Example sentences of "moment when [pron] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He remembered how Izzy Kleiber had fought and kicked right to the end — until the moment when they lifted him up , then lowered him over the outer wall of the harbour , where the greedy river licked its oily lips and waited , invisible in the darkness below … . |
| 2 | Rather , after that first heart-clenching moment when she saw him — so tall , so incredibly right in formal dress — she felt more wretched than ever : he was merely as courteous as the occasion demanded . |
| 3 | She took a calming breath and turned , and was put off her stroke for a moment when she saw his glance flicking over her slim and erect carriage , taking in the elegant and attractive navy-trimmed white outfit she wore . |
| 4 | This was the moment when she elected him , with her eyes and her heart wide open , knowing what she did . |
| 5 | One director used him in Waiting for Godot , and he felt at home in a straight play at last , but unfortunately a critic wrote four hundred words about the Christly nature of the moment when he took his hat off . |
| 6 | He was reliving the harrowing moment when he discovered her unconscious , her neck in a ligature . |
| 7 | The moment when he knew his mother finally acknowledged that she needed him , was then , when she lowered her eyes , and gave a small resigned sigh of agreement . |
| 8 | ‘ Well , if it was intended as a distraction , then that must have been the moment when he poisoned his wife . |
| 9 | And I 'm going to begin by telling you everything … the exact moment when I knew I was in love with you … the things I love about you . |
| 10 | ‘ There was a moment when I thought he was n't going to go ever , ’ said Lydia . |
| 11 | There was an embarrassing moment when I thought he was walking over to me to begin the programme and I got up to greet him . |
| 12 | I think , the moment when I saw him , bearded and rotund , in a plain Paisley sheath , grey socks and sneakers , was the moment when I seriously feared for my health . |
| 13 | Dorian , you changed my life as an artist from the moment when I met you . |
| 14 | I can still see myself sitting there , relaxed and comforted by the warm drink , and then there was that moment when I decided I would resign . |
| 15 | It was n't difficult ; I lost you for a moment when you covered your hair , but I know you too well for you to be able to hide from me . ’ |
| 16 | When I look back , it 's impossible to pin-point a moment when it hit me that I was ‘ successful ’ . |
| 17 | ‘ That crossed my mind too , in my brief rational moments when something told me you did care . |
| 18 | It happened many times over a period of weeks and , between the … visitations … there were moments when she doubted her own sanity . |