1.   But before I duck in, I pause a moment to gaze at the rapidly changing color of the sky.

2.   He paused a moment for a car to pass.

3.   He paused a moment for his words to sink in.

4.   Pausing a moment to work out the best route, the Doctor set off to find a stair leading down.

5.   He paused a moment to consider before responding.

6.   She paused a moment and looked at the boy standing awkwardly as near the door as he could be and still be inside the house.

7.   Morse paused a moment and looked slowly around his audience.

8.   Cornelius paused a moment to extend his right hand.

9.   He paused a moment, his eyes locking with hers, before he came to sit beside her.