Tom Ellison had never for a moment lost his courage.

The moment lost, she went back to stirring the sauce.

But he had never for one moment lost sight of his goal.

Then there was the Creation, a band that represented a moment lost as it happened.

Each moment lost would give the enemy a greater lead and make it that much harder for her to keep up.

"The moment they leave, I lose my job," he said.

Another moment and I had lost sight of him in the shadows.

This moment, long envisioned, had lost some of its savor.

A moment more and he would lose consciousness and fall forward.

He did almost for a moment lose sight of his errand.