Example sentences of "after a [adj] moments she " in BNC.

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1 After a few moments she was saying very natural and quite irritable ‘ ouches ’ when Phoebe prodded too hard .
2 After a few moments she said , ‘ My God , I think he 's dead . ’
3 After a few moments she could stand it no longer , and with an effort she wrenched her gaze away and looked down at the carpet .
4 His presence inhibited her , completely destroying the pleasant atmosphere which had prevailed between Rob and herself , and after a few moments she took no part in the talk , merely listening with interest to Rob 's account of his holiday .
5 After a few moments she had relaxed fully , her apprehension shrivelled by the atmosphere of friendliness and laughter .
6 After a few moments she climbed down to the space station and ran off in the opposite direction to the shapechanger .
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