Example sentences of "two [adj] [noun pl] at the same " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not possible to go in two different directions at the same time . |
| 2 | I felt two different things at the same time . |
| 3 | Assignment , on the other hand , requires a more explicit focus on the particular property assigned ; what is assigned may be a complex property ( like fairly acceptable ) , or even a co-ordination ; but to expect a single linguistic faculty to make two separate assignments of properties to the same entity in the same phrase would be unreasonable ; it would be analogous to expecting a physical eye to focus on two different objects at the same time . |
| 4 | One of his most exciting finds was two different pieces of an 18th-century magnetic toy which were in two different places at the same auction . |
| 5 | Because comparison is generally more important in science than the determination of an absolute value , we are generally involved in observing either the same sample at two different points of time between which X occurs , or two different samples at the same point in time , only one having been subjected to X. |
| 6 | Robson did think of playing Platt alongside Bull but rejected the idea of using two inexperienced players at the same time . |
| 7 | This has the advantage that we can examine two major issues at the same time : the extent to which the Copernican revolution destroyed hallowed perceptions of humanity 's place in the universe , and the extent to which Protestant audiences were more receptive . |
| 8 | ( b ) Do n't try to teach more than two linguistic items at the same time , eg the present continuous tense plus vocabulary concerned with the post office would be enough for one period . |
| 9 | It is unusual for a small town like Middleton to produce two successful bands at the same time , playing similar music , and it is instructive to compare their very differing outlooks and fortunes . |
| 10 | Another witness of the charter to St Wandrille dated 1033 is King Henry I of France , who is known from other sources to have been briefly in exile with Robert at Fécamp , and according Edward the title " king of the English " would presumably have done Robert 's prestige no harm at all , as he would thus have been entertaining two exiled monarchs at the same time . |