Example sentences of "[adv prt] at [adj] moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | We can work with the class to create a story in which they all have a stake , slowing it down at particular moments , thereby creating strong dramatic tension , deepening understanding and also enabling us to value publicly the contribution of particular children . |
| 2 | Patrick squirmed uncomfortably in the jumper and the trousers , which were at least two sizes too large for him — he felt as if they were going to fall down at any moment . |
| 3 | It was cold in the stadium and a leaden sky threatened to weep down at any moment on the small crowd assembled below . |
| 4 | Maybe recording what they 're doing , leading them , and the teacher can come in at appropriate moments to help it along . |
| 5 | Nan came in at that moment . |
| 6 | The depth of the hole at any moment represents the money that has to be put in at that moment . |
| 7 | He turned away impatiently and Jules came in at that moment , bringing coffee on a silver tray , and the conversation had to end , to Jenna 's great relief . |
| 8 | ‘ I do n't want to leave Ana , ’ she confessed quietly and he had no time to do anything other than look at her intently because Ana walked in at that moment , looking bright and determined . |
| 9 | Ilse came in at that moment . |
| 10 | I wanted to have that control in the studio , being able to step in at any moment . ’ |
| 11 | I could be called in at any moment . |
| 12 | Zen was still irrationally worried that Gianluigi might walk in at any moment , hunting rifle in hand . |
| 13 | Reverting to the situation we find ourselves in at this moment , there are four facts that can be regarded as certainties or near-certainties . |
| 14 | And that was the reason why , and in fact the total shortfall , the total unmanning was something like a hundred and thirty-five hundred and forty , which is why the police authority has a bid in at this moment for a , a further sixty-eight policemen , which has in fact been backed by the county council , who are prepared to pay for it . |
| 15 | And since , as Mr Lawrence says , there could hardly be anything personal in the attack , we 're left with the probability that anyone who had happened along at that moment would have been dealt with in the same way . |
| 16 | The other source of embarrassment was the very real possibility that Dennis would stroll over at any moment and catch us at it . |
| 17 | What a way to spend the morning , hammering away at the base of a bomb that is likely to go off at any moment . |
| 18 | Breathlessly , Jenny poured out the news that the rear offside wheel of Miss Clinton 's car was loose , likely to come off at any moment , sooner or later certain to come off . |
| 19 | Like Miss Honey , she felt sure both ears were going to come off at any moment with all the weight that was on them . |
| 20 | His mother was leafing through a huge pile of correspondence , the wire-framed spectacles perched on the end of her nose threatening to fall off at any moment , while Senga sat beneath the window , copying verses from an open Bible . |
| 21 | She looked as though she might slide off at any moment . |
| 22 | By good fortune , the crew turned up at that moment . |
| 23 | It 'll be worse now , in retrospect , it 'll worse phoning Amy up at that moment and asking what the name was . |
| 24 | It was all the harder because I could have given up at any moment . |
| 25 | Even after the pole struck Dennis on the head and he disappeared from sight , I remember thinking that he would pop up at any moment alongside the boat , like a coot . |
| 26 | There was no sign of her in the street but a taxi might draw up at any moment . |
| 27 | She realised she was gripping the gun with two hands and had trained it on his chest , as if she expected him to leap up at any moment and lunge at her . |
| 28 | And he may turn up at any moment with a simple explanation , and wonder what we 've been worrying about . ’ |
| 29 | Marcus could have turned up at any moment . |
| 30 | Our breathing work is based on selected Yoga positions , chosen for their particular relevance to the Medau system , and although this relationship is important , the positions are taught differently , the aim being to influence the breath in an indirect way , undisturbed by directions to breathe in or out at certain moments . |