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

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1 Yes my Lord er as soon as we went to the main bedroom which was the back bedroom at the same time as as that bedroom door opened , so the second team consisting of er P C P C would have gone into the second smaller bedroom and at the same time as we went in er P C and P C job er was to cover our backs in case of anybody in er the kitchen or the living area , the living room area .
2 Michael freed the children from the evil hand of Dr Adams at the same time as reuniting the children and himself with their true families .
3 It is unlikely a team will get all the details of its programme at the same time as the call to the work .
4 If you do not participate in regular exercise , then you should begin some sort of exercise programme at the same time as you begin your diet .
5 But when apparatchiks from Central Office , who have us acting as stewards ( ie , usherettes ) are often seen risking life and limb , SAS-style , in order to arrive at a doorway at the same time as a minister does , they are taking a serious risk with morale .
6 In a very short period of time the education officer has probably found him/herself in school discussing these very issues with headteachers at the same time as presenting an interpretation of the detailed policy position of the elected members .
7 The President is elected by direct popular vote for a five-year term at the same time as elections take place to the 120-member National Assembly .
8 Legislative authority rests with the National Assembly , with 125 elective members , elected by direct popular vote for a five-year term at the same time as the President , and 10 members chosen by the President .
9 however , it will suffice to note that this organizational liberty was being developed by Gregory VII and his most active supporters at the same time as Anselm , in relative isolation from ecclesiastical politics during his time at Bec , was developing his own contrasting other-worldly view of the real nature of individual liberty .
10 She carved up Muriel Spark and Iris Murdoch at the same time as the bacon .
11 Immacolata said it glowed prettily , the light was flattering , and this recollection passed across his mind at the same time as he registered the woman 's contorted face , her blotched cheeks and veined eyes , and began to hear what she was saying :
12 If a letter is very good and the applicant clearly fits the job/ personnel specification fairly well you may wish to send out an appointment for an interview at the same time as the application form .
13 So Iran continues to uphold the territorial integrity of its old enemy at the same time as bombing it .
14 The new Business Rate , also known as the National Non-Domestic Rate ( NNDR ) , will come into effect at the same time as the Community Charge/Poll Tax on 1st April 1990. this leaflet is intended to outline the changes that are being made to the rating system and show how these changes will affect businesses in Oxford .
15 how can the thigh bone yeah be strong and light at the same time cos it 's hollow
16 Like Hornblower , whose temperament was delighting readers with its contradictions at the same time as that of the Quinn adventures , Septimus has adopted certain measures of what could be called self-defence .
17 If he does n't abstain , however , he must use this vote at the same time as everyone else .
18 It is likely to attract criticism from members on the grounds that it exploits the plight of the unemployed by using them as cheap labour at the same time as removing them from the unemployment statistics .
19 In the 1960s , the Soviet Union rapidly discovered that its connection with Cuba led to the complication and distortion of its relations with other Latin American nations at the same time as it presented them with new opportunities in the region .
20 It was difficult while they were actually in the centre , of course , but she made sure she did n't go for coffee or to the staff canteen at the same time as him and she 'd avoided the social club completely .
21 The deeply unpopular Somerset was overthrown in October , and power passed to those who had opposed the war ; his successor , John Dudley , earl of Warwick , was only recognizing the inevitable when he gave up Boulogne at the same time as peace was made with Scotland in March 1550 , when the last stronghold held by the English , Lauder , capitulated .
22 In ( 135 ) , although make would have been possible , the writer has chosen cause , and has thus felt it to be more appropriate to represent the subject of the verb ( " raising the temperature of a compound " ) as an external condition which sets off a reaction of decomposition in compounds rather than as an agent which exerts its causative action at the same time as the reaction occurs .
23 The victim , of course , is permitted to seek rehabilitation through damages in a civil action at the same time as the libeller faces retribution in the criminal courts .
24 There will need to be an assessment of which overseas markets offer the most opportunities at the same time as looking for early signs of local companies being eyed by competitors as ripe for merger or acquisition , forecasting what the effects of this might be on the locality .
25 Icons are duplicated by holding the CTRL key at the same time as dragging the icon to its new location .
26 Notice of proceedings should be served on non-parties at the same time as copy applications are served on the respondents .
27 If the pilot is aware that the glider is stalled , applying the opposite rudder at the same time as moving forwards on the stick should result in some reduction in the yawing movement towards the dropping wing , and therefore must be a good thing .
28 We can use the power of narrative to intrigue and draw children into the work at the same time as teaching them about narrative ; teaching them how to manipulate it for themselves .
29 It was most fortunate that we sailed from Cape Town at the appointed time as he had many engagements in Australia — most important the Opening of Parliament in Melbourne a day or two after his arrival .
30 Then he can take her quietly into the conservatory at the same time as Mrs Hampton leaves the dining-room . ’
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