Example sentences of "[adv] a moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | And when we begin to gain , if only the merest glimpse of the deeply ingrained brutalities and prejudices embodied in what was judged to be ‘ right ’ , then we can see more clearly that the Garotter 's Act was not so much a moment of panic which led respectable England off its true course , but a mature expression of the existing social relations — including the self-assumption of the mighty , and their attitudes and actions towards the lower orders and the plebs . |
| 2 | Mach studied him thoughtfully a moment , then nodded . |
| 3 | It was none the less a moment of grave concern to unbelievers of any reliable militancy . |
| 4 | But I looked for only a moment . |
| 5 | It was only a moment or two before a couple of cars came up the hill and screeched into the side of the road . |
| 6 | Wilson hesitated only a moment . |
| 7 | At Ten Bel , Geminis provides the best of both worlds — an ideal environment for a relaxing holiday , with the lively activities of Drago only a moment 's walk away . |
| 8 | It had taken only a moment of time ; and in a certain sense everything else that had ever happened to me was insignificant in comparison . |
| 9 | No.4 Troop was stalled for only a moment . |
| 10 | Well , yes , we all know that , but if it gives the autograph seeker pleasure and it takes only a moment of your time , then it seems pointless not to oblige . |
| 11 | Eden is always somewhere else , or someone else 's — or else it is snatched away after only a moment , at most , or only distantly seen , felt or known . |
| 12 | She had n't thought she would understand what Fand meant ; but after only a moment the sense came to her that she was looking at a prisoner — at someone captive , helpless . |
| 13 | We delayed it for only a moment or two , remembering the fluffy chick waiting below for its supper of regurgitated fish . |
| 14 | Only a moment outside yet the tent 's welcome seemed a homely , glowing thing . |
| 15 | People surged forward and back ; the Man realized he was needed and turned to go out of Woil 's cage , probably thinking that if he left the door ajar for only a moment Woil was too placid and safe a bird to try to escape . |
| 16 | ‘ Queen of my heart -just wait now till I — only a moment — still , lie still … ’ |
| 17 | He remained only a moment then , head bowed in shame , Richard Ward turned away . |
| 18 | He took it , but held it for only a moment . |
| 19 | But Ben was staring down at where his left hand had been only a moment before , sounding the chord . |
| 20 | He let only a moment go by before filling a teaspoon full of caviar and feeding it to her . |
| 21 | Denis hesitated for only a moment before surrendering to his instinct to meet kindness with kindness . |
| 22 | For only a moment , hardly discernable , except to a trained eye , the old Dimitri Volkov had shown himself . |
| 23 | The sudden snap of Joseph 's history book closing caused the senator to glance up briefly but he did n't pause in his monologue ; his abstracted gaze followed the younger boy for only a moment as he sauntered away along the deck . |
| 24 | The men watching from the quayside waited only a moment . |
| 25 | It was ‘ only a moment 's weakness ’ . |
| 26 | He moved back and , only a moment later , she was inside . |
| 27 | He hesitated for only a moment , then glanced briefly at Alexandra and said , ‘ I should be happy to . ’ |
| 28 | The touch of his lips against hers , so intimate , lasted only a moment , then his mouth travelled upwards to touch her nose and forehead , then went to her cheeks and her temples , each instant of pressure warm and almost … could it be … thoughtful ? |
| 29 | She had glimpsed him afar only a moment or so ago . |
| 30 | She gave that only a moment 's thought . |