Example sentences of "[det] 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 .
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