Example sentences of "for [art] moment [conj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . |
| 2 | The Lout hesitated for a moment but then , as the other scooters roared out of the yard , he shrugged and revved his own scooter up . |
| 3 | Mum went quiet for a moment but then she started on Mary again . |
| 4 | He watched her , frowning , for a moment but then a squeal of high-pitched laughter rang across the camp , distracting him , and he turned to see his two sons , Dong and Hoc , squatting at the side of the clearing beside Paul and Joseph . |
| 5 | Vitor caressed her for a moment but then , impatient for the nakedness of the woman who had been such an obstinate aching presence in his bloodstream , he eased the amber silk from her shoulders and unhooked her lacy bra . |
| 6 | Once they go it seems for a moment that neither it nor we have any real existence . |
| 7 | So she put the dress on , and thought for a moment that perhaps it was not quite so frightful after all , and then , after looking at herself for a little longer , wondered if it were not in fact more frightful than she had ever imagined . |
| 8 | She was silent for a moment and just looked at me. " what have you got to say to explain that place , I should like to know ? |
| 9 | He released her , held her on the shoulders for a moment and quickly turned away . |
| 10 | The sergeant deliberated for a moment and then spoke in the soft but unmistakable burr of deepest Mummersett . |
| 11 | When he replaced the receiver he regarded his subordinate for a moment and then smiled . |
| 12 | The final sections of ‘ Van Gogh ’ are particularly masterly : as the painter painfully dies in the little village inn , his friends lament his passing for a moment and then get on with the business of the day — shopping , washing clothes , preparing for work . |
| 13 | A power surge blew the fuse on the White House autocue and the President dried-up for a moment and then ad-libbed . |
| 14 | She waited for a moment and then walked off to stand in a different part of the ship . |
| 15 | The doctor thought for a moment and then nodded in agreement . |
| 16 | Kelly stared at the pathetic figure for a moment and then let him go . |
| 17 | She paused for a moment and then went on , ‘ Since thoo told me about t'baby , Aah 've been thinking . |
| 18 | She paused for a moment and then went on . |
| 19 | Tamar went cold for a moment and then she was filled with a blinding rage . |
| 20 | He paused for a moment and then capitulated totally . |
| 21 | Suddenly , the Junkers belched a long tongue of red flame , straightened out for a moment and then spun down into the water . |
| 22 | The CR 42 hung on its side for a moment and then slipped gently into a dive . |
| 23 | Tom hesitated for a moment and then walked hurriedly on to the small road back towards the artist 's shop . |
| 24 | It stuck for a moment and then we were outside . |
| 25 | Mrs Stych faltered for a moment and then realized that she meant Hank . |
| 26 | She thought for a moment and then added brightly : ‘ It sends the water blue ’ . |
| 27 | He was silent for a moment and then said , gravely : |
| 28 | He stared at her steadily for a moment and then nodded . |
| 29 | He stared at her for a moment and then shrugged and moved out of the kitchen and towards the back door . |
| 30 | Most agreed that they had moments of nostalgia and longing to be back on the island , and one man , when pressed about why he admitted to such feelings , thought for a moment and then said ‘ It was chust a far better place … ’ |