Example sentences of "and at the same time [pron] " in BNC.

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31 And at the same time it draws attention away from your activities here in the Wilds .
32 A fairly long , extremely active and relatively well-documented royal life like that of Charles the Bald can serve modern students as a thread through the maze of complex power-relations , and at the same time it leads back to the heart of events .
33 It turns from Proust 's text and looks outward to the language system in general ; and at the same time it represents de Man 's voice speaking from outside and intruding into Proust 's text .
34 On March 21st , a despatch from Falkenhayn admitted that Rupprecht had been right about the British not being able to take the offensive , and at the same time it ordered the withdrawal of three of his divisions for the general reserve .
35 And at the same time you understand — because they ca n't .
36 But I ca n't explain it , it 's as if the devil himself is down there , and there 's this horrible smell that chokes you and at the same time you get the feeling that something evil is lying in wait for you .
37 And at the same time you 've got ta be able to talk to the managing director and have lunch with him and talk about what was on television and what the state of the country is and the economic situation and everything , you know .
38 It 's from fear of what will happen , because you 're doing something you 're comfortable with you 're proud of erm a and at the same time you do n't know how erm these authorities are going to react .
39 ‘ I knew I had n't done anything to Joanna and at the same time I was totally confused as to how it could have happened . ’
40 I eat carefully , my heartbeat quickens nervously when the portions offered are too big , and at the same time I 'm trying not to draw attention to my small plateful .
41 He had a stubborn determination about him , and at the same time I think he was really exhausted ; he was really exhausted , physically and emotionally .
42 At 1.15 a.m. , however , the bite alarm on my flake-baited rod shrills out its sudden warning , the silver foil smacks the rod and at the same time I grasp the cork butt and drive the hook into a lip .
43 I applied to correspondence courses for writing , I joined a music workshop , and at the same time I had to rush into a job , as I came over with just one bag and no money . ’
44 And at the same time I could n't help seeing Barber was a bit of a sham .
45 Many a reader of The Possessed will have smiled at Von Lemke 's paper cut-outs — the conductor waving his baton , the bustling railway porter , the hell-fire gesticulating preacher — and at the same time he will have wondered why the microcosmic animated toys feel so supremely right for this novel .
46 It would give the American parent group a chance to examine his potential at close quarters and at the same time he would be able to undergo some training to prepare him for the more elevated positions he was destined to occupy in future .
47 Believe he could not , and at the same time he had no firm conviction that all was untrue .
48 Sharpe shouted , and at the same time he raked his spurs back so savagely that the exhausted and astonished mare jerked forward , almost spilling Sharpe out of his tall Hussar 's saddle .
49 His right eye , which he had hardly noticed until Dr McNab had looked at it a little while earlier , had begun to throb painfully , and at the same time he felt feverish and nauseated , though perhaps it was only on account of the fetid atmosphere and the stench of urine .
50 He had enjoyed immense public prestige as Supreme Commander , Allied Forces , 1944–6 , and Supreme Commander , NATO , 1950–52 , and at the same time he had managed to remain above the political squabbles of the period .
51 She stumbled off the edge of the concrete path , and immediately his flashlight was directed towards the ground and at the same time he pressed her arm more tightly into his side , and like this they walked on until they reached the wood , and there their steps slowed and quietly he asked , ‘ Where 's he gone tonight ? ’
52 There was no fire and I had switched off long before the port wing touched the ground , I saw him hare across the airfield diagonally opposed to the direction of the hangar , and indeed the aircraft , and at the same time he was haring away towards Findhorn .
53 However , if the broker fills an order left with him by his client or deals on a discretionary basis , he is as a matter of law dealing on both sides of the " client " contract ; he is agent for the client , in that he binds the client to the contract , and at the same time he is technically the client 's counterparty .
54 As his experience increased his interest turned from the study of animal anatomy to problems in the fields of bacteriology and pathology , and at the same time his reputation as a pioneer in veterinary surgery steadily increased .
55 ‘ Give me a chance to put it right , ’ he murmured , and at the same time his fingers traced a delicate pattern over the inner skin of her wrists as he lightly caught hold of her and drew her closer .
56 His mouth closed over hers and at the same time his body abruptly demanded entry .
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