We found 141 examples of how to use instant in an English sentence.
Sentences 76 to 100 of 141.
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| 76. | All was sweet and mellow and peaceful in the golden evening light, and yet as I looked at them my soul shared none of the peace of Nature, but quivered at the vagueness and the terror of that interview which every instant was bringing nearer. | |
| 77. | One of Sherlock Holmes’s defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loth to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment. | |
| 78. | "He said that there were no traces upon the ground round the body. He did not observe any. But I did—some little distance off, but fresh and clear.” “Footprints?” “Footprints.” “A man’s or a woman’s?” Dr. Mortimer looked strangely at us for an instant, and his voice sank almost to a whisper as he answered:— “Mr. Holmes, they were the footprints of a gigantic hound!” | |
| 79. | Clouds the darkened heavens have drowned, / and snatched the daylight from the Trojans' eyes. / Black night broods on the waters; all around / from pole to pole the rattling peals resound / and frequent flashes light the lurid air. / All nature, big with instant ruin, frowned / destruction. | |
| 80. | Dorothea sat down on the seat nearest to her, a long low ottoman in the middle of the room, and with her hands folded over each other on her lap, looked at the drear outer world. Will stood still an instant looking at her, then seated himself beside her, and laid his hand on hers, which turned itself upward to be clasped. | |
| 81. | At last he turned, still resting against the chair, and stretching his hand automatically towards his hat, said with a sort of exasperation, "Good-by." "Oh, I cannot bear it - my heart will break," said Dorothea, starting from her seat, the flood of her young passion bearing down all the obstructions which had kept her silent - the great tears rising and falling in an instant: "I don't mind about poverty-I hate my wealth." | |
| 82. | We may leave the question of who killed John Straker for the instant, and confine ourselves to finding out what has become of the horse. | |
| 83. | “I observed the very instant that I entered the room that you have a portrait group of three ladies upon the mantelpiece, one of whom is undoubtedly yourself, while the others are so exceedingly like you that there could be no doubt of the relationship.” “Yes, you are quite right. Those are my sisters, Sarah and Mary.” | |
| 84. | An instant later our door opened, and a tall young man entered the room. | |
| 85. | Then, thinking that I was still asleep, she slipped noiselessly from the room, and an instant later I heard a sharp creaking which could only come from the hinges of the front door. | |
| 86. | It happened that my way took me past the cottage, and I stopped for an instant to look at the windows, and to see if I could catch a glimpse of the strange face which had looked out at me on the day before. | |
| 87. | She seemed for an instant to wish to shrink back inside the house again; and then, seeing how useless all concealment must be, she came forward, with a very white face and frightened eyes which belied the smile upon her lips. | |
| 88. | An instant afterwards there appeared a little wizened fellow with a cringing manner and a shambling style of walking. He wore an open jacket, with a splotch of tar on the sleeve, a red-and-black check shirt, dungaree trousers, and heavy boots badly worn. | |
| 89. | And then in an instant the key of the riddle was in my hands. | |
| 90. | There was an instant attraction between Tom and Mary. | |
| 91. | "Coffee?" "Is it instant?" "Yes." "Then no." | |
| 92. | When I was a child, I liked to drink weak instant coffee. | |
| 93. | A Greek frappe is made from instant coffee, water, and ice cubes. | |
| 94. | It was a lovely trip, the dainty green of the spring below, the virgin white of the winter above; but it was clear to me that never for one instant did Holmes forget the shadow which lay across him. | |
| 95. | In an instant Holmes raced up on to the ridge, and, standing upon a lofty pinnacle, craned his neck in every direction. | |
| 96. | A door opened and shut. An instant later steps crept down the passage—steps which were meant to be silent, but which reverberated harshly through the empty house. | |
| 97. | He stood for an instant, and then he crept forward, crouching, menacing, into the room. | |
| 98. | For an instant he was rigid and motionless. Then his finger tightened on the trigger. | |
| 99. | At that instant Holmes sprang like a tiger on to the marksman’s back, and hurled him flat upon his face. | |
| 100. | As the door opened there came a tumultuous rush into the hall, rapid feet clattered up the stair, and an instant later a wild-eyed and frantic young man, pale, dishevelled, and palpitating, burst into the room. |