Example sentences of "[prep] a moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a moment he rose slowly , poured himself a whisky , returned to the Chesterfield and took a dismal sip . |
| 2 | Then she heard an enormous crash , a bomb exploding somewhere very near , a great roar of shattering glass and , after a moment 's stillness , screaming , ear-splitting , horrible screaming , from just over her head . |
| 3 | After a moment she realised that she would have to change ; there was no way she was going out to meet Hermione in her mother 's elderly and considerably over-large tracksuit . |
| 4 | After a moment , Doyle said , ‘ Do n't you want to see it ? ’ |
| 5 | After a moment he gently took my hand and moved it away , saying nothing . |
| 6 | She touched Charity 's hand , and Charity went on flatly after a moment . |
| 7 | After a moment , Dorothea smiled too . |
| 8 | ‘ I uncovered something , ’ Tammuz said after a moment . |
| 9 | After a moment , Mr Browning came out of the drawing room . |
| 10 | He departed again and , after a moment 's thought , I went into the office to put through a call to Doone 's police station . |
| 11 | One would not have believed his grubby Lada capable of such manoeuvres as he coaxed from its grinding engine but , after a moment of horror , I sat back and enjoyed the ride . |
| 12 | ‘ Funny thing , that , ’ mused Jackie after a moment 's pause . |
| 13 | ‘ No , ’ he said after a moment 's consideration . |
| 14 | ‘ That 's blackmail , ’ Briant said after a moment . |
| 15 | After a moment the Old Man put his glass on the desk and looked at Graham , switching on his let's-get-down-to-real-business look . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's a valid point , ’ Briant said after a moment . |
| 17 | The hand resisted , then after a moment gave way . |
| 18 | After a moment a tiny hand slipped into it . |
| 19 | After a moment or two , I said : |
| 20 | ‘ Excuse me , Mr Stevens , ’ she said after a moment . |
| 21 | When after a moment it had not moved , I resorted to the car horn , but this had no effect other than to make the creature commence pecking at something on the ground . |
| 22 | After a moment he dropped some coins from his pocket into the hat and stepped back . |
| 23 | But after a moment , he sat down next to her . |
| 24 | She turned to a glass case that held a number of boxes , and after a moment she said , ‘ No , I 'm afraid not . |
| 25 | After a moment , he cleared his throat and read . |
| 26 | After a moment 's hesitation , Shirley followed her . |
| 27 | After a moment she spoke . |
| 28 | After a moment we heard his footsteps descending the stairs again . |
| 29 | But after a moment he turned over again , mumbling thickly : ‘ Harri ? |
| 30 | She stood quite still not knowing what to do and after a moment he pulled away , reached into his pocket for a handkerchief and wiped himself , his hand and hers . |