Example sentences of "a [adj] moment [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One suspects that , rather than deconstructing the process of voyeurism — ‘ the gaze ’ — they succeed very much in the way a faded Edwardian photograph succeeds , transporting us back to a specific moment in time , fixed in the honeyed glow of nostalgia ; their presence is reassuring rather than unsettling . |
| 2 | He felt a strange moment of camaraderie with Hendrique . |
| 3 | Spike knew that he was within a few moments of termination . |
| 4 | This thought , too , caused him a few moments of depression before it was drowned by feelings of tranquil pleasure . |
| 5 | After a few moments of thought , a child replies , " We collect it from bees . " |
| 6 | ‘ No , all I 'm asking you for is a few moments of Master Lorimer 's time . |
| 7 | For Gloucester jockey Peter Scudamore a few moments of solitude and silence . |
| 8 | I had a few moments of fury , a fury compounded of shame at my own stupidity , the triteness of the situation , the thought of my cottage and supper and the cosy fireside . |
| 9 | Now and again there were diversions , when one or another of the remaining five would hold the stage and would have a few moments of limelight , or glory . |
| 10 | Trains had been laid on to despatch them to all parts of the country , so that for the rest of their lives they would be able to recall a few moments of honour , even glory . |
| 11 | So she 'd be able to have a few moments of peace and quiet in which to interview the woman . |
| 12 | Manville asked , after a few moments of silence . |
| 13 | After a few moments of silence there was a series of sharp raps on the door , and a voice called out , asking if anyone was inside . |
| 14 | After a few moments of silence he pressed the button of an integral cassette-player beneath the dashboard and she was delighted to hear the opening bars of Mendelssohn 's Third Symphony . |
| 15 | After a few moments of pandemonium , Shamir thanked the delegates for their show of confidence , declared the convention closed and walked out of the hall , followed by most of his Cabinet colleagues . |
| 16 | I spent a few moments in thought . |
| 17 | Once or twice , when Harry and Fleury had had to leave her to her own devices for a few moments in order to fight off the sepoys , she had become very upset and had made little attempt to conceal the fact . |
| 18 | Now that Elizabeth had exhausted the topic of Martha , they sat for a few moments in silence , one each side of the fire with a cup of tea . |
| 19 | A few moments before sundown I extricated Wavebreaker 's folding bicycle from the big locker on the boat 's after swim-platform , forced the rusting hinges open , then pedalled along Midshipman Road to the glittering block of apartments where our esteemed boss lived . |
| 20 | There was a further moment of hesitation , then Rodriguez suddenly made up his mind , and with a brief nod of his head , resumed his seat . |
| 21 | There was a further moment of hesitation , then she said : 'He flew to Geneva on Friday the fourth of November and returned on Monday the fourteenth . ’ |
| 22 | In that case , Lipsey 's diagram includes a further moment of choice , in the box in Figure 3.1 where ‘ the theory appears to be either inconsistent with the facts or consistent with the facts ’ . |
| 23 | At the Olympic Games in Barcelona this year , the spectacle of the 100 metres will provide an almost sadistically tremulous thrill for the spectator , a perfect metaphor for those hidden seconds when one 's own life was changed by the failure or ability to rise to a demanding moment of crisis . |
| 24 | But whether you are here for the first or merely the latest time , as you enter the square — better still , as you emerge into it , blinking away the bright Milanese light as you climb up out of the Metro — there can be no doubting its magical ability to conjure a timeless moment of calm from out of the bustle . |
| 25 | He found himself hovering for a dangerous moment between pity and fear and he fought down the pity at once , for it was not to be thought of that he should feel such an emotion for this evil being . |
| 26 | She felt a tiny moment of pride : this was an accident that her power had brought about and Phoebe knew it . |
| 27 | It had been a mere moment of whiteness seen out of the corner of her eye but it had not moved purposefully like a horse does with a rider . |
| 28 | Take an example from " Diffugere nives " , the line which signals a crucial moment of counterpoise in the poem : , literally " losses however swift restore heavenly moons " , meaning " swift moons , however , restore heavenly losses " . |
| 29 | At present , however , many people are absolutely riveted by what is happening , or could happen , in this country at a such a crucial moment in world history . |
| 30 | This was a great blow to his confidence and he became reluctant to accept engagements for fear of losing his voice at a crucial moment in front of an audience . |