Example sentences of "[prep] the same time try [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 | 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 . |
| 18 | She quickly began to sketch , and at the same time tried to imprint on her mind the combination of colours that made the whole scene so eerily effective . |
| 19 | In these examples the therapists endeavoured to help the patients come to terms with the loss and at the same time tried to assist them to tackle the other problems they were facing . |