Example sentences of "and for a [adj] moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | She held her breath , wondering if he would defy her , and for a long moment their eyes locked in battle . |
| 2 | Then he brought his blazing eyes unhurriedly to her face and for a long moment she found herself wishing time would stand still ; when he looked at her like that … she swallowed , felt her pulse beating wildly ; his eyes were devouring hers . |
| 3 | He turned to look at her again , and for a long moment they stared at each other , irreconcilable strangers either side of a barrier ; and yet Sara had the odd feeling that some part of her longed to understand Matthew Preston , to agree with him , to acquiesce in his decisions . |
| 4 | She could almost feel the internal battle raging within her , and for a long moment could do nothing but gaze at the stage , torn between seeing it as a hostile no-man's-land and home . |
| 5 | He dipped his head towards her , and for a breathless moment she thought he was about to kiss her . |
| 6 | He opened his eyes in darkness and for a horrific moment he was completely adrift , not knowing what was happening or where — or who — he was . |
| 7 | He wore an expression of abject defeat and for a short moment my attention moved away from my own troubles and I felt sorry for him . |
| 8 | Time stood still , and for a suspended moment she hoped . |
| 9 | These people were dangerous in their fury , and for a brief moment he knew the terror of the threat of physical attack , and he looked over his shoulder for an escape route . |
| 10 | In that same instant , the other man turned his head to face him , and for a brief moment their eyes met and locked in a bond of mutual hate . |
| 11 | She totally childish and not something that somebody in the twentieth century should waste their waste , their time with , and for a brief moment I felt the moral force of Sigmund Freud as through his daughter and of course psychologically this makes sense because I 'm quite sure her superego was modelled on her father 's . |
| 12 | And for a brief moment Juliet envied Hayley Burton . |
| 13 | ‘ Why should that worry you ? ’ inquired Memet , and for a horrid moment she thought that he was warning her not to speak ill of the love of his life , but he went on : ‘ She 's not a nice woman , ’ he said . |
| 14 | He ran his hand the length of her spine , making her aware that he wanted her as badly as she wanted him , and for a wild moment she could see no reason why they should n't make love . |
| 15 | Downstairs , Alain was walking about , switching off lights , locking the door , and for a wild moment she thought he would come back here to her . |
| 16 | He 'd taken her hand and his mouth was brushing her fingers , and for a crazy moment she actually wished that those warm , soft lips were on hers instead . |
| 17 | ‘ What 's free ? ’ asked Tim , and for a horrible moment Rain and Oliver feared they had struck his philosophical vein and ‘ what is life ? ’ could not be far behind . |
| 18 | Our consciousness merge , one with the other and for a fleeting moment in time , it touches the unmanifested half in the other , creating an inner union of perfection . |
| 19 | P'raps they 've gone blackberryin' , he thought and for a fleeting moment he wished that he was with them . |
| 20 | He was deeply worried about Berenice , and for a fleeting moment she was envious of the love he lavished on another woman . |