Example sentences of "[was/were] a moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a moment 's pause . |
| 2 | His long memory also told him that this was a moment of his life when he felt a total rapport with Fisher . |
| 3 | There was a moment 's stunned silence then , ‘ My word , ’ said Frau Nordern . |
| 4 | There was a moment 's silence and , as Omi murmured a prayer for Steinmark , Frau Nordern looked around at her family and felt her throat tighten . |
| 5 | The waiter rescued the bottle which was dripping water generously about the table cloth and it was a moment or two before the mopping up was done and Charles could get on with the argument . |
| 6 | And though the winner was US-bred , owned by a Saudi Arabian prince and ridden by an Irish-born jockey , this was a moment of the utmost sweetness for British racing , for Dancing Brave , here proving himself the horse of the decade by treating with contempt an international field of the highest quality , was trained in Sussex by Guy Harwood . |
| 7 | It was a moment of such pure joy that I probably went pink with pleasure . |
| 8 | There was a moment 's silence while Jackie took his turn . |
| 9 | The tap in the kitchen was turned off and there was a moment 's silence . |
| 10 | For Captain Pugwash it was a moment of total triumph . |
| 11 | There was a moment of stunned silence . |
| 12 | There was a moment in the shooting of Easy Rider that typified Hopper 's abilities . |
| 13 | There was a moment 's silence . |
| 14 | There was a moment of slight awkwardness as Mr Lewis glanced around the table . |
| 15 | There was a moment 's hesitation before attention turned to the shoes I was wearing . |
| 16 | There was a moment of drama though when this big pike started thrashing about in the net . |
| 17 | There was a moment of silence , and then the old lady , her tone returning to normal , looked at Grace as she said , ‘ Now , Grace , when the meal is over and there 's all this tosh about the ladies rising so the men can enjoy their port and cigars , here 's one who is staying behind because I 'm dying for a cigarette . |
| 18 | But it was a moment or so before Agnes obeyed and when she did her voice was stiff as she said , ‘ And your son has given her a — ’ How was she to put it ? |
| 19 | It was a moment before Michael 's quip got through to Hana . |
| 20 | It was a moment of such farcical proportions that Gallacher could not resist . |
| 21 | It was a moment of horror in a childhood lived on the edges of the occult east of London . |
| 22 | There was a moment 's pause . |
| 23 | There was a moment when Nicholas could have released his arrow : he let it pass . |
| 24 | Within Ibn Fayoud 's racked , confused person , there was a moment of conflict . |
| 25 | There was a moment of absolute stillness . |
| 26 | There was a moment 's silence and then she went on , ‘ I 've always blamed myself . |
| 27 | There was a moment during the shooting of Midnight Cowboy when Dustin gave so much energy to the character 's cough that he fell down in the street vomiting . |
| 28 | He stopped and there was a moment of silence as they carried on working . |
| 29 | He was immediately enthralled : ‘ I do n't think there was a moment after that … when the wish to work at the House of Commons was n't at the back of my mind . ’ |
| 30 | There was a moment 's silence . |