Example sentences of "a few moments [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 For a few moments the clouds open and we lie in the heat of a hazy sun , our efforts justly rewarded .
2 For a few moments the headlights stayed , then she heard the noise of acceleration and once more all was quiet .
3 After a few moments the snuffles and grunts were overlaid by a voice explaining in sympathetically conspiratorial tones that we were listening to the sounds made by mating koalas in the Pilliga Nature Reserve in New South Wales .
4 For a few moments the pilots sat there , appalled by the racket , upset by the tragedy , unwilling to leave .
5 In only a few moments the sheets , the bedding , all drenched .
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