Example sentences of "[vb past] for a moment [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He lingered for a moment sneering at the guilty red core that was revealed beneath the stucco of lime and sand . |
| 2 | He lay for a moment trying to recover his wind before rising again to his feet . |
| 3 | He smiled for a moment thinking it was a joke ( a slash of the knife at this point ) and then the smile turned to disbelief — ‘ he did n't look disabled ’ — finally he felt embarrassment that he had progressed through such sensational thoughts . |
| 4 | She paused for a moment looking for the right words . |
| 5 | She paused for a moment remembering how from her earliest days she had sat with her father in the small shed working the leather . |
| 6 | Craig hurried up the stairs as the knocking became more insistent and paused for a moment staring back to the hallway . |
| 7 | He stood for a moment chewing his lip . |
| 8 | Outside , Tom Horrocks stood for a moment stroking the nose of his great bay . |
| 9 | He stood for a moment listening to her standing still on the other side of the door , then heard her footsteps moving slowly away . |
| 10 | This done , I stood for a moment looking across at the broch islet . |
| 11 | I stood for a moment looking at the mattress on the bed where a knife had been used to open up the sides . |
| 12 | Raynor came to a stop outside a thick , low door set into the wall , and stood for a moment looking at it , as if summoning up some inner resolve . |
| 13 | She stood for a moment looking at them , and saw how their heads were tilted in the listening attitudes of forest creatures , how their ears were pricked , and how their eyes were bright and intelligent . |
| 14 | We were back in the bedroom then and he stood for a moment looking down at her . |
| 15 | It was at that point that the stranger entered the dining-room , and stood for a moment looking round him as if in search of an acquaintance . |
| 16 | He straightened up , came to the front of the shop and stood for a moment looking out impassively . |
| 17 | Surprisingly , it did not feel too cold and Endill stood for a moment trying to see the end of it but it disappeared into darkness . |
| 18 | It was something that had never happened before and she stood for a moment trying to control the thoughts that raced through her head . |
| 19 | Dalgliesh waited until Meg had unlocked the front door and stepped inside before saying his final goodnight , and she stood for a moment watching his tall figure striding down the gravel path and into the darkness . |
| 20 | She stood for a moment staring round at the flickering shadows thrown by the lone candle , the fire had died long since and the room was cold and suddenly lonely . |
| 21 | Theodora stood for a moment staring with puzzlement into the dark . |
| 22 | She was so surprised she could n't think of anything to say and just stood for a moment staring at him . |
| 23 | Valerie Stevens had been in the house to get more coffee and as she stepped through the patio doors she stood for a moment staring at Rachel in horror , having only heard the last part of the conversation . |
| 24 | Isambard caught up both , and stood for a moment staring down with a formidable frown at Harry , who nursed his bruised wrists and glared back , expecting a blow and tensing every muscle to receive it without a tremor . |
| 25 | He stood for a moment laughing at her as she cast furiously for the vanished rabbit , and walked on , to catch her up , along the raised embankment . |
| 26 | When he parked outside a row of shops , he stood for a moment examining the passing traffic . |
| 27 | Having decided that she was too old for nougat , Nancy stood for a moment admiring her pool flanked by statues painstakingly collected by her husband , two Henry Moores , a Giacometti and an Elizabeth Frink , all concreted to the ground and wired with electrical devices to a central burglar alarm in the Mondano police station . |
| 28 | He stood for a moment admiring it . |
| 29 | He got out but before going to knock at the door , crossed the road and stood for a moment contemplating Ivy Cottage . |
| 30 | Jenna pulled up in the small courtyard and sat for a moment looking at it . |