Example sentences of "[subord] a moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's Fergie , ’ someone said , and within seconds Charles and Diana were left staring at an empty patch of snow where a moment before dozens of photographers had been elbowing one another for the best position . |
| 2 | But he hesitated for no more than a moment before stepping inside and when the door was closed he took refuge in clowning . |
| 3 | She remembered how she had n't been allowed to hold him for more than a moment before he had to go back behind the bars of his crib . |
| 4 | This wo n't take more than a moment . ’ |
| 5 | The Collector , his mind too feverish to recollect for more than a moment what all this activity was about , became absorbed in the contemplation of this pariah dog . |
| 6 | But his concentration was poor these days : he could hardly keep his mind on anything for more than a moment … and even when he heard what the Padre said it made no sense … " the Editor of The Times as wise as God Himself ! " |
| 7 | It was barely more than a flash impression and the man was turning and the light was n't at all good ; and besides , he pretty much resembled a pig anyway , so the effect was probably no more than a moment 's mistake . |
| 8 | He had a moment — it was more than a moment , it was minutes together — when he wanted to cup a hand around her head and for all that they were still almost in the street , open his trousers and feel her tongue lap him and her lips close on him . |
| 9 | Some struggled against her , but few held out for more than a moment or two . |
| 10 | ‘ Wish that I did have the courage to kiss you , querida , ’ he rasped , ‘ but I have standards and a level of decency to live up to and they are more important to me than a moment of weakness to prove that I am immune to you . ’ |
| 11 | A small painting of his provided a moment of calm reflection among those of his more raucous colleagues in Alana Heiss ' ‘ Slow Painting ’ show last summer at P.S.I . |
| 12 | Until a moment of madness by Bruce , the United stand-in captain , Alex Ferguson 's side appeared likely to open up the most significant lead in this topsy turvy title race . |
| 13 | Until a moment ago she 'd been ravenously hungry , but now she was certain the salad would be dust and ashes in her mouth . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm not married ! ’ she retorted , and for a few moments as her world righted itself and she realised that she must have momentarily got her wires crossed , because he had already told her he was not married , she realised too that , up until a moment ago , he must have thought her — Mrs Barnaby Stewart . |
| 15 | It is peculiar on the one hand because a moment 's reflection reveals design as a human activity taking place within , and not without , human societies . |
| 16 | DCT 's tongue-lash never really hurt because a moment 's reflection made one realise that he was right . |
| 17 | When he started to his feet he had to lean hard on the arm of the chair while a moment of dizziness passed . |
| 18 | After a moment Steve looked at her . |
| 19 | After a moment Maggie too began , faintly , pearly , to glow . |
| 20 | After a moment 's pause he said : ‘ I did n't mean to be crabby — about not wanting to come . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ No money , more like , ’ the Duke bowed and his shadow , after a moment 's hesitation , did likewise . |
| 22 | After a moment or two she heard him call , ‘ Turn the ignition key , ’ and when she did so , the engine fired . |
| 23 | After a moment or two Ludens reached out and detached one of her hands from her knee . |
| 24 | After a moment or two , after she had heard the front door close , she put down the saucepan and the spoon . |
| 25 | After a moment Irina covered her face . |
| 26 | In any case , my point is that it was during the course of this interview , when I raised the question of the difficulty of recruiting suitable staff in these times , that Mr Farraday , after a moment 's reflection , made his request of me ; that I do my best to draw up a staff plan — ‘ some sort of servants ' rota ’ as he put it — by which this house might be run on the present staff of four — that is to say , Mrs Clements , the two young girls , and myself . |
| 27 | After a moment 's hesitation I blurted out , ‘ Tell you later . ’ |
| 28 | She watched her father straighten his back , then , after a moment 's hesitation , say , ‘ Yes , sir , yes . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'd like to Lend a Hand and help people too , ’ Jenny said quietly , after a moment 's thought . |
| 30 | ‘ She must be sickening for something , ’ Breeze declared , after a moment of stunned silence . |