Example sentences of "moment [pers pn] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I should say at once I was not harbouring any weirdo Lawrentian notion that the lightning had zapped the little cow back to life the moment I left the turret ; for one thing there was the matter of missing parts . |
| 2 | ‘ I knew , the moment I put the phone down from making that call to England , that not only did I love you with every breath of my being , but there was no way that I could take your being married to anyone but me . ’ |
| 3 | Williams said : ‘ For a moment I thought the header was going over . |
| 4 | For a moment I thought the heat from the bung-hole might incinerate my brows , but when I squinted beneath an outstretched palm the sight stole my breath . |
| 5 | At that moment I heard the grinding of wheels of the sea and the waves sounded like sieves sorting the stones . |
| 6 | At that moment I heard the sound of running feet inside the new castle — and the welcome voice of my old friend , Captain Sapt ! |
| 7 | After a moment I heard the music again . |
| 8 | At that moment I heard the young people returning from their walk . |
| 9 | The next moment I heard the confident heel taps behind me . |
| 10 | Just at that moment I heard the kitchen door open , and seconds later my father appeared at the bottom of the stairs and , taking hold of the great wooden ball sculpted on to the top of the last banister , stood glaring up at me . |
| 11 | The moment I touched the ground I knew why — the excessive ( to me — but normal to Tiree residents ) wind whipped me and my heavily laden briefcase into the lounge where Peter McMillan , Manager of Scarinish Branch offered me the relative calm of his car . |
| 12 | For a fleeting moment I saw the face of a young boy , about 15 years old , with a fresh face and golden curls . |
| 13 | For a fleeting moment I saw the face of a young boy , about 15 years old , with a fresh face and golden curls . ’ |
| 14 | The moment I saw the church , although there were considerable differences — the main and obvious one being it was not on a hill — I accepted it as my church . |
| 15 | Whatever it was , the moment I saw the Parsons I knew them for British as surely as though they 'd had the word stamped on their hides like bacon . |
| 16 | I had n't come to this place with the conscious intention of divesting myself of my now cumbersome virginity ; but from the moment I saw the actor again — certainly from the moment his arms went round me and I felt the sense of fond familiarity , of affection rediscovered — I knew it was inevitable that we should , sooner or later , make love . |
| 17 | For one brief moment I felt the full shock of its death ; of a life , until recently , so remote , so inextricably part of the mountains and forests , now suddenly laid out at my feet . |
| 18 | She totally childish and not something that somebody in the twentieth century should waste their waste , their time with , and for a brief moment I felt the moral force of Sigmund Freud as through his daughter and of course psychologically this makes sense because I 'm quite sure her superego was modelled on her father 's . |
| 19 | ‘ For a moment I disbelieved the evidence of my own eyes . ’ |
| 20 | Mine itches the very moment I see the ruddy school letter . |
| 21 | Comfortable within my landlord 's neat demesne , I am cushioned against the uglification of the landscape which offends and distresses me the moment I cross the boundaries . |
| 22 | Instinct told me it was going to be one of those days the moment I removed the little grey shrivelled chicken from the oven . |
| 23 | At the moment I understand the Edinburgh agents are competing very strongly with solicitors . |
| 24 | Anyway the moment I trod the stage I felt completely at home . |
| 25 | From the moment you take the big glass off my hands you will have the sole responsibility for it . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | He or she will be obliged to wait politely as you go about your task , which you can time to complete at the same moment you recover the skill of breathing in and out . |
| 28 | From the moment you join the NatWest Hospital Income Plan , you will be covered for any new medical conditions that occur . |
| 29 | The moment you slam the door on life … you 're fucked . ’ |
| 30 | At the moment you fired the gun , Alex dodged , and Michael was killed . |