Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] at the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Petion looked both nervous and comfortable at the same time . |
| 32 | I heard Alec saying , in a voice that tried to be light and urgent at the same time , ‘ We 're ready , sir , ’ and I heard the reply : ‘ Well I 'm not . |
| 33 | The thought was pleasing and oppressive at the same time . |
| 34 | And all at the same time . |
| 35 | Dalgliesh raised it with careful fingers touching only the extreme edge of the cloth and saw underneath a smudge of blood on the carpet about two centimetres long and thicker at the right end than at the left . |
| 36 | All chemical and biochemical reactions depend on electrical charges and biologically active molecules carry charges which may be positive at one end of the molecule and negative at the other end . |
| 37 | Selznick concluded that delegation achieves a necessary purpose , as specialisation increases , but that it carries problems with it , ie. it is both functional and dysfunctional at the same time . |
| 38 | He swaggered across and loomed over her , aggressive and protective at the same time . |
| 39 | Their rule is perfect and effective at the practical level , but I could see no way of passing its benefits on , of helping or involving others . |
| 40 | He is always positive and courteous at the same time as being astute , determined and unwavering in his pursuit of profit . |
| 41 | I How might such states be both mental and physical at the same time ? |
| 42 | It looked really ugly and beautiful at the same time . |
| 43 | The Manager of the package and those at the next level in the structure which reference it are reset to their original values for the package being updated and all packages which reference it ( see ( i ) above ) . |
| 44 | It is artificially constrained in a way that ensures that the burden is not fairly distributed and those at the top end of the property range , and very likely to be at the top end of the income range , are being given shelter which is not justified . |
| 45 | You are sensitive , you are eager , you try to be honest , you manage to be both your age and natural and a little priggish and old-fashioned at the same time . |
| 46 | Course , Derek Weintraub just sat there , totally gormless and I-know-it-all at the same time as only a fifth-year O-level repeat can be . |
| 47 | Already being used by the law in the US , the head-to-toe outfit gives that Michelin man effect but is , we 're told , light and flexible at the same time as being resistant to punches , bottles and the occasional kicking . |
| 48 | Her face was serious and angry at the same time . |
| 49 | Emmie felt sorry for him and angry at the same time because he made things so difficult . |
| 50 | Colonic carcinoma was found in three patients ( two caecal and one at the hepatic flexure ) . |
| 51 | She delights in Strauss and Mozart ‘ because the women in their operas are contradictory ; warm and cool at the same time ’ . |
| 52 | A prodigious runner , Mehew 's pace and fitness give Rovers the appearance of playing 4-4-2 and 4-3-3 at the same time and his willingness to get into the penalty area has brought him four goals already this season . |
| 53 | This followed first place in the European championships at Falkirk , runners-up in the world championship in Glasgow and first at the prestigious Cowal Gathering . |
| 54 | Then I spotted something small , black and misshapen at the other end of the kitchen . |
| 55 | Thus in R v Stanley ( 1965 ) , Lord Chief Justice Parker explained the meaning of the terms ‘ indecent ’ and ‘ obscene ’ by suggesting that they both convey the same idea , ‘ namely , offending against recognised standards of propriety , indecent being at the lower end of the scale and obscene at the upper end ’ . |
| 56 | Forester had moved to the window and looked out into the yard where the two long-wheelbase Land Rovers stood side by side , somehow managing to be tough and elegant at the same time in their rough-country rig with full-length roof racks and mounted searchlights . |
| 57 | Unknown to the man who won more downhills than any other racer in history , the local ski patrol spent most of the night clearing snow by hand from the third tee and green at the local golf course in Copper Creek , the highest 18-hole golf course in North America , so that he could play golf on his birthday . |
| 58 | The man is moving up and down over Andy , his backside looks large and white against the green of the ferns ; he still has the rucksack on and it looks weird , frightening and comical at the same time . |
| 59 | Whatever he was , she found him charming and exasperating at the same time and no , she did n't think her relationship would last because you ca n't keep mercury in your hand , not for long . |
| 60 | Opening rounds of 85 and 78 at the qualifying school in Montpellier have wrecked his chance of a 1993 tour card and he is close to quitting a game that once promised millionaire status . |