Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] at the [det] time " in BNC.

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1 This is a game I invented to allow me to get some exercise and amuse my children at the same time .
2 ‘ If we discover the SDLP and Alliance Party requested their meetings at the same time or later , there will be one major political row , ’ he said .
3 He managed to convey some contempt for the TAS and its operations at the same time .
4 When the indicator board clacked out the information BAGGAGE IN HALL against their flight , a circle of bell-ringers in my stomach all heaved on their ropes at the same time , and the terrible clangour they set off in my skull could only be stilled by a couple of stiff ones at the bar .
5 Like Hornblower , whose temperament was delighting readers with its contradictions at the same time as that of the Quinn adventures , Septimus has adopted certain measures of what could be called self-defence .
6 The Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge asked him to report on the work of its schools at the same time .
7 The Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge asked him to report on the work of its schools at the same time .
8 Nicandra shrank away — she was not at all courageous about horses , especially when they were fidgeting threateningly and blowing out through their noses at the same time .
9 Instead , the revamp has brought glassy-eyed , barely post-pubescent new presenters , who can grin , nod and say their lines at the same time .
10 This catfish exhibits an usual form of ‘ parental care ’ , not dissimilar to that of the cuckoo — which is infamous for laying its eggs in the nests of other birds and leaving them to be hatched and raised by the involuntary ‘ foster-parents ’ In the case of Synodontis multipunctatus , it swims in and out among mouth-brooding cichlids which are in the throes of spawning and releases its eggs at the same time as the cichlid , whose eggs it often devours .
11 Finally , I hope that the hon. Gentleman will remind his colleagues in the shadow Cabinet , including the shadow Chancellor , that they should not advocate major road projects in their constituencies at the same time as the Labour party seeks to impede progress elsewhere in the country .
12 Now Rhoda had stopped work she would go down to the newsagent on the corner for her cigarettes at the same time every morning , each day a little lighter on her feet .
13 They are able to do this because with a large number of depositors it is highly unlikely that they would all want to withdraw their deposits at the same time .
14 The Hall Associations hold their reunions at the same time and there is an opportunity to see the work of one or more departments .
15 ‘ There is considerable danger here of drawing the conclusion that because the two sets of bones were found in conjunction and on the same date , they must have met their deaths at the same time .
16 Rory smiled , sucking air through his teeth at the same time , clinked one thumbnail against his glass .
17 Churchill inspired but also unnerved his listeners at the same time by painting the prospects of the armed struggle in darker and more dramatic tones than might seem necessary or desirable .
18 With my father , who was trying to protect me and his cigarettes at the same time , I jumped into a nearby ditch which ran parallel to the road .
19 Standing with heels together , breathe in through your nose and come up on your toes at the same time .
20 You can understand this is you can imagine yourself crouching with your knees close to your chest and balancing on your toes at the same time .
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