Example sentences of "[pron] paused for a " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ You know this place exists for … ’ she paused for a fraction of a second ‘ … rest and relaxation . |
| 32 | Determined not to present him with any more ammunition , she paused for a long moment , considering her words carefully before trying again . |
| 33 | She paused for an instant . |
| 34 | In Kufra district many of the foreigners were black , and Tibbu-speakers from Chad were the majority , a presence which alarmists saw as overwhelming because they counted as resident those who paused for a week or a month on their way north or south . |
| 35 | When we reached the jetty we paused for a few moments to look across at the islet . |
| 36 | Nearing our high camp on an icy platform , in the shelter of a rocky outcrop at around 5,800m , we paused for a final appreciation of the tremendous highland panorama extending before us . |
| 37 | Another time when I was walking with Tony we paused for an hour at Malham to break a long day 's walk from Langcliffe to Arncliffe by Malham and Yew Cogar Scar by the old monks ' road . |
| 38 | After crossing the dock channel by way of the lock gates catwalk , they paused for a while watching and listening to the bedlam of noise from the riveting guns as the shipyard men worked on a small coastal tanker in the dry dock . |
| 39 | ‘ I had no idea it was so beautiful around here , ’ Lisa murmured as they paused for a moment on a promontory to admire the view that stretched out before them . |
| 40 | They paused for a while in the Welsh marches , where Garvey commissioned the building of a pageant . |
| 41 | I tried that 26-letter word on my ‘ spellchecker ’ : it paused for a moment , then put up its hands with ‘ sorry , no suggestions ’ . |
| 42 | It 's a very personal way of thinking and writing which we have encountered several times already , and which now , twenty-seven years after that letter to his brother , appears most insistently with Raskolnikov as he Paused for a moment to take breath , to collect himself , and to enter as a man ’ and tell the police who it was killed the old money-lender and her sister . |
| 43 | He paused for a moment , ‘ Not as exciting as the landing on the morning of 6th June ? ’ |
| 44 | He paused for a moment . |
| 45 | He paused for a moment . |
| 46 | He turned and headed for the door where he paused for a moment . |
| 47 | He paused for a while , before saying , ‘ We are prepared to give you a month 's trial . ’ |
| 48 | He paused for a minute . |
| 49 | He paused for a moment and then capitulated totally . |
| 50 | He paused for a few seconds before proceeding . |
| 51 | He paused for a moment before speaking again , when his voice took on a slightly wheedling tone . |
| 52 | He paused for a moment and she realized that she had said something wrong . |
| 53 | He paused for a long time , and then said , ‘ Tell me , little one . |
| 54 | He paused for a moment . |
| 55 | He paused for a moment , checking the hall and stairs before stepping into the room and closing the door behind him . |
| 56 | He paused for a moment and frowned when he spoke again . |
| 57 | He paused for a moment , before letting his breath out in an uncharacteristic snarl . |
| 58 | He paused for a moment . |
| 59 | He paused for a moment , increasing the magnification on the microscope . |
| 60 | He paused for a moment . |