If only for a moment, Satan suddenly seems old and frail.
The pickaxe struck for a moment with a dull sound that drew out of Dantès' forehead large drops of perspiration.
He studied the situation for a moment and, without a word, moved a figurine on the window-sill where the sun was streaming in. The spot immediately disappeared.
Our story now finds itself for a moment among very famous events and personages, and hanging on to the skirts of history.
Do not rest content for a moment in your thoughts as head clerk, or foreman, or general manager in any concern, no matter how extensive.
Oh, dear lord. A man pops out for a moment to evacuate his bowels and catch up on the adventures of the Caped Crusader, only to emerge to find his apartment has been transformed into a cabaret.
She went on peeling the lords and ladies till Clare, regarding for a moment the wave-like curl of her lashes as they drooped with her bent gaze on her soft cheek, lingeringly went away.
Wendy thought for a moment was a good dreamer.
Let me digress for a moment and tell you a short story.
The sun was hidden for a moment, and then shone out warm again like a recovered joy.
He stares down at the headstone for a moment, then hoists the shovel up and smashes it into the earth.
Her gaze rested for a moment on the muscular neck,heavy corded,almost bull-like,bronzed by the sun,spilling over with rugged health and strength.
And with the first down beat, the drums roaring at the rear of the stage, I knew I'd reached that childhood goal of being "the leader of the band," if only for a moment, if only for a single piece.
I imagined, for a moment, that this piece of eloquence was addressed to me; and, sufficiently enraged, stepped towards the aged rascal with an intention of kicking him out of the door.
My attention was diverted for a moment by the accident.
His forehead creased for a moment, and then he slapped the steer?ing wheel triumphantly.
Catherine's eyes turned quickly to her aunt. They met Mrs. Penniman's, and sounded them for a moment quickly.
Mr. Glum was confounded with lust for a moment. He could not take his eyes from where Vanity's bosom strained against her starched white shirt.
It chanced that one of these vehicles, which they could only see with difficulty through the thick elms, halted for a moment, then set out again at a gallop.
She was so stunned by this sudden assault that for a moment she seemed paralysed but she soon gathered her wits about her and began resisting frantically, her blazing eyes riveted on Chia-chu's savage face.
Excuse me, I wonder if I could interrupt you for a moment.
Slughorn raised a pudgy hand and pressed his shaking fingers to his mouth; he looked for a moment like an enormously overgrown baby.
He paused for a moment then he tossed the glasses out the window, looked at me with a wink and a smile and said, "Can you see me now?"
Let's consider, for a moment, the chocolate Easter bunny.
I looked at my original handwriting for a moment and felt like I was back in the past.
But step outside the meat-locker air-conditioning for a moment, and you might encounter a toothless peasant in a coolie hat carrying handmade baskets of fresh lychees balanced on a bamboo pole.
The Russian sat in silence for a moment.
She approached the casket and after leaning her face against the cold glass for a moment was gently led to a seat near her daughter.
As I lifted my kayak paddle out of the waters of Thomas Bay in Southeast Alaska, I paused for a moment to listen to the soft susurration of rain on the surface of the water.
When you face an unexpected situation or unplanned task, instead of embracing stress and start getting panic attacks, stop here for a moment.
If you thinkabout it for a moment, you can probably get a pretty good inkling ofwhat this addon actually does.
It seems to think for a moment, then approaches a table for a closer look at an oblong metallic object.
We don't need to know what the particular notes are, but let's look at this just for a moment because it works well as a prototype of melody.
If you feel any muscle tightness while you're warming up, stop jogging for a moment and stretch out the tight area (but don't count this stretching time as part of your 10-minute minimum).
You will find that if you hold eye contact with a woman — even if she looks down for a moment — she will be drawn into your gaze and that you can hold her there.
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