Example sentences of "at it for a moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | I stood there staring at it for a moment , unable to believe what I saw . |
| 2 | He looked at it for a moment . |
| 3 | They got out and he stood looking at it for a moment or two before he walked to the door after Mary Rose . |
| 4 | Replacing the phone he stared at it for a moment , then glanced at Bodie , who was waiting apprehensively for the news from the hospital . |
| 5 | He looked down now on to the plate on which lay a pig 's foot and two pieces of streaky pork ; and picking up the pig 's foot in his two hands , he gnawed at it for a moment before looking at the child again and asking her , ‘ Well , what 's your other name ? ’ |
| 6 | Preston stared at it for a moment , frowning . |
| 7 | He put down the phone , sat staring at it for a moment and then dialled once more . |
| 8 | She gazed at it for a moment . |
| 9 | There was a ‘ Sold ’ sticker on the board , and she stood gazing at it for a moment as though it might provide a magic solution to all her problems . |
| 10 | Twoflower reached into his pouch and took out a large round gold object , glanced at it for a moment , and slipped it back . |
| 11 | Lifting out the ornament , a beautifully sculpted ballerina on point , she stared at it for a moment , then gave a faint , rather sad smile . |
| 12 | It stared at it for a moment , rubbing its arms , and then it picked up the telephone . |
| 13 | I look at it for a moment , tracing out my journey from Westminster . |
| 14 | She slid the geranium from her ear and stared at it for a moment , then shifted her gaze to her still unpacked cases by the door . |
| 15 | She stared at it for a moment , her body feeling frozen , her heart as still as a stone in her chest . |