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Meanings of briefest pause in English

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Usage of briefest pause in English
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So after the briefest pause she went on, peeping into the pot.
The Little House in the Fairy Wood
2
After the briefest pause, Neill said lightly, So you doubt me as well.
The city in the lake
3
He merely, after the briefest pause, smiled and thanked her.
The Knave of Diamonds
4
The memories remain vivid but professional sport permits but the briefest pause to enjoy success.
The Irish Times
5
I understand, she said after only the briefest pause.
Changer of Worlds
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He spoke after the briefest pause with absolute gentleness.
The Top of the World
7
Lennox Tudor, she saw, offered his hand, and after the briefest pause, Piers took it.
The Bars of Iron
8
Again there was the briefest pause.
The drawing of the three
9
But after the briefest pause Miss Ethel relieved the situation by saying briskly: So you have opened the windows.
The Privet Hedge
10
Hold on, I'm conferencing him in." After the briefest pause, Putnam said, "You're on with Detective Heat.
Deadly Heat
11
There is the briefest pause, which tells him how little the ground Commander thinks of such last-minute changes in plans.
The Hyperion Cantos
12
The words melded together, strung without the briefest pause, and Gretchen smiled at his singular ability to sell certifiable junk.
Goodbye dolly
13
There was silence; but after the briefest pause I heard the sound of her dress as she swept hurriedly out into the gallery.
Wilfrid Cumbermede
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There was the briefest pause; then feeling a pinch upon his shoulder, O'Reilly lowered his burden noiselessly, and the two men left the room.
Rainbow's End
15
There was the briefest pause, and Jack could imagine Swanson sitting in the operations room at Police HQ, a hand to her brow, perspiring.
The undertaker's gift
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He released after the briefest pause, and the crowd's eyes followed the path of the arrow as it seemed to streak towards the target.
Scarlet
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