Example sentences of "[adj] moments in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To read with understanding the young reader has to appreciate that a page of six pictures of a bear may not be about six bears but about one bear and , reading from left to right , that one bear at six different moments in time . |
| 2 | I spent a few moments in thought . |
| 3 | Once or twice , when Harry and Fleury had had to leave her to her own devices for a few moments in order to fight off the sepoys , she had become very upset and had made little attempt to conceal the fact . |
| 4 | Now that Elizabeth had exhausted the topic of Martha , they sat for a few moments in silence , one each side of the fire with a cup of tea . |
| 5 | She gazed at it for some moments in silence , thinking about a flat in Manchester where she and John had spent a ghostly week one winter before they were married . |
| 6 | Despite his talk of ‘ peaceful coexistence ’ Khruschev 's brash personal style had provoked many dangerous moments in world affairs , and his own colleagues now accused him of ‘ harebrained scheming … , rash decisions and actions based on wishful thinking ’ . |
| 7 | I think my mother worried about those hair-raising moments in Treasure Hunt . |
| 8 | GREAT MOMENTS IN PENCIL HISTORY 2B OR NOT 2B ? |
| 9 | ‘ He does n't consider his captions a sacrosanct collection of frozen moments in time , ’ Ms Calder adds , ‘ and anyway only really changes the ones that have a dated feel about them . |
| 10 | It was one of those moments in life , when pure instinct takes over and only love seems important , and one moves far beyond roles . |
| 11 | I suppose , Helen thought , this is one of those moments in life that will live in the head . |
| 12 | To understand why the criminal ( and administrative ) law is so narrow in its encroachment on corporate activity , we need to consider those moments in history when the state does create laws apparently against the interests of business and financial élites . |
| 13 | She stood for several moments in front of the altar before turning away and walking back towards the door . |
| 14 | They represent the product of a number of other factors as well , including political , economic , and demographic ones as they intersect at particular moments in history ( see Howe , this volume ) . |
| 15 | We appeal to our sisters all over the world to stand by us during these very difficult moments in order to help us put an end to oppressive Israeli measures imposed on us and our children which are affecting all human , social , economic , political , intellectual and cultural aspects of our lives . |
| 16 | There were some light-hearted moments in practice with the big four , though . |
| 17 | In putting the Collection together , our music editors combed a thousand hit parades to bring you the finest moments in rock'n'roll . |
| 18 | SEMINAL MOMENTS IN ROCK |
| 19 | Significant moments in history do not happen without some kind of advance warning . |
| 20 | For me it is one of those quite special moments in life , not at all knowing what lies ahead but trusting that the future of each one of us lies in the hands of god . |
| 21 | THERE were several scary moments in Home Run ( BBC 1 ) , a thriller by Andy Armitage , but few as terrifying as the early revelation that the central character was called Billy English . |
| 22 | Happiness , surely , is a bonus we enjoy at unforgettable moments in time . |