Example sentences of "[art] few moments " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the few moments in which she paused in her ascent to the church she reflected that now she was looking at the view the other way round ; now she was in one of the overcrowded little alleys visible from San Martino as merely a crack in a vast expanse of roof tiles and crumbling masonry and noticeable from that lofty vantage point because of the fluttering of the washing hung out on poles over the street to dry . |
| 2 | The few moments seemed like eternity : no movement , no conversation , no development . |
| 3 | The statements with which respondents were invited to entirely agree , agree with qualification , or disagree , were : ( 12 ) Dreams only occur in the few moments before you wake up . |
| 4 | Of 149 respondents , 18 subjects agreed firmly with the statement that " Dreams occur only in the few moments before you wake up " , and a further 23 thought this was perhaps true . |
| 5 | In the Hull survey one of the statements to which respondents were invited to agree was " Dreams occur only in the few moments before you wake up " ; 18 endorsed this statement , and 23 thought it was maybe true , out of 149 . |
| 6 | Given the few moments of contemplation she 'd wanted , it would probably have been her own choice for the evening . |
| 7 | She 'd waited the few moments it took for his lean , athletic figure to be swallowed up in the crowd , feasting her eyes on his receding back , fighting back the threatening tears . |
| 8 | The few moments of past closeness which they had shared had always left her emotionally upside-down and , inevitably , angry . |
| 9 | The few moments that Merrill spent in front of the mirror told her that she had made the right decision to wear the black dress which exposed one bare shoulder . |
| 10 | In the few moments they stood looking at each other , both were acutely aware they were cut off from the rest of the world . |
| 11 | Retirement is one of the few moments which a politician can choose with deliberation and Baldwin had been preparing for it for months , if not for years . |
| 12 | Concede goals on the break and seem incapable of surviving the few moments in a match that we are under pressure . |
| 13 | ‘ Can you hang on here for a few moments ? ’ |
| 14 | A few moments later , he returned with a mug of coffee and placed it in front of me . |
| 15 | Neither of us spoke for a few moments , then she asked : ‘ Do you mind if I stay here for a little while ? ’ |
| 16 | A few moments later she came back to me . |
| 17 | On a windy day , more care is usually taken , but even then a few moments ' inattention , or the wrong drill , can result in the glider being blown over and written off . |
| 18 | After coming to a stop with the glider facing into wind , holding the tail down is the worst possible thing , and even leaving the nose unattended for a few moments is dangerous . |
| 19 | It is also undesirable because , if the glider is bounced off by bumpy ground , it will fly back into the ground heavily a few moments later . |
| 20 | If you give yourself a shake , change your seating position slightly , open the clear vision panel for some fresh air , change hands on the stick for a few moments and have a sweet or drink , you can snap out of it and start to work normally again . |
| 21 | For this reason I always emphasise that if , as you complete the final turn , you are happy that you have got the field ‘ made ’ , you should always open full airbrake for a few moments to check that you would undershoot with that setting . |
| 22 | He lay on his back for a few moments as he always did , then turned onto his right side , arranging himself as if for sleep . |
| 23 | I replaced the blanket over his head and stood for a few moments looking at the bodies in their neat little rows . |
| 24 | He turned away for a few moments and I could see that he was upset by the news . |
| 25 | The woman and three children were now laughing and I was pleased about that , as they had looked scared stiff when I entered their house a few moments before . |
| 26 | I lay on the ground for a few moments ; there were no further explosions . |
| 27 | He was silent for a few moments , then he raised his head , took a couple of gulps of tea and remarked very slowly , Jesus Christ , Piper , you must be bloody bomb happy ! |
| 28 | I stood on the fringe of the little group for a few moments waiting for a chance to speak to Lovat . |
| 29 | I just stood and stared for a few moments amid all the activity that was going on around the wounded Lovat . |
| 30 | The talking went on for a few moments then the sudden , all too familiar , sound of a mortar bomb leaving the barrel . |