Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun sg] 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 | Steve was doing OK but he was finding it hard to play guitar at the same time as singing . |
| 4 | ‘ 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |