Example sentences of "the moment [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now she knew the potency of his sexual technique , she could switch into an appropriate iceberg act , freeze the moment before it had the chance to escalate into another near-escape like the one by the Blue Grotto … |
| 2 | The designer at Olympia chose to represent the race by the moment before it started , as Polygnotos showed the sack of Troy in its aftermath . |
| 3 | An external observer at rest who detects the flash at the moment that it reaches the roof would see it Doppler shifted to a lower frequency than observed in the source frame . |
| 4 | In my judgment , in view of the careful warning contained in the letters , the appointment of the son as a messenger assuming for the moment that it occurred , falls far short of the involvement required to visit upon the plaintiffs the unconscionable conduct of the son . |
| 5 | Now it may well be that the whole balance of things is that we 're generally okay for the moment but it seems to me that as time goes on and there 's a need to review plans and there 's a need to make further provision that it would be very very difficult indeed against a blanket policy as opposed to individual justifications around ind er individual settlements . |
| 6 | To think of any of one 's conscious episodes in the moment after it has happened , is to think of a certain duality , one which has nothing to do with dualistic doctrines of mind and body . |
| 7 | ‘ I think so , ’ answered Mildred , though in fact she had made up the tale on the spur of the moment and it had somehow got rather out of hand . |
| 8 | ‘ God forbid ! ’ said Dionne , ‘ just that I 'm living with a delinquent at the moment and it makes me feel mature . |
| 9 | I promise , but not at the moment cos it needs a lot of setting up , I 'll get myself to set my computer up specially to make those disks |
| 10 | Easy Rider happened to become the film of the moment because it reflected the mood of the moment . |