He saw the brief flare of anger in her eyes.
He stood by Peter, then I saw the brief flare of a match.
The brief flare of an electric torch had caught his eye.
A brief flare of ruby light lit the room for an instant.
That brief flare of spirit might as well never have been.
He experienced a brief flare of satisfaction at his own performance.
She closed her eyes against a brief flare of irritation.
Either disk, revealed by the brief flare of a single match, might have covered something.
The moment worked efficiently to create a brief flare of sexual innuendo.
He'd seen the brief flare of real panic in her eyes before she'd managed to conceal it.