Example sentences of "[prep] just the [adj] moment " in BNC.

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1 He is delighted to have run into form at just the right moment , leaving him in his most confident frame of mind since the days leading up to his triumphant 1990 Open at St Andrews .
2 He positively brims with charm , suggesting that , like the proverbial Don , he has the enviable ability to turn it on at just the right moment .
3 It used to be thought that the correct technique was to add positive pitch at just the right moment to give a survivable — if not gentle-landing .
4 If you have a strong stomach , pop into the Central Market ; the butchers and fishmongers can always spot a squeamish visitor and slaughter one of their victims at just the right moment .
5 Sandra and Fashion Editor Caroline Baker had lots of fun making sure the pictures were perfect — and that Alex and her furry friend looked at the camera at just the right moment !
6 A little owl , pretending to be just another stone on a heap of stones ; we could so easily have missed him if he had n't swivelled his head to peer in our direction at just the right moment .
7 On television , detective series end at just the right moment , after the criminal has been caught and before the courts turn him loose .
8 I thought I might hit him with it and knock him out , if I did it at just the right moment .
9 They ordered calvados and played canards , dipping the sugar cubes in the tawny liquid so that the surfaces just met , the liqueur drawn up through the sugar , flushing and softening it until at just the right moment , a split second before the sweetness might dissolve and fall into the drink and spoil it , you tipped your head back and took the lump on your tongue and either let it melt there , or gnashed the singingly sweet grit of the sugar grains .
10 It certainly seems to specialise in hitting nails on heads at just the right moment .
11 A large group in the opposite corner had erupted into laughter at just the right moment , to mask the sound of her action , however , and even those who had seen and heard were simply hiding slightly shocked and curious smiles behind polite hands and pretending to go on with their talk .
12 ‘ Actually , you 've come at just the right moment .
13 the system is set up so that the engine for each car arrives at just the right moment . ’
14 They were just poling away and Matt shouted ‘ Hey , fellers , cut ’ but they did n't take any notice and I remember thinking maybe they 're testing the rope to see if it works , and Matt and I turned at just the same moment and saw where the Indians were heading us — straight into a pile of rocks and foaming water — and I knew the rope must have broken or something .
15 He also warned that a slowdown in money supply growth this summer could threaten the recovery at just the wrong moment .
16 He never came to a conclusion for Angelina and Oliver came at just the wrong moment , just as the fish required the hand of the maître .
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