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  • I wanted the crown a mo-ment longer, but OK. datingjesus

    Biblical vandalism! « Dating Jesus 2009

  • One mo-ment he was in the first firefight of his life, the next moment he was dead.

    'War' 2010

  • This is only a small mo-ment in the play, and it is one that Shakespeare may have decided to excise when he rewrote the play or cut it for performance, but it does suggest that some ordinary people are revolted by iniquity and are willing to act against narrowly self-preservative instincts in the name of compassion and pity.

    Shakespeare Bevington, David 2002

  • A gateway that didn't exist a mo-ment ago, suddenly appearing in her hour of need.

    Demons Of Air And Darkness DeCandido, Keith R. A. 2001

  • While Quark weighed the risk of putting the weapon in his jacket against holding it and acciden-tally blasting a hole in the bulkhead, Ro took a mo-ment to admonish him.

    Demons Of Air And Darkness DeCandido, Keith R. A. 2001

  • Vincam's eyes went wide, and it took him a mo-ment to recover his wits enough to send the message.

    Demons Of Air And Darkness DeCandido, Keith R. A. 2001

  • "Transporters offline," Captain Emick acknowl-edged, and Colonel Lenaris echoed the reply a mo-ment later, followed by the civilian captains.

    Demons Of Air And Darkness DeCandido, Keith R. A. 2001

  • He would take advantage of this very opportune mo-ment, he thought.

    Unforgiven Balogh, Mary 1998

  • Anna hadn't seen the regency banner unfurled, but it flapped in the gusting wind that blew colder with each mo-ment, and the young armsman who bore it joined up with Alvar, then trotted down the road, followed by Defalkan lancers.

    The Soprano Sorceress Modesitt, L. E. 1997

  • For one mo-ment it was the face of a young girl-but one filled with cruelty as well as youth, the face of a self - willed child determined to learn all the wrong things for all the wrong reasons.

    Wizard and Glass King, Stephen 1997

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