched a long tongue of red flame , straightened out for a moment and then spun down into the water . |
| 10 | Be glanced towards Kelly and slowed down for a moment before speeding onwards . |
| 11 | The pain died down for a moment , and I related my hold . |
| 12 | " I just looked in for a moment to see how you were getting on together . |
| 13 | Paddy looked down for a moment at Joey , who beamed up at him , ‘ We gon na play checkers , Paddy ? ’ he called out suddenly and laughed . |
| 14 | Blanche looked up for a moment to chew the implications of what she had just read when another alien sound impinged . |
| 15 | She stared out for a moment longer , and then she turned her attention back inside . |
| 16 | He looked back for a moment at the Minister 's procession stalled at the roadblock . |
| 17 | Not long afterwards , watching , he saw them appear on the roof They looked around for a moment and then went down . |
| 18 | Both guards broke clear , looked round for a moment and then leapt up the bank into the wood . |
| 19 | Kafy 's eyes lit up for a moment , and then shut him out . |
| 20 | His eyes lit up for a moment at that . |
| 21 | She spoke and understood more English than had at first appeared but it seemed to be English she had got from the Kettering children , so she was easily understood by Jacqueline who would run to her , climb on to her lap , whenever the maid sat down for a moment and stay there silent and apparently overawed . |
| 22 | Mr Hatton sat down for a moment and dropped his head briefly into his hands . |
| 23 | The blue stood off for a moment , and the judge called another handle . |
| 24 | When this goon is at the point of his beat furthest away from our stretch of wire , the Wing Commander will give the signal to Clinker here — ’ a dark beetle-like man stood up for a moment and sat down again , ‘ — who will fuse the entire lighting system of the camp including the searchlights . ’ |