Example sentences of "and [prep] [art] few moments " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nuala positively glowed , and for a few moments she looked like a child who had been given a present . |
| 2 | He continued up the hill , and she went on down ; but a few paces further on she stopped and looked back , and it was at that precise moment that it happened , because he had turned back as well and for a few moments they looked longingly at each other , each tongue-tied , but each sure , now , of the other 's feelings . |
| 3 | I know we 've argued all these years and I 've been irritable , if not downright rude , but … but … ’ and Creggan was astonished to see that this fiercest of eagles was suddenly close to a profound grief and for a few moments quite unable to say anything more . |
| 4 | In the morning Riven lay half awake , listening to the sound of the water close at hand , and for a few moments thought it was a quiet tide outside the bothy . |
| 5 | Eleanor looked as if he had actually hit her , and for a few moments Jessamy found herself feeling sorry for her . |
| 6 | And for a few moments everything else was forgotten . |
| 7 | Actually , I did n't like the way Diggs questioned me about what had happened , and for a few moments I thought he might have guessed , but my replies seemed to satisfy him . |
| 8 | ‘ Yes , ’ she said briefly , and for a few moments they studied each other . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm not married ! ’ she retorted , and for a few moments as her world righted itself and she realised that she must have momentarily got her wires crossed , because he had already told her he was not married , she realised too that , up until a moment ago , he must have thought her — Mrs Barnaby Stewart . |
| 10 | He was looking directly at Bridges , but Bridges looked imperturbably back , and after a few moments of heavy silence Kegan coughed and returned to the paper in his hand . |
| 11 | Their arguments were faultless and after a few moments I felt myself drowning in doubt , drowning in the time trap surrounding the area . |
| 12 | The strange , rank smell was stronger than ever and after a few moments they all heard a heavy movement close by . |
| 13 | Hazel peered closely into the thick , coarse hair ( a rabbit 's foot has no pads ) and after a few moments saw what he had expected — the oval shank Of a snapped-off thorn sticking out through the skin . |
| 14 | I did n't quite close the door , and after a few moments I could hear her footsteps walking briskly past . |
| 15 | He disappeared into the stable and after a few moments I peeped inside . |
| 16 | They did n't say anything , and after a few moments the silence hardened and became awkward . |
| 17 | He darted down the passage after Twoflower , and after a few moments came to a halt with a groan . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Her mouth opened and after a few moments a strange ululation sounded , a despairing cry , a death cry . |
| 20 | Fabia saw no point in butting in to comment that she had in fact come very close to doing that very thing , and after a few moments ' pause Ven went on , ‘ I knew I 'd bruised your pride , but that had been necessary when my desire for you had threatened to blot out reason . |
| 21 | The men followed them and within a few moments lord Hulton and I were standing there just as before watching the tiny figures on the skyline , listening to the distant " Haow , haow ! " |
| 22 | I returned to the tractor-path and in a few moments saw Holford House standing before me on a rise . |
| 23 | Thus , when he suffers what in the past he would have regarded as a disaster , he can move now into the transcendent and in a few moments compose himself . |
| 24 | Anything struck by a poisoned arrow was paralysed almost immediately and in a few moments was dead . |
| 25 | Er , so you can say that er Mr is a friend of pensioner 's , he said , he said he would be prepared to , what I , I , I approached him and said er , what about Harlow Caring Council , are they prepared to assist the pensioners in any way or do they wish to join in on this , oh yes he said , of course Norman he said , how much are you paying er Ron I said well his asking forty pound for the , for the morning , oh he said I 'll go half way with that , then he came out and said to me , pull me up afterwards and ask me to go to leisure services about the Tuesday , and so I 'm still following that up and hopefully we will have two days on pensioner 's week , because you want to have as much impact as possible and in a few moments , when I nearly finished here , I shall be reading you something where you 'll see that it is important that we make an impact on the people of Harlow . |
| 26 | He then picked him up and in a few moments had taken Woil back to his cage , put him in , closed the iron gate and secured it . |
| 27 | And in a few moments a voice from that quarter , low and breathy , joined very softly in the responses . |
| 28 | There was a tumult at the gates , and in a few moments Dunan and the Hearthwares joined them . |
| 29 | And in a few moments she would be in the privacy of her own cabin , snuggling into a warm sleeping-bag on a thick foam mattress with a fabric cover that matched the padded headrest . |
| 30 | It was hardly past noon and in a few moments eleven hundred fresh fighting-men would be stepping ashore . |