Example sentences of "and [adv] [prep] the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was in great pain , and suddenly for the first time in my life , I forgot my fear of John Reed . |
| 2 | She would rely on his discretion , and perhaps at the same time in some speechless way on his support . |
| 3 | Most of these were undetectable in that there were few enquiries I could pursue after the event ; for example , the purse stolen by an unknown thief an hour or two prior to the report and perhaps with the exact time and location of the theft unknown left little chance for skilled investigation . |
| 4 | Suddenly , and perhaps for the first time , Shirley Brown felt a twinge of affection for the lonely little woman who seemed far more aware of what was going on than any of them . |
| 5 | Understanding involves an area more extensive than that of which one can be conscious ; one can not be outside and inside at the same time … |
| 6 | Therapy is commenced as early as possible , based on arterial oxygen levels and preferably at the same time as anti-PCP drug therapy . |
| 7 | The plan is to put someone on all 277 Munros on the same day , and hopefully at the same time . |
| 8 | I then zealous to understand I I er , er , erm sought it Statutes , Volume thirty-three nineteen ninety three edition and studied most carefully pages six hundred and seventy-five to six hundred and seventy-seven and there I found an account of what has happened to Sections two and three and also for the first time light was shed upon Section two A. My Lords , I have from time to time ventured to express some doubt as to whether our legislative procedures were as excellent , as I 'm sure Your Lordships would wish them to be and when I recently suggested in the most mild terms to Her Majesty 's Government that they might consider some form of enquiry into our legislative procedures to see whether as they were as high class as they should be , erm I was given a very negative reply the clear influence of which was that the our legislative procedures could not possibly be improved and My Lords I do really think with respect that that is a proposition which is open to doubt . |
| 9 | In the higher sea level of the first interglacial , any mud left would be at too great depths to be disturbed by waves and hence for the first time the seas would be clear enough for reef-building corals to flourish . |
| 10 | This provides the compound curve necessary so that the rail curves around the back and upwards at the same time . |
| 11 | Jim has been a newspaper seller in Swindon for 25 years and now for the first time in his life , he 's made the front page . |
| 12 | However , while the condition of struggle with the West Indians remained a constant , at least until 1838 , in providing a rationale for national organisations , how they were conceived as operating at various times , and even at the same time by different reformers , varied significantly . |
| 13 | So they have all the advantages of being indoors and outdoors at the same time , making performances at Garsington a unique experience . |
| 14 | Now , if you 're going to er er er er want everything and then at the same time , want to reduce the budget , then I think you 're like the man who wanted a cake an and you 'll find that he wanted to eat it , so I think you 've got to come to terms and be realistic . |
| 15 | The feudal levy now fell into disuse : it was summoned in 1327 , and then for the last time , and probably for financial reasons , in 1385 . |
| 16 | She smiled at her stepchild and then for the last time dug her long finger sharply in Artemis 's shoulder , but Artemis did n't flinch . |
| 17 | With Between the relationship between language and gender becomes significant both thematically and structurally for the first time in Brooke-Rose 's fiction . |
| 18 | It was at Lovell 's dinner-table that Coleridge eventually found Southey , and there for the first time that he met Lovell 's wife Mary and her eldest sister Sarah Fricker . |
| 19 | The protuberance under her fingers felt soft and hard at the same time , an iron fist in a velvet glove . |
| 20 | His Postscript evokes the aim of a white-coated Doctor Kundera ‘ to solve an aesthetic problem : how to write a novel which would be a ‘ critique of poetry ’ and yet at the same time would itself be poetry ’ . |
| 21 | Europe appeared to accept her difference and individuality , whereas England demanded that she should somehow conform , assimilate , and yet at the same time , there was no way in which it was possible to really ‘ assimilate ’ . |
| 22 | Because I could n't countenance how you could stay under water without being asphyxiated , and yet at the same time I was incapable of comprehending the trick . |
| 23 | ‘ As a breed , ‘ Charlies ’ are very gentle , and yet at the same time strong willed . |
| 24 | There had already been a kerfuffle over the pornographic ones ; they could n't be included in the facsimile edition and yet at the same time it could hardly be called a complete edition if they were n't there . |
| 25 | As with all good day dreams you were confident that one day this world would materialize and yet at the same time it seemed as unattainable as another planet . |
| 26 | The leader must choose a suitable spread to get a borrower 's loan business and yet at the same time convince participating banks that it is a realistic return relative to the loan risk(s) involved . |
| 27 | Nevertheless , the example points up the paradox of the advantage to the teacher of having to experience new learning alongside and in co-operation with the children , and yet at the same time having to be an expert in the subject . |
| 28 | And yet at the same time the government is squeezing the railways ' investment budget in an attempt to improve efficiency . |
| 29 | He was standing quite still , feeling both paralysed and yet at the same time filled with a flood of energy . |
| 30 | So we all know that Benn is black and yet at the same time the Guardian can maintain the implicit position : ‘ Black ? |