Example sentences of "she paused for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She paused for a moment . |
| 2 | She paused for a moment . |
| 3 | When she had lugged her third skip up to the scribbling engine , she paused for a moment to watch Rose , who by now resembled a tar baby stuck all over with dirty wool . |
| 4 | She paused for a moment under a feeble electric light to recover her self-possession , drawing the clean cold air into her lungs , before plunging once more into the third circle of this industrial inferno . |
| 5 | She paused for inspiration and Seb said , ‘ Won the Grand National in nineteen thirty-two . ’ |
| 6 | She paused for breath . |
| 7 | She paused for a moment and then went on , ‘ Since thoo told me about t'baby , Aah 've been thinking . |
| 8 | She paused for a moment and then went on . |
| 9 | Finding she could n't unseat him , she paused for breath , anticipating her next devilry . |
| 10 | She paused for a moment before continuing . |
| 11 | She paused for effect . |
| 12 | She paused for a moment remembering how from her earliest days she had sat with her father in the small shed working the leather . |
| 13 | She paused for a moment looking for the right words . |
| 14 | She paused for a moment . |
| 15 | She paused for a moment . |
| 16 | She paused for a moment , seemed to be about to say something else , then changed her mind . |
| 17 | She paused for a moment . |
| 18 | She paused for a moment , staring at him . |
| 19 | She paused for an instant . |
| 20 | She paused for breath , her heart thudding painfully against her ribs . |
| 21 | She paused for Folly to supply her name . |
| 22 | It was as she was passing through the drawing-room that she paused for a moment to glance round admiringly at the décor . |
| 23 | ‘ No — I do n't think — I could n't — I really do n't want — ’ She paused for breath . |
| 24 | She paused for a moment , forcing herself to meet his narrowed gaze . |
| 25 | She paused for a moment , then said delicately , ‘ You and Luke had a difference of opinion , I gather . ’ |
| 26 | She paused for a moment . |
| 27 | Sally-Anne was by now in full flow , and when she paused for breath Dr Neil said , as drily as he could , ‘ I will only say to you what I told you on the day when you arrived here : it is useless to take the world 's burdens on your shoulders . |
| 28 | It is a promotional leaflet from some early tour-Gittel-plus-eight as the singer with Cy ‘ Silvertones ’ and the band , before she paused for motherhood and he decided that wedding and bar mitzvah bookings put more bread on the family table than life on the road . |
| 29 | She paused for a moment , biting her lip as if fighting for her composure . |
| 30 | She paused for a few thoughtful moments , then said quietly , ‘ I ca n't help wondering about the next owner . ’ |