Example sentences of "the same time [verb] their " in BNC.
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| 1 | In consequence , the Joint Contract Tribunal ( JCT ) extended their terms of reference to assume responsibility for the production of standard forms of subcontract and at the same time enlarged their membership by inviting the two main subcontractors ' organisations to become constituent bodies . |
| 2 | In this chapter I have once more attempted to describe the work of two pioneers , while at the same time using their work as a platform for discussion of issues which are crucial to my own philosophy . |
| 3 | They would spend the day in the classroom with the class teacher , observing and assisting , and gradually learning to take over some of the lessons ; at the same time pursuing their own studies . |
| 4 | ‘ My mother had earned money all her life and brought up three children at the same time seen their noses were wiped and their morals sound . |
| 5 | The allegation was that she did not do enough to help her , and over a period of time this had made the carer extremely angry , and at the same time made their mother dissatisfied about the care she was receiving . |
| 6 | ‘ It is a rewarding job and a good guide is someone who can make the topic fun but at the same time get their facts right . |
| 7 | Free newspaper groups in particular welcomed the opportunity to provide their readers with interesting features about both the Battle of Britain and the work of the Association , whilst at the same time encouraging their regular advertisers to support the Appeal by purchasing space on the feature . |
| 8 | This insulting behaviour had the desired effect in that it raised tempers in Paris , where all political groups , together with virtually the entire press , broke out in a clamour of hostility to Prussia , at the same time castigating their own government for refusing to take a strong line . |
| 9 | the economic problem of how to finance and defend services while at the same time transforming their character in a socialist direction ; |
| 10 | The heroes of the hour were left-hander David Byas and Craig White , who both came good at the same time to record their career-best Sunday scores . |
| 11 | Embarrassed to some extent by their traditional association with the Soviet Union , but at the same time drawing their identity from it , the communist parties of Western Europe have been passing through a period of internal crisis and conflict . |
| 12 | More recently , northern folk have seized a greater share in responsibility for their own affairs ; they seek to take advantage of southern benefits , while at the same time maintaining their northern identity . |
| 13 | In order to counter the effects of this drop in trade and profitability , and at the same time ensure a successful and profitable year in 1992 , companies within the hotel and catering industry should now be looking at making savings in time and money , while at the same time improving their service to the customer . |
| 14 | The revised Investment Business Regulations may reduce the unnecessary administrative burden created by the original regulations , and relaxing the statutory audit requirement for small companies may provide firms with an opportunity to provide their clients with more valuable services , while at the same time reducing their professional risk . |
| 15 | It might be better for them to prop up the Ottoman empire for a while longer , but at the same time to keep their options open by maintaining contact with the various factions amongst the Serbs . |
| 16 | At such times the special needs teacher will be mediating the tasks , helping the pupils to benefit from the experience and at the same time observing their performance . |
| 17 | At a word of command , the file of Scots turned towards the hall , bent forward , and at the same time presented their bare arses to the platform party . |
| 18 | Otherwise , by securing railway concessions in Persia , the Russians could reach the Gulf and at one and the same time create their longed-for warm-water port and turn the western flank of the British in India . |