Example sentences of "in that instant [pers pn] [vb past] " in BNC.
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1 | And in that instant he paused to look into her face , causing her to glance up automatically at him . |
2 | Because in that instant she had fired the ship 's rear guns and had blasted the other ship 's nose section into particles . |
3 | And in that instant she understood two things . |
4 | In that instant she realised the whole shocking weirdness of what was going on . |
5 | In that instant she knew that standing before her was the most exciting man she had ever met . |
6 | And in that instant she guessed the stars that ruled him . |
7 | And something stilled within her as in that instant she caught a tantalising waft of the rich , dark scent of him and felt the hard , powerful warmth of him press against her . |
8 | In that instant it came to Ruth that he did know her ; but before she could be sure his hands left her shoulders and he went leaping round the side of the hummock , his long coat flapping , straight towards the spear men . |