Example sentences of "[adj] moment [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a craven moment she was tempted to go back and throw herself on the mercy of the landlady . |
| 2 | At one interesting moment he reflects on his responsibilities as a teacher in a very serious-minded way : |
| 3 | For a heart-constricting moment she wondered if somebody would catch her out . |
| 4 | So at this grave moment we have come to establish a supreme people 's council which can represent all the Korean People and include representatives from all the classes of the Korean people . |
| 5 | It was perhaps the most luxurious moment she had ever known . |
| 6 | Despite the tensions of the human rights office , she was always remarkably good-humoured and adored the few social moments she allowed herself . |
| 7 | Mr Manson added that society did not seem to realise that alcohol and drugs caused the brain to malfunction and permit ‘ those who take them to do acts , even murder , which in their sane moments they would be horrified even to contemplate ’ . |
| 8 | Although politicians tended to steer clear of acknowledging this aspect of policy too publicly , in their more candid moments they admitted that this cure for inflation went hand in glove with a rise in unemployment above NAIRU . |
| 9 | For a fearful moment she thought he was going to lean down and kiss her , and because she had no idea how she would defend herself if he did she shut her eyes tightly , opting for the ostrich technique . |
| 10 | The principal moment I 'm left with is a shot of two smoky essences in bottles , the sound of dry autumn leaves rustling through a chill night wind , and the voices of Cecil Kellaway and Veronica Lake , father and daughter , conversing from their adjacent bottles . |
| 11 | ‘ Because my most enduring memory of you is late nights , or very early mornings , smelling of bars and gutters , still high from whatever dangerous moment you 'd recently enjoyed . |
| 12 | He had never taken part in a ransom drop personally before , but he knew what an extremely delicate moment it was . |
| 13 | He will need help , of course , other agents or what have you and at the appropriate moment you arrest the lot . ’ |
| 14 | And neither do you , for Levi has never played in an Open Championship , although in a thoughtful moment he will say that he may have erred in not entering for the Old Course last year , and that now he may well play The Open . |
| 15 | For one blinding moment she knew absolutely that Galileo should have died for his truth , and yet had also been right to retract because he had still not known one particle of the whole . |
| 16 | For one appalling moment he thought the fräulein was going to make a scene . |
| 17 | In a fortunate moment I noticed a sign reading ‘ Jardin de Paris — Restaurant Français ’ , and abandoning Anastasia on a pavement , a procedure to which East Europeans do not seem to take exception , I ventured in to discover whether anyone spoke French . |
| 18 | That way people could stare at him as much as they wanted to and as much as he wanted them to ; then at the crucial moment he would lift his face and turn those famous eyes on his chosen suitor for the evening . |
| 19 | At the actual moment I was transfixed with horror by the antics of the small black car . |
| 20 | I told her to forget this doctor nonsense and talk more reasonably about the oilman and his petrodollars and what he had her do In the dying moments she made a noise I 'd never heard her make before , a rhythmical whimpering of abandonment or entreaty , a lost sound . |
| 21 | If he were to look at his life rationally — as in his most philosophical moments he liked to think he did — then there was no questioning the profile . |
| 22 | Tax administrators often see tax theory as a luxury to be indulged in in any odd moment they might have to look up from their files , while tax theorists tend to see the administration and practical aspects of taxation as an easily coped with minor irritant , or deviation , from their ‘ grand design ’ . |
| 23 | At the right moment we fling the ballroom doors open , there 's the sound of a spinet , the room is ablaze with candlelight — ’ |
| 24 | Talk to the exhibitors , too : as long as you pick the right moment you 'll find they are very happy to talk about their ponies . |
| 25 | For a helpless moment she thought her knees might buckle . |
| 26 | Her outstretched hand disturbed a fragment of loose rock , sending it tumbling over the precipice ; for one hideous moment she fancied the entire ledge was on the move and about to hurl her into the chasm . |
| 27 | For a weak moment she almost relented . |
| 28 | For one awful moment she feared he would strike her ; instead he looked down at her , his contempt far more painful than a blow . |
| 29 | For one awful moment she had thought he was gone , but those signs of activity proved otherwise . |
| 30 | I can therefore understand why at that awful moment he should seek to summon up a talisman of words , a secret defence against abomination , or perhaps even an excuse in the form of some kind of precedent that a word expresses and so takes the edge of uniqueness off the contemplated evil . |