Example sentences of "[num] moment i [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One moment I was revelling in the astonishment of being alive , and the next — I was lying flat on my face , with what felt like a very large hole in the right side of my skull … |
| 2 | At one moment I was a novice working in the laundry , at another I was a university student , at another a young teacher , at another a friend , at another an enemy . |
| 3 | Kelly laughed again , but for one moment I was afraid she 'd do something awful like ask if Lucy was pretty , or something . |
| 4 | Cooper was not in court to hear the judgement , but the effect on McMahon was explosive : ‘ One moment I was sitting bent over in the dock in utter despair , the next I was on my feet with arms outstretched , screaming at the judges . |
| 5 | One moment I was poor , the next moment I was wealthy . |
| 6 | And for a moment despair was overwhelmed by something more lively : by a sensation of such disgust that for just that one moment I was almost galvanized into rebellion . |
| 7 | One moment I was a famous and popular doctor , the next I was a violent criminal who was wanted for murder . |