Moments

Examples

• There were even moments when she was conscious of having to pay her way. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• It was one of the greatest moments of the war to me when I heard the report in that great voice where pity, compassion and truth are blended. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Ordinarily but a few moments, if the impressions are distinct. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Nothing more they found, and it was a thoroughly awed and frightened group of savages which huddled around their king a few moments later. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• The captain surveyed him from cap to waistcoat and from waistcoat to leggings for a few moments, and finally asked him to go indoors. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• There were moments when Lily found an ironic amusement in this aspect of the case. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• The young lady uttered a cry of surprise, and for a few moments they were so still that the listener could distinctly hear them breathe. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• After a few moments' silence, it had relaxed into its usual weak condition. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• After a few moments of painful hesitation, I broke the silence. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• For some moments she would be unaware of Gerald. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• At moments it seemed to him he did not care a straw whether Ursula or Hermione or anybody else existed or did not exiSt. Why bother! D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• He spoke this in a smothered voice, and I did in truth believe that my last moments had arrived. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• A dead silence prevailed for some moments. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• In a few moments, a man stood in his presence, who, with a keenly observant look at him, addressed him by his name. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Elinor for a few moments remained silent. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• There ARE perfect moments. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Rebecca stood for a few moments in indescribable anxiety, and then exclaimed, Is it really thus? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Meanwhile the last moments of the performance seemed to gain an added brightness from the hovering threat of the curtain. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• At that instant, she felt that years of happiness could not make Jane or herself amends for moments of such painful confusion. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• It was a victory that at some moments came very near disaster. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• It's not Madness, ma'am,' replied Mr. Bumble, after a few moments of deep meditation. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• She sank into the chair, and for a few moments sat like a statue, while images and emotions were hurrying upon her. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• It was at such moments that for an instant he ceased to be a reasoning machine, and betrayed his human love for admiration and applause. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• He darted into the hall, and a few moments later his bullying voice sounded from the back room. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• It is difficult to be tolerant, difficult to be just, in such moments. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• He paused a few moments, and added, less firmly than before-- 'But this chaise, my young friend, will only hold two; and I am pledged to Mr. Allen. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Do you know, John dear,' said Bella, taking him by a button of his coat, 'that I sometimes, at odd moments--don't laugh, John, please. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Mr. Mell, with his elbows on his desk and his face in his hands, sat, for some moments, quite still. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• A strange, secret ecstasy steals through my veins at moments. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• A longing to enlighten her was strong in him; and there were moments when he imagined that all she asked was to be enlightened. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.

Typist: Steven