Example sentences of "and [verb] [prep] the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | More surprising , and to Paviour more confounding and conciliating at the same time , was the presence of Gus Hambro , busy with a large clip-board , charting on squared paper the patch of ground to be taken up , and sketching a hurried but accurately proportioned elevation of the exposed vault of the flue . |
| 2 | His mother held him on her knee and explained for the hundredth time how big the ship would be and how many oceans it would cross and what his big brother would see from it . |
| 3 | I 'm not a social eater and I hate talking and eating at the same time . |
| 4 | It 's a thing I love and hate at the same time . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , he 's very rich , of course , and mean at the same time . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's impossible to cry and inhale at the same time . |
| 7 | We are both exalted and fallen at the same time : sinful and yet given unique status in the universe of things . |
| 8 | These writings appealed essentially to a generation of students bored with academic life and attracted by the street credibility of the Situationists , and often provided students with the dubious pleasure of being flattered and insulted at the same time . |
| 9 | ‘ But the most difficult thing about this band for me is actually playing parts live and singing at the same time ! |
| 10 | He must have been about to take a shower , she realised , noticing a towel flung carelessly on to the bed , and seeing for the first time that his shirt was undone almost to the waist , revealing his broad , muscular chest with its lavish covering of silky golden hair . |
| 11 | And realised for the first time that my lot as a walker was far safer than that of a cyclist . |
| 12 | ‘ Is it really worth going somewhere else ? ’ she asked a trifly wistfully , filling her lungs with cool fresh air and realising for the first time that the pavements were damp and it must have been raining . |
| 13 | She stood up , holding her hands to her face , laughing and weeping at the same time , gasping for breath , feeling her heart and only finally throwing her arms up in joy . |
| 14 | ‘ I was only asking why you waste so much time stealing stuff you ca n't eat and then waste more time stealing dogs when you could steal and eat at the same time , as it were . ’ |
| 15 | They chatted quietly about old times — and daring for the first time to talk about the future . |
| 16 | He seemed embarrassed and stammered for the first time in his English . |
| 17 | His accuracy and stinginess with runs made him almost without equal as a one-day bowler , for he could both contain and attack at the same time since the bounce he got from his great height and the control he had over the ball gave him the extra penetration that brought wickets . |
| 18 | I wanted to throw up , pass out , scream and cry at the same time . |
| 19 | Recipes in magazines and books ( and cooking times on many pre-packed foods ) are generally based on 600 to 700 W. If you buy a more powerful oven , you 'll need to reduce the cooking time by about 25 per cent , or lower the power level to the equivalent of 600 to 700 W and cook for the normal time . |
| 20 | Usually worn by those smug bastards who fidget relentlessly on planes and insist on getting up and walking round the whole time , demonstratively taking photos out of windows and asking for guided tours of the cockpit . |
| 21 | But when I substituted ‘ anorexia nervosa ’ for ‘ mental illness ’ I could see the truth in what Szasz was saying , and realise at the same time that his judgement was not so harsh . |
| 22 | My previous relationships have all been with women I 've been able to like and respect at the same time as I 've desired them . ’ |
| 23 | He was crying and laughing at the same time . |
| 24 | I 'm trying to flap my arms like a duck and quack at the same time . |
| 25 | In conclusion , I 'd like to warn Ben that the Plage route at Buoux is n't his project , but one which was undertaken and tried for the first time by Le Menestrel , and that he has no particular rights over it . |
| 26 | He was arrested and tried for the first time in April 1916 . |
| 27 | Nails was laughing and shivering at the same time , so excited that he felt almost ill with it . |
| 28 | In the meantime , the railway 's in-service stock is being repainted in a new dark red and ivory livery , mainly by one locally based volunteer and adorned for the first time with the railway 's insignia . |
| 29 | Somehow her own anger and his frustration together turned into a mutual all-embracing passion , and they clung together , hating and loving at the same time . |
| 30 | What I did get away with was arguably worse than murder , and revealed for the first time something of what I was letting myself in for by getting involved with Karen Parsons . |