Example sentences of "[adj] but at the [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must be tight-fitting but at the same time easy to remove , for as the caterpillars grow they will consume enormous amounts of nettles . |
| 2 | They 're Italian , they 're 25 years old but at the same time brand new … |
| 3 | These problems demand intensive treatment — moisturising and nourishing but at the same time non-oily . |
| 4 | I remember Shostakovich was so nervous but at the same time so impressed . |
| 5 | Crouching below the plain embattled tower these ancient cottages , built with traditional rubble walling stone and roofing tiles , gave the old grey town a natural but at the same time haphazard unit . |
| 6 | ‘ Playing at the end of the field , being in contention , keeping myself relaxed but at the same time getting the adrenalin running , ’ explained Faldo . |
| 7 | The structure shown in the drawing is stable but at the same time it is vulnerable . |
| 8 | Liar , I thought , and so feeling a trifle low but at the same time in his debt . |
| 9 | A testimony may be fascinating but at the same time quite irrelevant to the basic questions touching on faith and doubt . |
| 10 | This account of science is indeed overly optimistic but at the same time limited . |
| 11 | It is important for the learning process to avoid being prescriptive but at the same time ensure that the alternatives put forward are acceptable . |
| 12 | In each of the sifu 's lessons , he tries to teach something new but at the same time revises all the movements and self defence techniques that the students have studied so far . |
| 13 | The language of the novel makes use of this cliché to demonstrate first that there is a profound ambiguity in the social construction of femininity according to which women are passive but at the same time subversive of the binary distinction which so construes them , and second that all people , male and female , are condemned to being at least partially the product of the language of others . |
| 14 | He had discovered , however , that it was very exhausting but at the same time , once started , felt that it would be unwise to stop , even for a moment . |
| 15 | She 's tender-hearted , generous , vivacious but at the same time she likes to have her own way . |