Example sentences of "moment [pron] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've wanted you , loved you , since the moment you walked into that room with your eyes blazing , ready to do battle . |
| 2 | Eleanor Mary Milligan , as she was hastily christened the same week her mother was buried , seemed to know from the moment she came into this world at number 1015 Westfield Avenue that in order to survive she must be good and quiet , and not be any trouble to her father or brothers . |
| 3 | For a moment they stared at each other — and , though the anger and hostility in the room were almost visible , the memory of that long-ago day hung in the air between them . |
| 4 | For a moment they stared at each other , while the klaxon remorselessly threw out a yard and a half of raucousness every two seconds . |
| 5 | He turned to look at her again , and for a long moment they stared at each other , irreconcilable strangers either side of a barrier ; and yet Sara had the odd feeling that some part of her longed to understand Matthew Preston , to agree with him , to acquiesce in his decisions . |
| 6 | For a long moment they stared at each other and it was as if the body language they had shared in the pool had ceased to be a game and the strained politeness of the last week had never been . |
| 7 | Sophie looked aghast and for a moment they stared at each other . |
| 8 | Then for another moment they looked at each other . |
| 9 | For a moment they looked at each other square in the eye . |
| 10 | For a moment they looked at each other , and then they were in each other 's arms again . |
| 11 | For a moment they looked at each other in the penetrating light of early morning . |
| 12 | For a moment they struggled with each other 's clothing , tearing at the lacing , freeing themselves , and then he had lifted her on to him and was thrusting deep into her , her legs wrapped about his back , her pelvis pushing down urgently to meet his movements . |