Example sentences of "[to-vb] the [adj] moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Morse , himself looking far from serene , had come into The Randolph and demanded to see Messrs Aldrich and Brown immediately , he had resolutely avoided her eyes , appearing to have no wish to rekindle the brief moments of intimacy which had occurred in the morning 's early hours . |
| 2 | An extra attraction has been a whole programme of special events held at the showpiece centre and the BNFL News cameraman was on hand to catch the magic moments from the two latest happenings — a falconry display and sheepdog trials . |
| 3 | It is impossible to isolate the exact moment at which the downswing of the arms becomes the release action of the lower arms and hands prior to impact . |
| 4 | But it was so difficult to find the right moment . |
| 5 | While Madeleine snored in the bottom bunk Léonie fought to keep awake , to know the exact moment when , in the very centre of the Channel , precisely equidistant from both shores , the walls of water and of words met , embraced wetly and closely , became each other , composed of each other 's sounds . |
| 6 | Often their work appears to depict the fleeting moment . |
| 7 | Few would venture to assert the precise moment at which Scotch Whisky was first distilled . |
| 8 | Scott has assiduously photographed his travels and has always had enough strength to record the critical moments of the highest climbs , thus capturing some of the best high altitude photographs ever taken . |
| 9 | I am , as you know , not a religious man , but my version of a prayer is to contemplate those placider days , as if by doing it often enough , telling the beads in my mind , I can confer upon them a greater significance , sufficient to obliterate the terrible moment . |
| 10 | In some cases it also helped to underline the main moments in the action by emphasising gestures for greater strength and expression . |
| 11 | Three still images to encapsulate the key moments in your story . |
| 12 | The Impressionist painters caught the contagion , and the new race of photographers tried to seize the fleeting moment and make it stay . |
| 13 | When we lose this balance , each of us has a tendency to consider the present moment not only as unique but as autonomous . |
| 14 | The user has to judge the exact moment to stop . |
| 15 | The reason for this is simple : you will never be able to judge the precise moment of impact , so brace for it long beforehand , fly at the correct speed , keep the wings level and do n't try to round out unless you are absolutely sure you can see the surface . |
| 16 | Fran , 26 , and husband Les wanted to savour the magical moment before making a public announcement . |
| 17 | I like to stroke my fruit and vegetables ; discuss various cuts of meat and study the poultry ; ask the fishmonger 's advice ; potter around the cheese counter ; decide which bunch of herbs would be best ; in fact , anything to delay the actual moment of entry into the kitchen — the point of no return ! |
| 18 | Hygienists spoke of the need to grasp the actual moment when the nerve centres of life were poisoned through hereditary influence or degenerate living . |
| 19 | The point of that scene , and of this whole great play , is to examine the strange moment when great people just do n't have it any more . |
| 20 | Her steps had slowed , as if in sympathy with her mind 's reluctance to confront the looming moment . |
| 21 | European unity disintegrated , the British-American special relationship revived , the UN went along with US actions , and the Gulf war looked set to become the defining moment of the post- cold war order . |