Example sentences of "after a moment [unc] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No , ’ he said after a moment 's consideration . |
| 2 | ‘ Very well , ’ Mrs Freer said after a moment 's consideration . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , I think it 's got to be , ’ says Guy , after a moment 's consideration . |
| 4 | ‘ There 's Briar Cottage , ’ Joan said uneasily after a moment 's consideration . |
| 5 | After a moment 's consideration , Karen took the glass he was offering , then moved away from him . |
| 6 | ‘ Not everyone , ’ said Lydia after a moment 's consideration as she worked out the least impolite way of putting what she wished to say . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'd say you were a sultry , slinking lioness who could have any audience purring with sheer pleasure , ’ she said triumphantly after a moment 's consideration . |
| 8 | She could see only through a watery mist and realized after a moment 's panic that she still had her reading glasses on . |
| 9 | ‘ Funny thing , that , ’ mused Jackie after a moment 's pause . |
| 10 | After a moment 's pause , she went on , ‘ Art sure , lass ? |
| 11 | After a moment 's pause , Georgina feels her emotions getting the better of her . |
| 12 | ‘ We do n't have to use this warrant , of course , ’ persisted the Brigadier quietly , and after a moment 's pause he added : ‘ We found a dose of heroin over at Scano 's place yesterday . ‘ |
| 13 | After a moment 's pause , Harry answered , ‘ I do n't think so . |
| 14 | After a moment 's pause , Julia asked if he wanted her to go to the telegraph office for him . |
| 15 | ‘ All right , ’ said Camille , after a moment 's pause for recollection . |
| 16 | The bad feelings turned to relief , and a degree of comfort , when , after a moment 's pause , she heard Johnny answer from the kitchen . |
| 17 | ‘ Well , ’ she said after a moment 's pause , ‘ of course they are doing the same job up to a point and that 's never an easy pattern of work . |
| 18 | ‘ I see , ’ he said after a moment 's pause , ‘ order and elegance , bright colour , restraint , a conquering and a moulding of the less desirable aspects of nature . |
| 19 | After a moment 's reflection , however , Jonadab went on , ‘ They 'll never miss a couple o' pairs . |
| 20 | After a moment 's reflection , Rosten gave a small nod , then spoke . |
| 21 | ‘ I see your problem , ’ said Georgiades , after a moment 's reflection . |
| 22 | " Yes , I thought so , " she said after a moment 's scrutiny . |
| 23 | He departed again and , after a moment 's thought , I went into the office to put through a call to Doone 's police station . |
| 24 | ‘ I suppose I like you , ’ she said after a moment 's thought , ‘ because you lack guile . |
| 25 | After a moment 's thought , the Doctor followed her . |
| 26 | ‘ Very well , ’ she said after a moment 's thought , deciding that the only solution was to tell him the truth after all . |
| 27 | After a moment 's thought , Garvey said , ‘ Certainly he can , Gabriel . |
| 28 | After a moment 's hesitation , Shirley followed her . |
| 29 | After a moment 's hesitation , Constance said yes . |
| 30 | He poked his head slightly towards Joe , and after a moment 's hesitation Joe said , ‘ He would really shoot them ? ’ |