Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun] at the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is common for pupils to grow in height as much as an inch and a half ; they appear to lose weight at the same time . |
| 2 | In his address to the congress , the chair of the Russian Supreme Soviet , Ruslan Khasbulatov , expressed support for the continued existence of collective and state-owned farms as the most effective way to provide food at the present time . |
| 3 | The king , troubled by the prince 's displays of temperament and his unwillingness to follow the advice of those who had charge of him , mindful also of his own unrobust health , considered it would be unwise for himself and his brother to receive visitors at the present time . |
| 4 | Many would claim that the teaching of Jesus is still relevant and that it is virtually impossible to be totally committed to amassing wealth and to serve God at the same time . |
| 5 | The firm has been campaigning since November 1991 to receive results at the same time as the Japanese press — a privilege denied it because it is not a member of the Tokyo Stock Exchange press club , where securities companies post earnings announcements in members ' pigeon-holes . |
| 6 | Evidence of my identity — why I , presumably an Englishman , since my relative is , should independently choose to visit Vienna at the same time — a time , incidentally , when most people with any sense are travelling in precisely the opposite direction … |
| 7 | Could I have Mr Chairman cos it 's a , is it an order of government to support Mr at the same time or should I do . |
| 8 | Steve was doing OK but he was finding it hard to play guitar at the same time as singing . |
| 9 | ‘ For an actor of his calibre , ’ recalls Gerald Thomas , ‘ and he was of a very high calibre indeed , he had the inability to play dialogue at the same time as he was handling props . |
| 10 | Afterwards , Ken told him : ‘ Never give me dialogue and ask me to handle props at the same time . ’ |
| 11 | The message which Balfour sent was that , ‘ He is also of the opinion that it will be a serious danger if the Socialist Party is allowed to assume office at the present time and he thinks every means ought to be taken to avert the Parliamentary defeat which would bring them into office in your place . |
| 12 | He tries to fix dates at the key time of Jesus ' birth and beginning of his ministry ( Luke 2:1 ; 3:1 ) . |
| 13 | This is in spite of an impressive set of measures , associated with the Integrated Rural Development Programme , to reduce poverty at the same time as encouraging economic development . |
| 14 | Be careful that you do not continue to reject fields at the same time as getting lower and lower until it is too late either to have any selection or to achieve a good approach . |
| 15 | One of the main problems , particularly at the Everest base camp , is this business of allowing eight expeditions to climb Everest at the same time . |
| 16 | I am happy to have debates at the appropriate time . |
| 17 | Chris Ivory , chief executive at Bedale food firm Dalepak said he knew of a small company which would struggle to stay in business if it had to raise wages at the present time . |
| 18 | For example , a 30 second live report which is due to take place at the same time as Martina Navratilova is about to serve for the match can be both a reporter 's dream and a producer 's nightmare . |
| 19 | A new defence doctrine began to take shape at the same time : it was intended to be non-offensive in character and to give other states no reason to fear for their security , notwithstanding the immense size of Soviet armed forces and the perceptions of those forces that were entertained particularly in Europe . |
| 20 | As the government looks for cuts , it will find plenty of scope to make improvements at the same time . |
| 21 | Although we can quickly reset our watches , our body clock takes many days to adjust , and so instructs the pineal to produce melatonin at the wrong time of day , causing jet-lag . |