Example sentences of "and [v-ing] at the [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | More surprising , and to Paviour more confounding and conciliating at the same time , was the presence of Gus Hambro , busy with a large clip-board , charting on squared paper the patch of ground to be taken up , and sketching a hurried but accurately proportioned elevation of the exposed vault of the flue . |
2 | I 'm not a social eater and I hate talking and eating at the same time . |
3 | ‘ But the most difficult thing about this band for me is actually playing parts live and singing at the same time ! |
4 | She stood up , holding her hands to her face , laughing and weeping at the same time , gasping for breath , feeling her heart and only finally throwing her arms up in joy . |
5 | He was crying and laughing at the same time . |
6 | Nails was laughing and shivering at the same time , so excited that he felt almost ill with it . |
7 | Somehow her own anger and his frustration together turned into a mutual all-embracing passion , and they clung together , hating and loving at the same time . |
8 | Poor seed-beds , dry conditions and spraying at the wrong time or the wrong rate could all explain the appearance of the yield-sapping weed . |
9 | I was shivering and sweating at the same time . |
10 | By tactfully praising and criticizing at the same time , he had pupils flocking into the school , eager to train , rightly believing he had special abilities in this sphere . |
11 | I fought for breath between heaves , snatching down flecks of vomit and coughing and spewing at the same time . |
12 | Ideally , you should try to dovetail selling and buying at the same time . |
13 | Someone was squealing and crying at the same time , as if caught in a trap . |
14 | The two women held one another , laughing and crying at the same time , while little Danny pulled at Ruth 's skirt , wanting to know , ‘ Who 's that lady , Mam ? ’ |
15 | Suddenly the anguish was gone and she was laughing and crying at the same time . |
16 | In the case of the curious ‘ rodent-run ’ display , it is as if the bird is running away and hiding at the same time . |
17 | This puts me in mind of the last Top of The Pops I watched , a show replete with beflared , poncho 'd , kaftan 'd persons doing psychotropic ‘ dances ’ , tripping out and boogieing at the same time . |
18 | John was burgling and dealing at the same time , so we had a regular supply , like . |
19 | Evening classes are a good way of meeting people , adding to your skills , having fun , and learning at the same time , without the organisational demands that a club may make upon you . |
20 | The densely hooded vegetation is soothing and disorientating at the same time . |
21 | It 's sludging and scaling at the same time . |
22 | … Everybody was talking and gesticulating at the same time . ’ |
23 | I saw women dealing with having kids and working at the same time and the kids were happy because of the closeness with their mother . |
24 | ‘ You do n't want to listen to doctors , ’ he tells Irene , coming as close as he ever does to talking and smiling at the same time . |
25 | Add the oil very carefully , drop by drop , beating in between each drop to avoid curdling until about a quarter has been added , then mix in the rest , pouring it in slowly and beating at the same time . |