Example sentences of "[verb] at the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 31 | 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 . |
| 32 | You can not deduce from the fact that it was happening at the same time that it was a cause . |
| 33 | Yeah well this is , th this is it I mean th th there are often a lot of things happening at the same time er er some of which as you just sort of hinted at are sort of er erm of a psychological er er have a psychological factor in them which all add to it do n't they ? |
| 34 | I originally had this idea through the workers union in Manchester , and I was wondering if there were any comparative studies that were happening at the same time , and that would be really interesting to see how Oxford compares to other areas . |
| 35 | When Coenred went to Rome he went in the company of Offa , son of Sigehere and king of the eastern Saxons , who abdicated at the same time ( HE V , 19 ) , and the harmony which appears to have prevailed between Coenred and Offa is another salutary warning not to describe relations between overlords and their royal dependants in this period as one of constant hostility . |
| 36 | ‘ Oh no ! ’ they exclaimed at the same time . |
| 37 | The novelty was in the clean and smiling way he said them , blowing out gray smoke rings at the same time . |
| 38 | Since they would be stationed on inter-republican boundaries , the Supreme Soviet voted at the same time to work towards a definition of legal state borders with its neighbours by Feb. 1 , 1992 . |
| 39 | The black eyes were pouring through her , amused and oddly smouldering at the same time . |
| 40 | The two parts of the base were joined in the same way , the lower loops of the ropework being added at the same time . |
| 41 | Ancistrus hoplogenys were added at the same time as the Corys . |
| 42 | The inhibitory effect of TPA was the same whether it was added 30 or 10 minutes before challenge with histamine at 20°C , but TPA was ineffective if added at the same time as histamine ( Fig 3 ) . |
| 43 | But when I substituted ‘ anorexia nervosa ’ for ‘ mental illness ’ I could see the truth in what Szasz was saying , and realise at the same time that his judgement was not so harsh . |
| 44 | Conchis was no more than the chance agent , the event that had come at the right time ; just as in the old days I might , after a celibate term at Oxford , have met a girl and begun an affaire with her , I had begun something exciting with him . |
| 45 | Creaney , who now forms a new strike partnership with Andy Payton , and has nudged his boyhood idol Charlie Nicholas into reserve football , feels the Cologne tie has come at the right time . |
| 46 | Suddenly , she knew that her aunt 's news had come at the perfect time . |
| 47 | You have come at the wrong time . |
| 48 | I would n't bounce at the same time |
| 49 | But erm Policy E two was also deleted at the same time . |
| 50 | How often do you meet and how many people there , you 're showing interest but you 're also qualifying at the same time and it 's not padding , it 's actually useful information because you 're thinking well that 's worth pursuing the R N I , yes but there 's money there . |
| 51 | The Company made a 60-mile withdrawal to the beach at Betano and were picked up with Portuguese and Dutch civilians evacuated at the same time , the relief ships being bombed during their approach for this night landing . |
| 52 | His accuracy and stinginess with runs made him almost without equal as a one-day bowler , for he could both contain and attack at the same time since the bounce he got from his great height and the control he had over the ball gave him the extra penetration that brought wickets . |
| 53 | The Whites had vast total forces but the separate forces did not attack at the same time . |
| 54 | The flames did help to disperse the fog and also to make the runway more visible , but of course one air field could n't hope to cope with all the 8 Group heavies returning at the same time , and things were pretty chaotic for a few hours . |
| 55 | To say they were worshipped would be overstating the case but , as in so many cultures where people are dependent on an animal for existence ( the Plains Indian and the buffalo , for example ) , the forerunners of the modern Koi were respected at the same time they were exploited . |
| 56 | My previous relationships have all been with women I 've been able to like and respect at the same time as I 've desired them . ’ |
| 57 | But Rostov 's experience of the Empire had not prepared him to find at the same time a complete absence of the poor and underprivileged . |
| 58 | I 'm trying to flap my arms like a duck and quack at the same time . |
| 59 | The clock to record response time starts at the same time that the probe digit is shown on the screen . |
| 60 | Those who ignored the role of adaptation were able to flourish at the same time as those for whom adaptation was the primary consideration , because the range of problems that could attract research funding allowed both approaches to find suitable niches for themselves . |