Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] the [adj] time [conj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The final 20 minutes is filled up with a song in three parts ( Rule Two : All songs in three parts are shit , too ) called ‘ Everything Under The Sun ’ , which attempts to be like ‘ Abbey Road ’ , ‘ Tommy ’ , and ‘ Dark Side Of The Moon ’ all at the same time and instead sounds like the worst moments of 10CC , REO Speedwagon and every other would-be epic turd factory band of the 1970s . |
| 32 | Robyn swallowed and glanced out at the pouring rain , glanced at him , at the carved , arrogant profile that irked and thrilled her all at the same time and then at the rain again . |
| 33 | Multiparty elections to a 23-member constituent commission were held on July 23-26 for the first time since the 1977 coup , when Sir James Mancham was overthrown by France-Albert René [ see pp. 28485-86 ] . |
| 34 | Relatives often seem to feel that they do not need to bring a contribution , unless , of course , you are young , living alone for the first time and being visited by your mother , in which case she will probably bring a month 's supply of food and wash up for you as well ! |
| 35 | Already being used by the law in the US , the head-to-toe outfit gives that Michelin man effect but is , we 're told , light and flexible at the same time as being resistant to punches , bottles and the occasional kicking . |
| 36 | CD trials , with teachers who are new both to the unit and to the computer system , are important at the present time because most teacher users will be in this category . |
| 37 | He is always positive and courteous at the same time as being astute , determined and unwavering in his pursuit of profit . |
| 38 | Course , Derek Weintraub just sat there , totally gormless and I-know-it-all at the same time as only a fifth-year O-level repeat can be . |
| 39 | Emmie felt sorry for him and angry at the same time because he made things so difficult . |
| 40 | Savimbi returned to Luanda on Sept. 27 for the first time since the start of the 16-year civil war . |
| 41 | Lots of inquiries about Foster and Allen they 're coming on the programme later they 've just got number one for the first time with their new video with their new single I do n't know I 'm not quite sure we 'll find out when they get here well they 've just got number one for the first time and they 've been trying hard for a long time . |
| 42 | The most tangible signs of this tendency to borrow more are highlighted in the Central Statistical Office 's Social Trends 1989 , which showed that household expenditure exceeded income in 1986 and 1987 for the first time since compilation of the information began . |
| 43 | The most tangible signs of this tendency to borrow more are highlighted in the Central Statistical Office 's Social Trends 1989 , which showed that household expenditure exceeded income in 1986 and 1987 for the first time since compilation of the information began . |
| 44 | Tens of thousands of East Berliners streamed to the West , unhindered for the first time since the Wall was put up 28 years ago . |
| 45 | This is far from the first time that the Fnac has made a widely publicised intervention claiming that discounting favours the interests of the consumer . |
| 46 | Local staff or voluntary workers can not be expected to have the resources , time or experience to ensure that telecommunications , backdrop , crowd flow , music , lighting and camera positions are available at the right time and in the right way . |
| 47 | Both make-ups can be available at the same time and , so far as value goes , there is nothing to choose between them . |
| 48 | A prodigious runner , Mehew 's pace and fitness give Rovers the appearance of playing 4-4-2 and 4-3-3 at the same time and his willingness to get into the penalty area has brought him four goals already this season . |
| 49 | I thought we were lovers ! she wanted to scream , but she swallowed her hurt for the thousandth time and forced a smile . |
| 50 | With the prospects of breaking the stalemate fading , hopes rose following the announcement that the government and ANC representatives had held talks on July 28 for the first time since the ANC broke off contact on June 23 . |
| 51 | Exactly what is shown can be any of the last time and date the file was saved , the summary information , the file statistics , or the contents . |
| 52 | Whatever he was , she found him charming and exasperating at the same time and no , she did n't think her relationship would last because you ca n't keep mercury in your hand , not for long . |
| 53 | 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 . |
| 54 | I do not expect any difficulty in getting approval for the larger sum , and can do that at the same time as tenders are to hand for acceptance , but it will remain important to contain the total project cost as far as possible . |
| 55 | He did all that he did all that at the same time if he is go |
| 56 | A sense of self-preservation cautioned her not to stick around , and before he could react she sprinted up to the house , feeling strangely exhilarated for the first time since she had left England . |
| 57 | ‘ One called upon the half-mortals , using words of such power that we were compelled to come instantly , breaking the spell-wall and leaving Andernesse undefended for the first time since the Four Cities fell . |
| 58 | UNEMPLOYMENT is poised to top three million for the second time because the quality of jobs created in the late 1980s was poor , according to a report by the Employment Policy Institute . |
| 59 | While in 1965 at the Spencer Churchill sale top examples were changing hands for around £600 , and in the 1970s in the low thousands , the prices at the Castle Ashby sale shot up into the hundred thousands for the first time as new collectors , both Greek and American , competed against each other . |
| 60 | And , of course , the 80s boom in advertising made the public aware for the first time that there was big business actually producing all the advertising that people see and hear every day . |