Example sentences of "in that instant [pers pn] " 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 In that instant she realised the whole shocking weirdness of what was going on .
3 Because in that instant she had fired the ship 's rear guns and had blasted the other ship 's nose section into particles .
4 And in that instant she guessed the stars that ruled him .
5 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 .
6 And in that instant she understood two things .
7 In that instant she knew that standing before her was the most exciting man she had ever met .
8 In that instant she could happily have hit him .
9 In that instant it was as if some dam erected long ago around his heart had been breached .
10 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 .
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