Example sentences of "in [adj] moment [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And in that moment he saw the shape formed by the moving depths . |
| 2 | It 's only three or four paces , but in that moment he sees Tommy tense his arm at full stretch and turn his head away . |
| 3 | In that moment he felt alive and powerful . |
| 4 | In that moment he had made up his mind . |
| 5 | In that moment he changes careers — changes lives . |
| 6 | In that moment he blinked , jerked back his head , blenched , contorted his lips , and then , as the shock was absorbed , the splinter tugged free of his flesh , his body relaxed and he casually lowered his arm . |
| 7 | And in that moment I realized that by some deep-rooted instinct I was already doing the right thing . |
| 8 | In that moment it did n't matter who or what she was . |
| 9 | Mrs Knelle gave a shudder , and in that moment she reminded me of a Karen Blixen figure in Kenya , who has stayed on after Mau Mau to make the best of life in a new Republic . |
| 10 | In that moment she made up her mind . |
| 11 | In that moment she had no conscience . |
| 12 | In that moment she was n't sure if she could fling decorum to the wind and beg him to make love to her again , right there , standing up in the blackness of Ghar Hasan . |
| 13 | Nothing happened for a moment , and in that moment she started to think that she 'd over-reached herself ; but then Charlie said , ‘ This is n't some charity for runaways , you know , ’ and she knew that she was still within the limits , if only just . |
| 14 | Her stomach twisted as in that moment she seemed to feel him pierce her loins in the act of impregnation . |
| 15 | As she stared into her bemused eyes , he slowly smiled , and in that moment she would have committed murder if he 'd asked her to . |
| 16 | And in that moment she wished with every fibre of her being that it really was possible for her to stay away . |
| 17 | Then Rachel remembered that Jennifer had said that David had told her he was in love with her and in that moment she knew that what her sister had said had been the truth , because it was there in his eyes . |
| 18 | She studied his profile in the dim light , his firm jaw and sensitive mouth , his brown eyes that could freeze in anger and burn with emotion , those incredible eyelashes ; in that moment she knew what love was , knew she wanted to spend the rest of her life with him . |
| 19 | In that moment she knew the lovely air hostess had been someone special in his life . |
| 20 | ‘ With your arms around my neck I ca n't think of anything but — ’ He broke off as a door opened along the corridor , his head turning automatically to look away , and in that moment she escaped , going into her room and slamming the door behind her . |
| 21 | In another moment she saw Ferdinando waiting in Rome , standing on the doorstep , his arms open in welcome and a welcome most of all for Annunciata . |
| 22 | In another moment she was kissing him . |
| 23 | In another moment she would have collapsed against him . |
| 24 | In another moment she was outside the room , her heart hollow , and the tears pricking at her eyes . |
| 25 | In another moment she would find herself on the other side of the door , facing disaster . |
| 26 | He liked her , you could n't help but like her , but he wished in this moment it was in him to more than like her . |
| 27 | It may be comforting if you can acknowledge that in any moment you make the best choices you are able to in the situations in which you find yourself . |