Example sentences of "at the same time [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a campaign characterized by televised smears and counter-smears but which appeared not to excite the expected level of public interest , Labour managers stressed the readiness of party leader Itzhak Rabin to move ahead decisively with the Middle East peace process , while at the same time emphasising his hardline credentials . |
| 2 | Guido smiled suddenly , once more taking Ronni by surprise — and at the same time displaying his perfect white teeth . |
| 3 | He laid emphasis on the ‘ Mrs ’ , at the same time bowing his head in a servile manner . |
| 4 | Barman Mike Wheeler slipped whilst attempting to catch the picture , badly slashing his wrist on the broken glass and at the same time dropping his lighted cigarette into a box of Buxtons Tripe and Strawberry Flavoured Crisps . |
| 5 | Such was his disillusionment that he gave up the practice of medicine for a while and supported himself and his growing family by undertaking translation work , at the same time pursuing his chemical and botanical studies . |
| 6 | The Commander did not cease to deny the accusations of Timothy Gedge , while at the same time seeking his wife 's forgiveness in a general way . |
| 7 | To Henry it may well have seemed a sensible way of killing two birds with one stone — chastising rebels and at the same time providing his warlike second son with useful experience . |
| 8 | Paul wanted to retch , and at the same time felt his member thrusting against his clothes ; there was no denying that he had wanted this , when all was said , for a long time . |
| 9 | The Collector , trying to prise the Padre 's fingers from his throat and at the same time turn his head , was just able to see a pink young face with a blond moustache surmounting a brilliant scarlet tunic . |
| 10 | He waited with eyes properly closed until he felt her breath on his cheek , her hand touch his forehead , then clapped his own over it , at the same time opening his eyes wide , smiling as she jumped . |
| 11 | Seeing her as innately beautiful , especially after she gave birth to the child she was bearing , was to applaud her regeneration and at the same time redeem his own unattractiveness . |
| 12 | Our first object must be to antagonize the poison and at the same time uphold his powers . |
| 13 | Denis Thatcher , who was knocking golf balls into cups , was at the same time rehearsing his speech , to be delivered at lunch that Thursday to the Hove Rotary Club . |
| 14 | When the defender sees the attack coming , he steps back smartly and at the same time raises his hand to execute an inside block . |
| 15 | Graeme 's other option is to move his back foot back and across towards the off stump , but at the same time keeping his head forward over the perpendicular with the front knee . |
| 16 | Reacting instantly , Curtis jerked the wheel hard over and sideswiped the other car , at the same time jerking his foot from the gas pedal . |
| 17 | Edward Blishen , the presenter , has an enviable gift for sketching in background and perspective , drawing up different strands of what was happening at the same time to make his argument , all with ease . |
| 18 | They argue that Mrs Aquino can heal old wounds by allowing the former dictator to come home , at the same time disarming his supporters who scream that he is being done an injustice . |
| 19 | How could she detest him , despise him , distrust him , and at the same time crave his friendship ? |
| 20 | From the beginning , Frohnmayer seemed to be trying to please the avant-garde artistic community while at the same time proclaiming his own high moral stance he actually is the possessor of a degree in Christian ethics from the University of Chicago . |