Example sentences of "[vb past] after a moment [unc] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Yes , I do know , ’ she replied after a moment 's hesitation ; ‘ but I love him . ’
2 ‘ No , ’ he said after a moment 's consideration .
3 ‘ Very well , ’ Mrs Freer said after a moment 's consideration .
4 ‘ I suppose I like you , ’ she said after a moment 's thought , ‘ because you lack guile .
5 ‘ Well , another round of sixty-five should do it , Jack , ’ he said after a moment 's hesitation , and then continued .
6 " Yes , I thought so , " she said after a moment 's scrutiny .
7 So , what I mean is … , ’ she said after a moment 's thoughtful silence , ‘ it 's very nice of you , but I do n't need any more bother . ’
8 ‘ Well , ’ she said after a moment 's pause , ‘ of course they are doing the same job up to a point and that 's never an easy pattern of work .
9 ‘ Very well , ’ she said after a moment 's thought , deciding that the only solution was to tell him the truth after all .
10 ‘ I see , ’ he said after a moment 's pause , ‘ order and elegance , bright colour , restraint , a conquering and a moulding of the less desirable aspects of nature .
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