Example sentences of "[vb past] it [prep] [art] moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | One commentator described it as the moment when de Gaulle 's spell was broken . |
| 2 | The prediction of its heliacal rising after inferior conjunction , that is , its first reappearance as ‘ the morning star ’ after a period of invisibility , was of vital concern to the Maya , who regarded it as a moment of particular dread . |
| 3 | He handed the paper to Hawkins , who studied it for a moment , then said : ‘ I know those places marked with an asterisk . |
| 4 | Leonora admired it for a moment . |
| 5 | She examined it for a moment , then squeezed it between thumb and fingernail and dropped it on the floor . |
| 6 | He watched it for a moment , but it stayed off . |
| 7 | We saw it for a moment and then the match went out . |
| 8 | It looked tall but I only saw it for a moment . ’ |
| 9 | I could lend it to you but got it at the moment you know . |
| 10 | Three feet , it jumped it at the moment , but when the |
| 11 | He slammed the full magazine into the weapon and gripped it for a moment , the veins in his temple throbbing angrily . |
| 12 | Nick reached across the table , took her hand and held it for a moment . |
| 13 | Ronni felt her blood leap and burn within her as he held it for a moment , squeezing gently , then , almost as though the gesture was an afterthought , allowing his thumb to graze lightly against the burning peak . |