Example sentences of "not [vb infin] for a moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not think for a moment that the Letter of Aristeas should be taken as a Festal Scroll , something like the Book of Esther , to be read in the Alexandrian synagogues every year on the day on which ( as we know from Philo ) the Alexandrian Jews commemorated the translation ( De vita Mosis 2.41 ) . |
| 2 | Taken by surprise , she could not answer for a moment and than said angrily , ‘ If you knew , why did n't you say something before ? ’ |
| 3 | Roger Kenyon started slightly , but he did not speak for a moment . |
| 4 | ‘ Was n't that terrific ? ’ she turned to Ven to eagerly exclaim — and felt her heart begin to race yet again when , his expression somehow gentle , he did not speak for a moment but just stood and looked at her . |
| 5 | I do not believe for a moment that , with unemployment heading towards three million , the benefits would be significantly dissipated by higher inflation , any more than were the benefits of depreciation in the early 1980s . |
| 6 | I do not believe for a moment that in the future we shall allow millions of our fellow-countrymen , through no fault of their own , to pass through life ill-housed , ill-clothed , ill-fed , ill-educated . |
| 7 | I did not hesitate for a moment . |
| 8 | We asked her mother who , in spite of being Jewish and already in a precarious position , did not hesitate for a moment . |
| 9 | I do not suggest for a moment that I have described every interesting object within binocular range , but I think that there is enough variety here to satisfy most people . |
| 10 | But in the isolation that their riches had brought about , and in their serene acceptance that privilege was their due , they did not anticipate for a moment the press of people Don Antonio Beatillo 's idiosyncratic will would bring to their door . |
| 11 | There was only one way in , by the drawbridge and the gate-towers ; he had racked his brains for an alternative , but there was none , short of procuring an ally within the walls , and that idea he did not entertain for a moment . |
| 12 | No criticism of the appellants is to be made in that respect because , alive to the problem , they had applied to the registrar for directions ; it was as a result of his directions , which I do not question for a moment , that the appeal came before this court . |
| 13 | I do not concede for a moment that this is a devolution measure . |
| 14 | The farmer did not reply for a moment , then he went up between the cows and gently rubbed Blossom 's forehead " Aye , this is the one , Jack . " |
| 15 | I do not deny for a moment that about 0.01 per cent . |
| 16 | We looked for this in vain , though I would not deny for a moment the complete sincerity of Michael Crawford and Sarah Long . ’ |
| 17 | But do n't think for a moment that I 'm duped by my own little lies . ’ |
| 18 | I 'd love to help her , and I know every one of us would ; but I do n't think for a moment that Miss Miggs would let us pay her fare , even if we could raise so much money . ’ |
| 19 | And I do n't think for a moment that I 'm alone in feeling this way . |
| 20 | Do n't think for a moment that the women are all on the creative side of the business . |
| 21 | The old lady did n't answer for a moment , and before she did the wrinkles on her neck moved under the effect of her swallowing , and then she said simply , ‘ Thank you , Charles . ’ |
| 22 | The Thing did n't answer for a moment . |
| 23 | He did n't answer for a moment , and it seemed as if he was trying to control conflicting emotions . |
| 24 | Jenny could n't speak for a moment . |
| 25 | This was something so endearing I could n't speak for a moment . |
| 26 | I would n't hesitate for a moment to lie my teeth off if it was either useful or necessary . |
| 27 | So when he sees Rose staring at him with her dark , serious eyes among the crowds on the staircases in the interval ( this is at a concert ) he does n't hesitate for a moment , but goes straight up to her . |
| 28 | ‘ You can be certain they hope for that but I do n't believe for a moment they expect it . |
| 29 | I ca n't see for a moment because of the crowd . |
| 30 | FitzAlan did n't move for a moment . |