Example sentences of "[prep] the same time [v-ing] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Siting the Boilerhouse at the V&A ( between 1982 and 1987 ) was a bold attempt to revamp the museum 's image as an old-fashioned and intimidating palace of culture while at the same time implying a continuity or purpose : one of the first Boilerhouse exhibitions was on the subject of ‘ taste ’ , a neat dovetailing of 19th century didactic aims for the museum with the concerns of 1980s ' retailing . |
| 2 | In the case of a limited company with a registered office in Scotland carrying on business in England and Wales , service can be effected without leave by post or by delivering the process at the address in England and Wales and at the same time sending a copy of the process to the registered office ( s 725(2) and ( 3 ) of the Companies Act 1985 ) . |
| 3 | The cut may be made with little or no apparent awareness , the patient suddenly discovering that she has cut herself and at the same time experiencing a sense of relief . |
| 4 | As well as making claims about the efficiency of markets , the theory denies the existence of producer power , at the same time drawing a reassuring analogy with democratic control in the political sphere : corporate behaviour is no more than a reflection of the popular will , expressed not through the ballot box , but via individual purchase decisions . |
| 5 | ‘ Oh , you want me to leave , do you ? ’ he asked with a devious smile , at the same time drawing a large scroll from inside his waistcoat . |
| 6 | With the minimum of props and the only gesture being a raised paw , he asked for the money for a cup of coffee , guv , sported a patch over one eye concealing a wound sustained in the service of his country , at the same time dragging a wooden leg fitted during the retreat from Moscow while maintaining that he had a bitch and five pups to support and did not know where his next meal was coming from . |
| 7 | She kicked away the heavy limbs of the man who was sharing her bed , at the same time dislodging a grey cat from the bed 's foot . |
| 8 | Certainly you are obliged in this game which you have undertaken to play against the reader ( while at the same time telling a good story ) to state the physical circumstances necessary to unmasking the murderer . |
| 9 | She put an end to the nuns ’ little treats and tricks , whilst at the same time allowing a whore to take up residence there . |
| 10 | As members of a minority faith group in a predominantly Muslim country , Christian writers and publishers strive to express their beliefs without compromise , while at the same time maintaining an open dialogue with all sectors of the population . |
| 11 | So the project will have the double benefit of clearing the rivers and at the same time creating a saleable product . |
| 12 | The radiation from this explosion would have sterilized all the planets of the Solar System while at the same time creating a huge , expanding shell of gases . |
| 13 | Blanche flung herself across the floor and rolled on to his feet , at the same time throwing a punch up into his genitals . |
| 14 | This helped the really poor to look equal to the more affluent while at the same time providing a walking advertisement for John Tiller . |
| 15 | This series of six superbly produced reading books will encourage children to develop a real love of reading in English , while at the same time providing an excellent supplement to any beginner 's course . |
| 16 | Caroline Scott 's circular set , with its floor patterned like a spiralling cockle shell , flanked by two ascending balustrades , is simple but evocatively conjures up the lighthouse , while at the same time providing an interesting setting for the action to work in and whirl around . |
| 17 | NOVEL-READING OF THIS SORT IS ESPECIALLY INJURIOUS TO THE GROWTH OF THE IMAGINATION , THE JUDGEMENT , AND THE MORALS , ESPECIALLY TO THE LATTER , BECAUSE IT EXCITES MERE FEELINGS WITHOUT AT THE SAME TIME MINISTERING AN IMPULSE TO ACTION . |
| 18 | How can the right hon. Gentleman stand at the Dispatch Box and seek to justify the untrammelled entry of coal imports into Britain , which is flinging thousands of miners out of work and at the same time digging a hole for the economic morass in our balance of payments ? |
| 19 | MDS Transmodal of Chester have been involved in part of an SE-financed study of opportunities for roll-on roll-off facilities on the East coast — while at the same time conducting a trawl of potential customers for a Medway base at Rosyth . |
| 20 | And the mother may castigate the daughter for her unruly behaviour , at the same time betraying a sly triumph when she relates how uncontrollable and wilful the girl is . |
| 21 | He may have taken pity on her and bought her a drink , at the same time buying a little companionship for himself , easing the ache of his loneliness . |
| 22 | We are accordingly cutting back central funding , but at the same time encouraging an increased local spend . |
| 23 | After all , taking such subjects in higher education would apparently improve women 's prospects of gaining jobs , while at the same time filling an enormous gap in the labour market . |
| 24 | ‘ Monica ? ’ said the ‘ chair ’ , at the same time passing a scribbled note to Grunte : ‘ Jenkins — her father is a Nobel Prize winner . ’ |
| 25 | The trick is to find a way of giving the Europeans enough of a feeling that they can pursue security policies of their own without at the same time forming a European defence association that would drive the Americans away . |
| 26 | We wanted to organise the teachers effectively , to improve their lot economically while at the same time making a cultural contribution to the community ’ . |
| 27 | It is , moreover , an irony that these ministers ( Gaitskell , Jay , Wilson ) were at the same time preparing a Full Employment Bill which assumed a major capacity for planning within the government machine . |
| 28 | A design solution was needed that would impart information quickly and easily , while at the same time projecting an ‘ appropriate corporate ethos ’ for BP . |
| 29 | The banks are willing to lend funds to the discount houses at call , overnight , or at short notice because the banks earn some interest on these funds , while at the same time retaining a pool of liquidity . |
| 30 | There was no longer any understanding that in making available advantages to private individuals the state was at the same time imposing a ‘ trust ’ that the business be conducted for the public good . |