Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] at the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many are offered in garden centres and shops , loose or prepacked , from February onwards , but care must be taken to plant them at the right time or thy may fail . |
| 2 | The footwells need cutting and rewelding for a V8 , so it would be easier to repair yours at the same time as , if you buy a new bulkhead , it will need chopping and welding just the same . |
| 3 | Once dormant , however , their metabolism slows down so much that the pineal is virtually switched off , and how they manage to rouse themselves at the correct time remains a mystery . |
| 4 | What 's probably happening is that you are trying to tell them you are annoyed but also saying you still want them to like you at the same time . |
| 5 | Are you supposed to press them at the same time ? |
| 6 | Part of the success is to sow them at the right time . |
| 7 | It was awful , he spoke so awkwardly , he always has to say things in a roundabout way , he always has to justify himself at the same time . |
| 8 | I wanted us both to read it at the same time . ’ |
| 9 | They were almost shouting at one another , and both seemed to realise it at the same time . |
| 10 | A series which is broadcast each week has a number of features designed into it to help viewers recognise " their " programme and encourage them to watch it at the same time every week . |
| 11 | He proved how difficult this feat is by failing to repeat it at the second time of asking . |
| 12 | But I ca n't afford to get it at the same time anyway cos he he wo n't be down |
| 13 | It was urged , on the one hand , that public opinion was not yet ready for the abolition of capital punishment and that it would be particularly unwise to abolish it at the present time when there was an abnormal amount of robbery with violence . |
| 14 | I was just to present myself at the right time on the due date , when he would honour his promise to see me . |
| 15 | Like some of your more illustrious colleagues ( Ron Atkinson , Graham Taylor , etc. ) , you have a tendency to say a lot but to say nothing at the same time . |
| 16 | Jeff had rung to tell her — and to tell her at the same time that Silvia had passed her exams with flying colours . |