Example sentences of "and [adj] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Adam thought of himself and Rufus as being wild and laid-back at the same time , equally like that , young adventurers with all the world before them and all the time they wanted to do what they liked with . |
| 2 | The composition of the new cabinet announced in February 1957 constituted Franco 's attempt to resolve the dilemma he faced by being both immobile and innovative at the same time ! |
| 3 | So this last time she wanted to be in her office , correct and professional at the right time . |
| 4 | It was both wet and dry at the same time . |
| 5 | She felt cold and clammy at the same time . |
| 6 | Schrödinger 's original reason for putting forward this thought experiment was to demonstrate the folly , as he then believed , of the quantum theory : clearly it was ridiculous to think of a cat being neither dead nor alive — or , as an obvious corollary , both dead and alive at the same time . |
| 7 | So long as you ke keep me on the straight and narrow at the same time really . |
| 8 | The voice was high-pitched , hollow and nasal at the same time . |
| 9 | Oh , bit hard carrying the dinner and this at the same time . |
| 10 | If the organ music swells this Christmas as we run down the lanes of childhood in search of sentiment or the values of yesterday , and if the early darkness on Christmas evening finds us replete and empty at the same time , maybe its because we have left the Josephs of this world alone in their silent day and all too silent night . |
| 11 | All these kids and lights and noise , and it 's sort of scary and exciting at the same time . |
| 12 | And another at the 15th , a hole where so many second shots were being tossed by the angry wind over the clifftop . |
| 13 | A sluice gate was installed up the hill where the water that would create our power was diverted from the Meloch into the millpond , and another at the other end of the pond above the terraces at the back of Melin Cottage . |
| 14 | There was a dropped shot at the twelfth and another at the fifteenth which had her turning in 38 against the par of 37 . |
| 15 | Two birdies in his first three holes and another at the sixth gave him a flying start but it was not all so straightforward . |
| 16 | It 's like being lectured to and bored at the same time . |
| 17 | I am angry and disgusted at the feeble-minded lot at Northants and the petty-minded lot at Lord 's . |
| 18 | Some of the thirty thousand workers employed at the Midlands plants , incensed by the idleness forced on them by the Merseysiders and alarmed at the bleak prospect ahead , stormed through the streets to Clem Bunker 's regional office demanding action to get the Merseyside plants back to work . |
| 19 | The baby was sleeping , its lids tightly closed and its little face red and perfect at the same time . |
| 20 | I was happy and sad at the same time . |
| 21 | She was a loving mother , tall and thin and delighted at the social success of ‘ Captain ’ Masters , the polite way the bank manager doffed his hat to her , and that she was not the only mother who was sending her son to Oxford . |
| 22 | Hillsborough fans must have been surprised and delighted at the no-nonsense way their manager told Manchester United to get lost as they attempted to sign David Hirst . |
| 23 | They had loved one another with all the wonderful signs of love : tender and violent at the same time , obstinate and shy , fearful and joyful , jealous and watchful . |
| 24 | He pulled away from her and looked into her face , his expression soft and serious at the same time . |
| 25 | If Gould could be hyperactive and despotic at the best of times , how much more demanding must he have been in preparing for this journey of a lifetime . |
| 26 | How could the room feel stuffy and cold at the same time ? |
| 27 | I 'd say twelve at the earliest and three at the latest . ’ |
| 28 | Petion looked both nervous and comfortable at the same time . |
| 29 | I heard Alec saying , in a voice that tried to be light and urgent at the same time , ‘ We 're ready , sir , ’ and I heard the reply : ‘ Well I 'm not . |
| 30 | The thought was pleasing and oppressive at the same time . |