Example sentences of "[coord] at the [adj] time have " in BNC.
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| 1 | as if my whole life , he wrote , had been spent working at the glass and at the same time had been spent doing nothing at all . |
| 2 | Already during the uncanny calm of the ‘ phoney war ’ in the winter of 1939–40 , Hitler had hinted at a successful end to the conflict during 1940 , and at the same time had further blamed England and France for deliberately prolonging the war through their influence on previously neutral countries . |
| 3 | Their manager , standing in the wings , wondered what Arthur was yakking about , and at the same time had a moment of seeing them as Gandhi carrying a buffalo . |
| 4 | You do n't need to be a first class embroiderer to create something beautiful and at the same time have lots of fun . |
| 5 | This is the so-called ‘ poverty-trap ’ of the lower paid : a small increase in earning takes them over a threshold , whereby they may lose certain welfare benefits and at the same time have to pay a disproportionately large increase in tax on their original income . |
| 6 | With no qualifications and precious little experience , she has taken on the job of Princess of Wales and is turning it into a significant career — and at the same time has brought up two small boys . |
| 7 | Plant nutrients are derived in the most part from the decomposition of plant and animal remains , during which process they reach a peat-like structure that has remarkable powers of moisture absorption and retention , and at the same time has considerable influence on the physical texture and structure of the soil . |
| 8 | It is this " pathetic " quality in Antoine Bloye 's character which undoubtedly elicits the sympathy of the reader and at the same time has significant implications at the historical level . |
| 9 | For example The promise given by Dewey not to alter the subject numbers obviously has clear advantages but at the same time has built-in disadvantages . |
| 10 | The knack in dowsing is to be in the right frame of mind , not caring too much what answer you get , but at the same time having a clear idea of what you are looking for , otherwise you are opening yourself up to a very wide ‘ waveband ’ and things will get very confused . |
| 11 | In conjunction with several American firms , Clive and Stokes has been involved in developing ISA ( International Search Associates ) which aims to find firms who will adhere to a strict set of rules and co-operate in a manner which will enable the client to have the benefit of local know-how , with less restrictive off-limits constraints , but at the same time have an international outlook . |
| 12 | Today , the State secondary sector faces underfunding as a result of successive Conservative government education cuts , but at the same time have been forced to change the curriculum to take into account the GCSE . |
| 13 | Financial institutions have thus been encouraged to move into new areas of business , but at the same time have been regulated on a more formal basis than before . |