Example sentences of "and for a [adj] moment " in BNC.
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1 | She held her breath , wondering if he would defy her , and for a long moment their eyes locked in battle . |
2 | Then he brought his blazing eyes unhurriedly to her face and for a long moment she found herself wishing time would stand still ; when he looked at her like that … she swallowed , felt her pulse beating wildly ; his eyes were devouring hers . |
3 | He turned to look at her again , and for a long moment they stared at each other , irreconcilable strangers either side of a barrier ; and yet Sara had the odd feeling that some part of her longed to understand Matthew Preston , to agree with him , to acquiesce in his decisions . |
4 | She could almost feel the internal battle raging within her , and for a long moment could do nothing but gaze at the stage , torn between seeing it as a hostile no-man's-land and home . |
5 | He dipped his head towards her , and for a breathless moment she thought he was about to kiss her . |
6 | He opened his eyes in darkness and for a horrific moment he was completely adrift , not knowing what was happening or where — or who — he was . |
7 | Nuala positively glowed , and for a few moments she looked like a child who had been given a present . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | Eleanor looked as if he had actually hit her , and for a few moments Jessamy found herself feeling sorry for her . |
12 | And for a few moments everything else was forgotten . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | ‘ Yes , ’ she said briefly , and for a few moments they studied each other . |
15 | ‘ 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 . |
16 | He wore an expression of abject defeat and for a short moment my attention moved away from my own troubles and I felt sorry for him . |
17 | Time stood still , and for a suspended moment she hoped . |
18 | These people were dangerous in their fury , and for a brief moment he knew the terror of the threat of physical attack , and he looked over his shoulder for an escape route . |
19 | In that same instant , the other man turned his head to face him , and for a brief moment their eyes met and locked in a bond of mutual hate . |
20 | She totally childish and not something that somebody in the twentieth century should waste their waste , their time with , and for a brief moment I felt the moral force of Sigmund Freud as through his daughter and of course psychologically this makes sense because I 'm quite sure her superego was modelled on her father 's . |
21 | And for a brief moment Juliet envied Hayley Burton . |
22 | ‘ Why should that worry you ? ’ inquired Memet , and for a horrid moment she thought that he was warning her not to speak ill of the love of his life , but he went on : ‘ She 's not a nice woman , ’ he said . |
23 | He ran his hand the length of her spine , making her aware that he wanted her as badly as she wanted him , and for a wild moment she could see no reason why they should n't make love . |
24 | Downstairs , Alain was walking about , switching off lights , locking the door , and for a wild moment she thought he would come back here to her . |
25 | He 'd taken her hand and his mouth was brushing her fingers , and for a crazy moment she actually wished that those warm , soft lips were on hers instead . |
26 | ‘ What 's free ? ’ asked Tim , and for a horrible moment Rain and Oliver feared they had struck his philosophical vein and ‘ what is life ? ’ could not be far behind . |
27 | Our consciousness merge , one with the other and for a fleeting moment in time , it touches the unmanifested half in the other , creating an inner union of perfection . |
28 | P'raps they 've gone blackberryin' , he thought and for a fleeting moment he wished that he was with them . |
29 | He was deeply worried about Berenice , and for a fleeting moment she was envious of the love he lavished on another woman . |