Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] at the [adj] moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh , she changed her mind at the last moment . |
| 2 | We lined up on the foredeck to give the traditional three cheers for her Majesty at the appropriate moment . |
| 3 | She leaned forward , her hair falling across her face , and as he lifted his head she brought her lips down on his , parting them with her tongue at the same moment as she felt his hands unzipping her jeans . |
| 4 | And Harriet Shakespeare , stumbling over the rough ground towards them , raised her voice at the same moment and yelled , ‘ Tug darling , it 's all right . |
| 5 | Indonesia was elected to chair the NAM for the period from 1992 to 1995 , and it was announced on Sept. 22 that the Indonesian capital Jakarta would host the 10th summit of the movement 's heads of state in 1992 , Nicaragua having withdrawn its application at the last moment . |
| 6 | Once a boy was almost carted away but the Headmaster changed his mind at the last moment . |
| 7 | His personal score stood at seven which made him an ace and then came that morning of ferocious winds and driving snow when he 'd come in at four hundred feet , flying blind , lost his engine at the last moment and crash-landed . |
| 8 | Male model Hay , 22 , only escaped death by moving his head at the critical moment . |
| 9 | The man opposite her threw down his Reveille at the same moment , and their eyes met . |
| 10 | His aunt and uncle promised to be witnesses , but were dissuaded by his mother at the last moment . |
| 11 | Er our only problem is that some of our housing is concentrated in rather large blocks , and that does put pressure looking for v var variety of sites in the county and we are erm getting a lot of objection for some potential development sites in our area at the present moment . |
| 12 | It was even more frightening when we reached the cooler highlands , where at night people would huddle on the road for warmth , barely visible and apparently asleep , yet able to leap dexterously out of our path at the last moment . |
| 13 | Read it first and keep it in this file ready to refresh your memory at the last moment ; |
| 14 | My father who was not conversant with your rituals , was judged by you to be common ; but you consider me to be your equal at the very moment that I am in a position to look down upon my father who was common , and to be ashamed of my grandfather who was working-class . |