Example sentences of "paused for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She paused for inspiration and Seb said , ‘ Won the Grand National in nineteen thirty-two . ’ |
| 2 | She paused for Folly to supply her name . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | He paused for thought . |
| 5 | He paused for thought . |
| 6 | Warner paused for thought . |
| 7 | I will tell my steward that I am taking you on to the staff as — ’ he paused for thought for a moment' — as a tax consultant . |
| 8 | I understand why hon. Members paused for thought when they first read the draft immigration rule relating to a person arriving with no papers . |
| 9 | They both paused for thought . |
| 10 | The market paused for breath yesterday with the FTSE index dipping seven points to 2346.7 . |
| 11 | The market paused for breath yesterday with the FTSE index dipping seven points to 2346.7 . |
| 12 | He paused for breath as he reached the landing , then continued . |
| 13 | She paused for breath . |
| 14 | He paused for breath and looked at us . |
| 15 | Finding she could n't unseat him , she paused for breath , anticipating her next devilry . |
| 16 | When he finally paused for breath , I said , ‘ Hold on a moment ’ and explained that , although obviously nobody wants to spend more than they have to on anything , in my case it was a matter of principle , because I wanted my husband 's funeral to be a personal affair in which he would be ministered to by his loved-ones , not strangers . |
| 17 | Neither party paused for breath or parley . |
| 18 | I barged in when they both paused for breath . |
| 19 | He spoke for one and half hours and barely paused for breath . |
| 20 | He paused for breath and regarded them expectantly . |
| 21 | He paused for breath . |
| 22 | They talked non-stop in an elaborate relay race , one picking up the thread as soon as the other paused for breath . |
| 23 | Thérèse dared to interrupt his strictures when he paused for breath . |
| 24 | He paused for breath . |
| 25 | She paused for breath , her heart thudding painfully against her ribs . |
| 26 | Mrs Garfitt , fat , voluble and slovenly , paused for breath and gave a perfunctory stir to something that looked like workhouse broth on one of the meatless days . |
| 27 | ‘ Yes , it did , ’ Gina agreed as her mother paused for breath . |
| 28 | ‘ No — I do n't think — I could n't — I really do n't want — ’ She paused for breath . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | But when he paused for breath , her face was still implacable . |