Example sentences of "[noun] [adj] at the [det] time " in BNC.

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1 But it was obviously impossible to deal with a nation-wide emergency such as lorry-drivers ' strikes , and equally impossible to respond properly to a rash of major disputes all at the same time .
2 You can have them coming out of both earholes , each nostril and his mouth all at the same time !
3 prior to June 1956 the Squadron had never managed to get their four aircraft airborne at the same time .
4 The May meeting will be on Wednesday 26 May 1993 at the same time in Glasgow Polytechnic .
5 This clever idea allows the pit to be shut away when not in use , making it look attractive while keeping the sand clean at the same time .
6 She glared at him , trying to project pity , annoyance , and exasperation all at the same time .
7 The success of Windows is due in part to its ability to keep several applications active at the same time — each in its own screen or window .
8 He despatched by rail all at the same time 190 boxes to go to various customers .
9 Some of these private banks issued too many notes and caused banking panics as large numbers of their own customers ( and holders ) presented notes all at the same time for redemption in gold .
10 Miss asked , asked me and Claire and Lisa all at the same time
11 The market in government securities was drastically reformed in October 1986 at the same time as the general — Big Bang — reforms of security trading in Britain discussed in Chapter 2 above .
12 Healing , I would n't give it penicillin if had Vietnam of toothache and in-growing toenails all at the same time .
13 ‘ No will shall be valid unless — ( a ) it is in writing , and signed by the testator , or by some other person in his presence and by his direction ; and ( b ) it appears that the testator intended by his signature to give effect to the will ; and ( c ) the signature is made or acknowledged by the testator in the presence of two or more witnesses present at the same time ; and ( d ) each witness either — ( i ) attests and signs the will ; or ( ii ) acknowledges his signature , in the presence of the testator ( but not necessarily in the presence of any other witness ) , but no form of attestation shall be necessary .
14 Many people make the mistake of thinking that they can train for speed , strength , size and endurance all at the same time .
15 It 's terrific fun and great for your skiing , improving timing , control , rhythm and your social life all at the same time !
16 What 's the best way to cope with being writer , arranger , singer and frontman all at the same time ?
17 Everyone renewing their membership in 1987 will receive a surprise free gift as a ‘ thank-you ’ for their continuing support , and — for 1987 only — if you can enrol five totally new members all at the same time your own membership will be free .
18 Could my night-time visitor have called in here to pick up the key he had shown me , and left the back door open at the same time ?
19 Two lines of development are necessary if IBM is to keep the performance of the Rios RISC competitive at the same time as extending the range downwards with the single chip PowerPC , the company says — and Rios 2 will drive forward both the integer and floating point performance of Rios , adds IBM .
20 Like 1-2-3 and SuperCalc , Quattro Pro lets you see the different sheets on-screen at the same time , but you can have as many windows as you like — tiled , tiered , or whatever !
21 The USA did so on April 7 at the same time as recognizing Bosnia-Hercegovina [ see above ] .
22 Robyn summoned up every ounce of strength and hate and found she still did n't have enough to cope with Luke 's overwhelming anger and her migraine all at the same time .
23 Well , she knows I put it on the table all at the same time ; if it 's cold , that 's her look out .
24 But to the Mesolithic hunter-nomads they formed a forest kingdom , a race of forest creatures , saviours , oracles , and tormentors all at the same time ; they arose in the mythogenic unconscious both to explain nature 's hostility to the people 's actions , and to express the hope of survival against the unknown .
25 No student can , however , be in Stage I and Stage II at the same time and no student is allowed to proceed into Stage II unless he or she has fully satisfied Stage I requirements or with the express approval of the Examinations Committee .
26 Jay realised she was flattered at being asked , realised that Lucy thought of her as somehow daringly on the wrong and the right side of the track all at the same time .
27 Er , certainly I 'm sure Rachel shares her information , even if it 's only to say , you ca n't watch that because something else is on Channel Four at the same time .
28 How can you listen to music and listen to the Three Billy Goats Gruff at the same time ?
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