Example sentences of "[coord] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | This means that initially CD-I may be seen by those either upgrading their CD-A players or buying for the first time , as an added available dimension . |
| 2 | More surprising , and to Paviour more confounding and conciliating at the same time , was the presence of Gus Hambro , busy with a large clip-board , charting on squared paper the patch of ground to be taken up , and sketching a hurried but accurately proportioned elevation of the exposed vault of the flue . |
| 3 | I 'm not a social eater and I hate talking and eating at the same time . |
| 4 | ‘ But the most difficult thing about this band for me is actually playing parts live and singing at the same time ! |
| 5 | He must have been about to take a shower , she realised , noticing a towel flung carelessly on to the bed , and seeing for the first time that his shirt was undone almost to the waist , revealing his broad , muscular chest with its lavish covering of silky golden hair . |
| 6 | ‘ Is it really worth going somewhere else ? ’ she asked a trifly wistfully , filling her lungs with cool fresh air and realising for the first time that the pavements were damp and it must have been raining . |
| 7 | She stood up , holding her hands to her face , laughing and weeping at the same time , gasping for breath , feeling her heart and only finally throwing her arms up in joy . |
| 8 | They chatted quietly about old times — and daring for the first time to talk about the future . |
| 9 | Usually worn by those smug bastards who fidget relentlessly on planes and insist on getting up and walking round the whole time , demonstratively taking photos out of windows and asking for guided tours of the cockpit . |
| 10 | He was crying and laughing at the same time . |
| 11 | Nails was laughing and shivering at the same time , so excited that he felt almost ill with it . |
| 12 | Somehow her own anger and his frustration together turned into a mutual all-embracing passion , and they clung together , hating and loving at the same time . |
| 13 | Well , what is a man to do , deprived at a stroke of his habitual daily employment for forty years and living for the first time with his widowed younger sister who is always surveying him for signs of disorder , be they physical , emotional or sartorial , and nagging him about unpunctuality for meals . |
| 14 | Last night , she said she would be taking a play to the Edinburgh Festival and directing for the first time . |
| 15 | But much of Operation Gemini is about surveilance , observing known criminals and waiting for the right time to move in and make arrests , of which there have been more than a hundred and twenty since the operation started four weeks ago . |
| 16 | Poor seed-beds , dry conditions and spraying at the wrong time or the wrong rate could all explain the appearance of the yield-sapping weed . |
| 17 | I was shivering and sweating at the same time . |
| 18 | As a special mark of favour , Rainbow has brought Naomi to see the acting debut of a lesbian country-and-western heart-throb who 's branching out and sidling towards the big time . |
| 19 | By tactfully praising and criticizing at the same time , he had pupils flocking into the school , eager to train , rightly believing he had special abilities in this sphere . |
| 20 | I fought for breath between heaves , snatching down flecks of vomit and coughing and spewing at the same time . |
| 21 | Ideally , you should try to dovetail selling and buying at the same time . |
| 22 | Your friend awaits you , I think , ’ he added , nodding towards the courtyard where Iris was standing beside Melissa 's car , and speaking for the first time in faultless English instead of French . |
| 23 | Someone was squealing and crying at the same time , as if caught in a trap . |
| 24 | The two women held one another , laughing and crying at the same time , while little Danny pulled at Ruth 's skirt , wanting to know , ‘ Who 's that lady , Mam ? ’ |
| 25 | Suddenly the anguish was gone and she was laughing and crying at the same time . |
| 26 | The computer operator in the station made another call to the ambulance service telling them that the situation was very serious and asking for the estimated time of arrival of the ambulance . |
| 27 | In the case of the curious ‘ rodent-run ’ display , it is as if the bird is running away and hiding at the same time . |
| 28 | This puts me in mind of the last Top of The Pops I watched , a show replete with beflared , poncho 'd , kaftan 'd persons doing psychotropic ‘ dances ’ , tripping out and boogieing at the same time . |
| 29 | John was burgling and dealing at the same time , so we had a regular supply , like . |
| 30 | Evening classes are a good way of meeting people , adding to your skills , having fun , and learning at the same time , without the organisational demands that a club may make upon you . |