Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [noun sg] at the [det] " in BNC.

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1 She tried to pray for her father at the same time , but Madeleine danced across her invocation , Madeleine provocative in yellow piqué and high-heeled sandals disrupted her holy words .
2 Customers of Tamworth can now dispose of their rubbish at the same time as doing their shopping , as there are now recycling facilities in the car park .
3 In January 1983 , the water content of reservoirs in South Africa had fallen to 50 per cent of its level at the same time last year , and the 1982 maize crop was 40 per cent lower than the record of 40 million tonnes harvested in 1981 .
4 Now the public may enjoy its stately grandeur and the magnificent flowering trees of its parkland at the same time , perhaps , pondering upon the enterprise and ethics with which the magnificent property was founded .
5 It is unlikely a team will get all the details of its programme at the same time as the call to the work .
6 If he is not saying that he would repeal the increase in VAT , he is simply speaking out of both sides of his mouth at the same time .
7 She leaned forward , her hair falling across her face , and as he lifted his head she brought her lips down on his , parting them with her tongue at the same moment as she felt his hands unzipping her jeans .
8 How many responsibilities of a disparate nature did I have to hold in my mind at the same time ?
9 And then , of course , there is Steve Bone blowing as many saxes as he can fit in his mouth at the same time .
10 David Elsworth is lucky to have such a superb performer as Barnbrook Again in his string at the same time as Desert Orchid .
11 My eyes started to blink and a lump stuck in my throat … if you have ever seen a dog barking in French , wagging not only its rudder but its complete hind quarters , and trying to punch you in your chest at the same time — there you have Emily 's welcome in a nut-shell .
12 He is reunited with his mother whilst in prison and after his release and a visit to his brother at the latter 's foundry settles down at Chesney Wold to care for the stricken Sir Leicester Dedlock .
13 By the way , you can have more than one event list on your calendar at the same time .
14 There had been concern about his progress at the same stage as there now was for Balbinder 's .
15 Immacolata said it glowed prettily , the light was flattering , and this recollection passed across his mind at the same time as he registered the woman 's contorted face , her blotched cheeks and veined eyes , and began to hear what she was saying :
16 So , for a few pounds a month now , you could build up a very welcome nest-egg for yourself and provide financial protection for your family at the same time .
17 President , delegates , when this resolution was drawn up and passed by my branch at the latter part of nineteen ninety two , we understood the text of Chancellor Lamont 's Autumn Statement regarding public sector workers and a ceiling of one point five per cent on pay increases starting in nineteen ninety three .
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