Example sentences of "the same time [verb] [pn reflx] " in BNC.

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1 She therefore advertised the garage as being for rent , and at the same time got herself a job as a secretary to an insurance broker , to fill in the time until Peter should be at home permanently or a family should arrive .
2 Many Danzigers felt that the Nazis could not help them , and at the same time that only the Nazis could help them ; they urged the Party on while at the same time distancing themselves from it .
3 Mr Salmond said : ‘ I find it quite incredible that on the day this bungling Government is desperately trying to scramble out of a hole on pit closures , it is at the same time drilling itself into a well on oil jobs .
4 Following demobilisation , he set about the rehabilitation of the Trinidad Workingmen 's Association , whilst at the same time getting himself elected as mayor of Port of Spain .
5 Macbeth defends but at the same time accuses himself ; ‘ Thou canst not say I did it : never shake/Thy gory locks at me ’ ( 50f . ) .
6 In short , a parliament must both support and supervise government , while at the same time maintaining itself as the focus of political debate and , above all , as the instrument for political change , by offering the electorate a credible alternative government .
7 In order to lose weight permanently , and at the same time to rid yourself of some possibly long-standing unpleasant symptoms , you will need to learn what your body needs .
8 Advisers are here exposed to an example of social policy work where several potential clients may be assisted at the same time to help themselves .
9 Yanto shouted at the beast to attract its attention away from the fleeing threesome , while at the same time squeezing himself into a tight batch of young saplings .
10 Someone called out to her , and she turned to acknowledge it , at the same time feeling herself collide with a broad chest in a white coat .
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