Example sentences of "at [adj] moment a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If only we could know for sure , but at that moment a guard came in and took away the television . |
| 2 | Just at that moment a man staggered out of the door of the bank ; when he saw the tableau of police and soldiers in front of him , he threw his arms up in the air . |
| 3 | At that moment a man in an old black coat rushed in . |
| 4 | At that moment a policeman arrived and took Oliver by the collar . |
| 5 | There used to be a programme that introduced new records on the radio , and my father was sailing somewhere and he had this little transistor all primed up , and he said proudly to his friend , ‘ This is my sons ’ record' and at that moment a wave hit the boat and the radio went overboard . |
| 6 | At that moment a clap of thunder exploded directly overhead as the storm burst and rain began beating noisily against the outside of the house . |
| 7 | At that moment a child 's bone snapped . |
| 8 | There were many records of such manifestations , from reliable and intelligent observers , who had often described the curious incident before they could possibly have heard bad news from India or Australia , where at that moment a friend 's life was endangered . |
| 9 | They collapsed into each other 's arms and at that moment a group of callow youths stomped past , bigger than the girls and ferocious looking . |
| 10 | At that moment a rainbow appeared in the sky . |
| 11 | At that moment a rock moved under his right foot and he went under . |
| 12 | At that moment a pigeon with a stump for one leg hirpled past . |
| 13 | ‘ I m-m-must wait until the contraband is actually handed over , ’ thought the Captain , and at that moment a boat loomed into view out of the misty night . |
| 14 | Rokovssky , at this moment a man of curses and oaths , knew he had to send a telegram to Marcelle Fayette in the morning . |
| 15 | John Butcher says at this moment a man on bail for rape is on the run ine the Midlands . |
| 16 | At this moment a lion bursts out of the long grass and bush and leaps on a warrior . |
| 17 | At any moment a bomb may drop on you … |