Example sentences of "[adj] moments [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | For a few moments Sandison allowed himself to take in the figure before him and he ignored what had been said . |
2 | After a few moments Sandison went on : ‘ Do you know them ? ’ |
3 | After a few moments hesitation so did I. |
4 | Friends were able to find an alternative , but for a few moments Marilyn said she could not believe it was happening to her and looked about for the dreaded Jeremy Beadle . |
5 | After a few moments Troy got up and walked slowly from the tent . |
6 | For those few moments life seemed not to be quite the noisome beast it had become of late — the pale November sun was a warming coin in the palm , fear was forgotten , bloodshed cleansed away , losses solaced . |
7 | He had his eyes closed , and for the first few moments Belinda kept hers open , so she could see in extreme close-up the blurred crescents of his dark lashes resting on the smoothly tanned skin of his cheeks . |
8 | For a few moments Morse sat where he was . |
9 | Eleanor looked as if he had actually hit her , and for a few moments Jessamy found herself feeling sorry for her . |
10 | For a few moments Rune regarded her in silence , a slight smile playing round his strong mouth , then he asked softly , ‘ What happened to our truce ? ’ |
11 | At the same time , we need to make sure we respect people 's desire to have a few moments quietness immediately before and after worship . |
12 | After a few moments Milton remarked . |
13 | For a few moments Leith felt transfixed — there seemed to be a hint of kindness in his look . |
14 | In those fearful few moments hands clutched good-luck charms and lips moved in unashamed prayer , until the clunk of the undercarriage as it folded into the belly of the aircraft told them they had made it . |
15 | In those few moments Bert Rafferty saved Celia Carrow 's life . |
16 | After a few moments Maidstone said : ‘ What 's your interest in her , anyway ? ’ |
17 | There were a few moments silence before they turned their backs to the church and , still holding hands , sang : |
18 | I would like to invite members to stand and join me in a few moments silence in memory of Doctor . |
19 | Sara began to explain , but after a few moments Jenny said impatiently , " Why do n't we walk down to Moorlake and then you can show me properly ? " |
20 | I 'll be talking in a few moments time about aviation travel and the risks and , indeed , the trends that are being reflected at the present time , but erm before we move to that let's just think about those of us who perhaps have decided we wo n't go abroad . |
21 | Okay , we 'll come back and pick up with you again , if we may , in a few moments time , but I wanted to change tack once more and go back to the telephones , and waiting to talk to us now is Alan Spong , he 's a director of Lunn Poly , one of the country 's leading travel agents . |
22 | And that 's Nick Harris talking to Ken Vasey up at the Manor ground and we hope to return to the Manor in a few moments time and see who else Nick has got to talk to us . |
23 | 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 ! " |
24 | After a few moments Cowslip said , " Look , do you see those jackdaws hanging round the carrots ? |
25 | There was a tumult at the gates , and in a few moments Dunan and the Hearthwares joined them . |
26 | Tessa had turned on the little light on the bedside table , but otherwise the room was in darkness , and for some moments Bob stood by the door , twisting his head backwards and forwards , trying to take the situation in . |
27 | For some moments Harry gazes at them in silence , slowly plucking the lefthand strap of his braces away from the shoulder , and letting it snap back against the shirt . |
28 | At such moments participants find their ‘ public ’ voice and do not need the kind of protection they may have relied on earlier . |
29 | At crucial moments Churchill swung his weight behind the Keynesian approach . |
30 | For a few brief moments Carnelian 's face might have been that of a Polymorphine shape-shifter viewed at fast-forward speed passing through absurdly accelerated transformations . |