He paused briefly, as if trying to divine the moral of his own story.

The man's resilience was incredible, for he paused only briefly before taking up again.

They must have paused briefly somewhere for a bite of lunch.

She briefly paused, then went on as if she had not heard what the person just said.

He paused briefly, to let his sympathy and concern be noticed.

It paused briefly, casting about as if looking for something.

He paused briefly, looking around the table at each of them.

Then she paused briefly, trying to think of what else to take.

He reached out his hand, paused briefly, and then picked up the box with no trouble at all.

He turned and started down, pausing only briefly to glance up at her.