Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] at [art] [adj] moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not by someone else stepping in at the last moment . |
| 2 | Land-agents and estate agents passing through at the brief moment of negotiation are likely to be more exclusively dominated by the money motive . |
| 3 | His trousers bunch round his ankles again , then catch round his boots and disappear over the edge of the chimney , kicking up at the last moment and hitting the grating ; the branch slips and the grating slams down . |
| 4 | They could perhaps find a replacement make-up artist , though that would prove difficult at such short notice , but someone coming in at the last moment would find it hard to cope with the unusual styles , and the actors would be having problems enough dealing with first-night nerves without having to face any added strain . |
| 5 | Buy plenty at a time — or get them free from clinics — to avoid running out at an inconvenient moment … |