Example sentences of "[adv prt] [noun] [prep] the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had put on weight in the short time since going to Mrs Gracie 's ; he was plump . |
| 2 | Pulling off her bright headscarf , tossing off her jacket , she threw off apologies at the same time . |
| 3 | E/A turned and made off East at the same time as we sighted him . |
| 4 | She said , ‘ We 'll all be pulling up sticks about the same time , then ! |
| 5 | The deeply unpopular Somerset was overthrown in October , and power passed to those who had opposed the war ; his successor , John Dudley , earl of Warwick , was only recognizing the inevitable when he gave up Boulogne at the same time as peace was made with Scotland in March 1550 , when the last stronghold held by the English , Lauder , capitulated . |
| 6 | In the beginning priority was given to those setting up home for the first time , families with young children , and people who had lost their homes and furniture through enemy action . |
| 7 | I will discuss past and likely future trends in households and housing , and give particular attention to the experience of young people setting up home for the first time . |
| 8 | Her husband was due to retire then and they had decided that they would both give up work at the same time . |
| 9 | I gave up men after the last time . |
| 10 | If you are setting up LIFESPAN for the first time , you should follow the procedures in the order given to ensure a trouble-free installation . |
| 11 | When the £5 million Juventus midfielder leads out England for the first time he will spare a thought for the man who captained England to 1966 World Cup glory , just 48 hours after Bobby Moore revealed that he was battling cancer . |
| 12 | Barbara Coleman would detest the solitude , the place would bring back memories of the good times and she would be confronted more than ever with the evidence that the good times had gone . |
| 13 | Begin with the most common offenders : milk , milk products and chocolate , cutting out beef at the same time as this can sometimes cross-react with milk . |
| 14 | For Leconte , who only four months earlier had undergone back surgery for the third time in little more than two years , it had seen the re-birth of what was — and can be again — a gloriously entertaining , as well as effective , career . |