Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [art] moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You were angry the moment you saw me . ’ |
| 2 | I knew you were special the moment I recovered consciousness and saw your face swimming before my eyes . ’ |
| 3 | The two men were silent a moment , sharing the sweet sadness of the memory . |
| 4 | Was this the moment to ask about Emily 's brother , Tom , and the tragic accident ? |
| 5 | Was this the moment , he wondered , on this dank pine-shuttered road to Tyler 's Hard , that she had realized , for the first time , that there truly was no turning back , that the momentum of her progress towards whatever awaited her on Profitis Ilias had become irresistible ? |
| 6 | Was this the moment ? |
| 7 | He was thoughtful a moment . |
| 8 | Yet his ability was obvious the moment he arrived from the West Indies and enrolled , aged seven , at a primary school by the old White City track near QPR 's ground . |
| 9 | That was evident the moment they stepped into the dining-room . |
| 10 | Herrick returned to the central desk and was busy a moment at the keyboard , then he returned , a thin film of transparent card held delicately between the fingers of his left hand . |
| 11 | I had an instant bond with Marie — I thought she was beautiful the moment she was born — I can really say that . |
| 12 | She was silent a moment , thinking of Oreste and her journey to England and the future of her family and how it rested largely at the moment on Mr Landor 's £30 a year . |
| 13 | He was silent a moment . |
| 14 | Fand was silent a moment , gazing at Ruth ; then she bent her head . |
| 15 | He was silent a moment , as if something troubled him . |
| 16 | He was silent a moment , his face bleak . |
| 17 | Gosse was silent a moment , then he looked up at Rosten . |
| 18 | She was silent a moment , thoughtful , and knew he was thinking the same thing . |
| 19 | Bergson was silent a moment . |
| 20 | DeVore was silent a moment . |
| 21 | Haavikko was silent a moment , looking down at his hands . |
| 22 | He was silent a moment , then turned , tapping his cane against the tiled floor . |
| 23 | He was silent a moment and I thought he was n't going to answer that . |
| 24 | He was silent a moment , feeling the summer on his bones . |
| 25 | Tolonen was quiet a moment , brooding , then he looked back at Karr . |