Example sentences of "[vb infin] and [verb] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How lovely , thought Winnie , letting her knitting fall and looking at the leaping flames , if she agreed ! |
| 2 | ‘ I was only asking why you waste so much time stealing stuff you ca n't eat and then waste more time stealing dogs when you could steal and eat at the same time , as it were . ’ |
| 3 | The implicit assumption is that investors can borrow and lend at the riskless rate of interest . |
| 4 | Hawley decided on an immediate attack by his dragoons on the enemy right wing before his own weary infantry had got into line , convinced that the Highlanders would break and run at the mere sight of the royal cavalry charging sword in hand . |
| 5 | After Belfast , he knew what women could do and smile at the same time . |
| 6 | Amiss directed ferocious attention towards his tray , giving a spirited impression of a man who could n't eat and listen at the same time . |
| 7 | Yes , you could think and dance at the same time . |
| 8 | Head of Presentation , Dave Jamieson explains that all three regional bulletins on Central must begin and end at the same time . |
| 9 | His accuracy and stinginess with runs made him almost without equal as a one-day bowler , for he could both contain and attack at the same time since the bounce he got from his great height and the control he had over the ball gave him the extra penetration that brought wickets . |
| 10 | He was a good baby , did n't startle and wake at the least noise , like some did , but there was a pleasure in being gentle and slow about things . |
| 11 | If your Mob is armed with bows , crossbows , or other missile weapons , then this turn it will halt and shoot at the nearest other Orc or Goblin Mob . |
| 12 | ‘ Power and knowledge directly imply each other … there is no power relation without the correlative constitution of a field of knowledge , nor any knowledge that does not presuppose and constitute at the same time power relations ’ ( Foucault , 1977 : 27 ) . |
| 13 | and you could go and look at the local one and talk to the people there and see what they 're doing and |
| 14 | " Well , I can walk and listen at the same time . " |
| 15 | Here a second fleet of transports would be waiting with another 20,000 men , who would assemble and embark at the last moment to secure the maximum surprise . |
| 16 | The problem I must admit the problem that surprised me with overheads is that erm people ca n't write and listen at the same time , or the other thing is , you put something on an overhead th every bit of it gets written down which is why I adapted it so that you did . |
| 17 | Scientists now know how they do it — by using a special part of the voice box , which is why they can purr and miaow at the same time . |
| 18 | If these fields are left blank , the listings will start and end at the highest/lowest SPR identifiers known to LIFESPAN . |
| 19 | If these fields are left blank , the listings will start and end at the highest/lowest SPR identifiers known to LIFESPAN . |
| 20 | It was Irene , for instance , who pointed out something I 'd never been able to put my finger on : that Tod ca n't talk and smile at the same time . |
| 21 | Can a heart rise and sink at the same time ? |