Example sentences of "and [verb] [adv] at the [det] " in BNC.
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1 | At Finsbury Park tube a shambling white man comes up , blood from a cut drying on his brow , trying to beg with dignity and stand up at the same time . |
2 | Why did n't they wait for the passengers to get off first , instead of squeezing themselves , their sacks of wheat and bicycles on at the same time that others were dragging their possessions off ? |
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 | The arrangements have been made so as to enable spectators to be SET DOWN AND PICKED UP AT THE SAME POINT in a city unfamiliar to them . |
5 | The patient ( Uma Thurman ) seems to have undergone a severe childhood trauma ; the sister ( Kim Basinger ) is married to a handsome Greek gangster ( Eric Roberts ) and runs amok at the least taste of alcohol . |
6 | Aileen knew how to hold a conversation with twelve people and work hard at the same time . |