Example sentences of "[prep] the [det] time [verb] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Life for a single parent was never easy — struggling to cope with the demands of a new baby , while at the same time trying to hold down a job . |
| 2 | Consider , first , a theory which takes its clue from Leibniz , while at the same time trying to dispense with Leibniz 's dubious metaphysics . |
| 3 | I leap outside into the snow , stand ankle deep in the snow and strain frantically at the same time trying to remember which direction I am pointing so that I can give instructions about where not to get the snow for tomorrow 's tea . |
| 4 | His mind was n't up to speaking one line while listening to another , and at the same time trying to remember the next move . |
| 5 | First , how to persuade other member states not to insist on proposals which take us down the federal route and , second , how to avoid agreeing to wording which would be inconsistent with the wishes of the British parliament and electorate , while at the same time trying to reach an agreement . |
| 6 | But consider now a different theory which takes its clue not from Leibniz but from Kant , while at the same time trying to eliminate the main causes of the difficulties and problems that bedevil Kant 's own approach . |
| 7 | British Communists continued to blame the Social Democrats for Hitler 's victory while at the same time trying to organize common anti-Fascist activities between Communists and the Left of the Labour movement . |
| 8 | Even the washing hanging from the tenement windows seemed to be fluttering a welcome as we all struggled to our feet , pushing and shoving , as we attempted to get our packs on our backs , at the same time trying to get a clear view of the platform and the hundreds of people watching the train pull in . |
| 9 | And perhaps most fundamental of all , we have to try to live and teach according to our ideals , and to promote them , whilst at the same time trying to make a good career within a system that seems at many points to be based on quite antagonistic values . |
| 10 | If only she could be with her , give her a hug , the affection and understanding she needed , at the same time trying to make her see that issuing ultimatums inevitably led to war — whether it was between countries or lovers ! |
| 11 | Then she felt the coverlet being pulled off the bed and João was on top of her and his sweet breath was in her face and his mouth over her mouth ; he was forcing her legs apart until she thought she would split ; he was trying to lift them right up over his shoulders , and at the same time trying to enter where she was impossibly small , cursing at his lack of success and finally grunting and gasping , until she felt a little damp fountain on her belly and he rolled off the bed and pattered quickly from the room . |
| 12 | Arthur Scargill put it that ‘ Whilst we exist in a capitalist society we have to extract from that society the highest possible reward for the labour power that we sell , whilst at the same time trying to change the society . ’ |
| 13 | There is , I believe , a strong case for encouraging more administrators from the developing countries to participate in seminars of that sort , while at the same time trying to reduce the very heavy demand that would make on the time of people primarily engaged in other tasks . |
| 14 | She did her best to look indignant , at the same time trying to sneak a look at the paper Candy was holding . |
| 15 | The 5th generation — Expert Systems — must be seen as being applied to the first four generations of Maintenance but at the same time trying to integrate them as well . |
| 16 | Sunny 's two children from a previous marriage brought the case against Claus and have continued to make sure their mother 's story is kept in the lime light , ( they opposed this film though ) , while at the same time trying to hide the truth about their mother — that she was a pill-potting drunk who injected herself regularly . |
| 17 | These laws are not perfect and will not satisfy everyone in the Church , but they will achieve provision for women to be ordained as priests — and at the same time seek to respect the consciences of those opposed . |
| 18 | He can not profess , as he likes to do , his respect for the autonomy of academic institutions and at the same time seek to limit their management discretion . |
| 19 | Following our father 's advice both brothers made sure I was seated between them , at the same time refusing to exchange a word with me . |
| 20 | Plenary sessions in the Conference had , one after the other , commented on the absence of any relevant courses at University Departments of Education , on the similar failure on the part of other institutions of higher education to develop qualifications which might secure recognition from the Council for National Academic Awards , and on the apparent unwillingness of the Department of Education and Science to recognise overseas qualifications whilst at the same time refusing to take a lead in a field which could be shown to be a priority area . |
| 21 | At the same time try to make a water change before going on a trip , using the water removed in the bucket — this helps to begin the process of acclimatisation before the fish is actually in its new home . |
| 22 | In circumstances in which the opinion leaders and policy-makers in adult education have responded to the women 's movement at all , it has been to co-opt feminism into their platitudes , whilst at the same time seeking to deflect and defeat the radical intention of women 's liberation as it might be applied in adult education and society generally . |
| 23 | The aperture of the cowrie shell into which the mollusc withdraws has suggested two quite different analogies , the vulva and the eye , the one promoting fertility , the other serving as a prophylactic against the evil eye and at the same time seeking to promote good sight . |
| 24 | Khrushchev , who was preoccupied with trying to promote a policy of peaceful coexistence with the United States ( Khrushchev and Eisenhower met at Camp David in September 1959 ) whilst at the same time seeking to contain the emerging Sino-Soviet rift , had little thought to spare for the bearded revolutionaries in far-off Cuba . |
| 25 | The court should thus give effect to the rules wherever possible , while at the same time seeking to avoid legalistic interpretation , particularly if this produces arbitrary or irrational results . |
| 26 | The family , for example , was at the same time tending to lose some of its authority and responsibilities . |
| 27 | That is , in periods of high unemployment , the government would expand aggregate demand : this would reduce the unemployment but at the same time tend to create inflationary pressure so that eventually the government would have to reduce aggregate demand again . |
| 28 | He believes , therefore , that his criticism of identity at the same time helps to put a stop to this virulent and mystifying doctrine . |
| 29 | But he established another less welcome precedent which became common in headhunting firms in the future : he took a professional , workmanlike and effective attitude towards solving the corporate problems of others , but at the same time failed to keep his own house in order . |
| 30 | While attempting to give financial autonomy to schools the government has at the same time failed to help the market — that is , parents and pupils — to decide what subjects should be studied . |