Example sentences of "a [adj] moments [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Spike knew that he was within a few moments of termination . |
| 2 | This thought , too , caused him a few moments of depression before it was drowned by feelings of tranquil pleasure . |
| 3 | Within a few moments of Dr McNab 's saline injections Dr Dunstaple had begun to revive . |
| 4 | After a few moments of thought , a child replies , " We collect it from bees . " |
| 5 | ‘ No , all I 'm asking you for is a few moments of Master Lorimer 's time . |
| 6 | For Gloucester jockey Peter Scudamore a few moments of solitude and silence . |
| 7 | Is the price we pay for a few moments of Mills and Boon romance too high , leaving an aftermath of bitterness , boredom and let-down ? |
| 8 | I had a few moments of fury , a fury compounded of shame at my own stupidity , the triteness of the situation , the thought of my cottage and supper and the cosy fireside . |
| 9 | Now and again there were diversions , when one or another of the remaining five would hold the stage and would have a few moments of limelight , or glory . |
| 10 | Trains had been laid on to despatch them to all parts of the country , so that for the rest of their lives they would be able to recall a few moments of honour , even glory . |
| 11 | So she 'd be able to have a few moments of peace and quiet in which to interview the woman . |
| 12 | Manville asked , after a few moments of silence . |
| 13 | After a few moments of silence there was a series of sharp raps on the door , and a voice called out , asking if anyone was inside . |
| 14 | After a few moments of silence he pressed the button of an integral cassette-player beneath the dashboard and she was delighted to hear the opening bars of Mendelssohn 's Third Symphony . |
| 15 | After a few moments of pandemonium , Shamir thanked the delegates for their show of confidence , declared the convention closed and walked out of the hall , followed by most of his Cabinet colleagues . |
| 16 | If she could get to Bart 's before the day staff had begun their routine , she might be allowed a few moments with Amy . |
| 17 | I spent a few moments in thought . |
| 18 | Once or twice , when Harry and Fleury had had to leave her to her own devices for a few moments in order to fight off the sepoys , she had become very upset and had made little attempt to conceal the fact . |
| 19 | Now that Elizabeth had exhausted the topic of Martha , they sat for a few moments in silence , one each side of the fire with a cup of tea . |
| 20 | But they reached the shore a few moments before Lucenzo . |
| 21 | A few moments before sundown I extricated Wavebreaker 's folding bicycle from the big locker on the boat 's after swim-platform , forced the rusting hinges open , then pedalled along Midshipman Road to the glittering block of apartments where our esteemed boss lived . |