Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] a [adj] moments " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jessamy stopped drawing for a few moments . |
| 2 | Newman had stopped walking for a few moments , his mind racing . |
| 3 | He picked it up crossly , but after listening for a few moments , his expression softened and he nodded twice . |
| 4 | After I had been kept waiting for a few moments in an ante-room , I was ushered into the main boardroom where Dr Barton and six colleagues were seated around a long , rectangular , polished table . |
| 5 | It was as if , thought the queen-dowager fancifully , the world had stopped turning for a few moments , immobilised by the enormity of her action . |
| 6 | As we 're gon na be commemorating and celebrating in a few moments the sacrifice to the very point of giving his own life . |
| 7 | Similar action should be taken , so that the dog is told to be quiet , and you disappear until it has stopped barking for a few moments . |
| 8 | I 'll be talking in a few moments time about aviation travel and the risks and , indeed , the trends that are being reflected at the present time , but erm before we move to that let's just think about those of us who perhaps have decided we wo n't go abroad . |
| 9 | I sha n't see you again — I 'm leaving in a few moments to drive down to Kildare . |