Example sentences of "[adj] moment [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At this moment Badger skulked into the kitchen , loped over to the pedal bin , and stood gazing mournfully at a piece of orange peel , just visible over the edge of the plastic rim . |
| 2 | What I think at this moment Chairman is , is that route contains several setbacks |
| 3 | At this moment Fagg entered the dining-room and marched straight to his usual table . |
| 4 | Moreover , he had written it on pages that he could not at this moment tear up into big pieces and then into smaller pieces . |
| 5 | He revealed : ‘ I 've dreamt of this moment right from being a boy-racer at the age of nine . |
| 6 | From this moment Eadmer was constantly with him . |
| 7 | After a few moments hesitation so did I. |
| 8 | For those few moments life seemed not to be quite the noisome beast it had become of late — the pale November sun was a warming coin in the palm , fear was forgotten , bloodshed cleansed away , losses solaced . |
| 9 | At the same time , we need to make sure we respect people 's desire to have a few moments quietness immediately before and after worship . |
| 10 | There were a few moments silence before they turned their backs to the church and , still holding hands , sang : |
| 11 | I would like to invite members to stand and join me in a few moments silence in memory of Doctor . |
| 12 | I 'll be talking in a few moments time about aviation travel and the risks and , indeed , the trends that are being reflected at the present time , but erm before we move to that let's just think about those of us who perhaps have decided we wo n't go abroad . |
| 13 | Okay , we 'll come back and pick up with you again , if we may , in a few moments time , but I wanted to change tack once more and go back to the telephones , and waiting to talk to us now is Alan Spong , he 's a director of Lunn Poly , one of the country 's leading travel agents . |
| 14 | And that 's Nick Harris talking to Ken Vasey up at the Manor ground and we hope to return to the Manor in a few moments time and see who else Nick has got to talk to us . |
| 15 | The men followed them and within a few moments lord Hulton and I were standing there just as before watching the tiny figures on the skyline , listening to the distant " Haow , haow ! " |
| 16 | After a few moments Cowslip said , " Look , do you see those jackdaws hanging round the carrots ? |
| 17 | There was a tumult at the gates , and in a few moments Dunan and the Hearthwares joined them . |
| 18 | Erm he 's saying that the way forward is through the cooperative movement erm and this , this again is , ties in with the fact that you 've got peasant associations erm and that you 're gon na be , that , that the average peasant 's gon na be a lot stronger in the cooperative moment system . |
| 19 | They gazed in bovine surprise at the scarlet-faced visitor , and for one frightful moment Breeze felt that she must flee . |
| 20 | ‘ Cheryl , please , I hardly think this is the right moment for- ’ |
| 21 | At that moment Ianthe came into the room and accepted a glass of sherry . |
| 22 | At that moment Elinor came into the hall . |
| 23 | At that moment Myeloski lurched to the left to avoid a heavy truck that swung out in front of him . |
| 24 | And at that moment El-ahrairah heard the voice of Frith calling , " Where is El-ahrairah ? |
| 25 | But at that moment Blackberry spoke and Hazel was beside him in a flash . |
| 26 | From that moment Tess found she could whistle tunes to the birds just as Mrs d'Urberville wanted . |
| 27 | At that moment Dandelion appeared out of the heather and sat on the path , looking at the field . |
| 28 | At that moment Yanto notices Herbie Connors cycle into the yard with his bag of empties . |
| 29 | At that moment Hullabaloo suddenly spun and lashed out , nearly catching the horse behind . |
| 30 | At that moment Cowslip turned to him and said , " You 'll be glad of something to eat now . |