Example sentences of "and [adj] at the same time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Adam thought of himself and Rufus as being wild and laid-back at the same time , equally like that , young adventurers with all the world before them and all the time they wanted to do what they liked with . |
| 2 | The composition of the new cabinet announced in February 1957 constituted Franco 's attempt to resolve the dilemma he faced by being both immobile and innovative at the same time ! |
| 3 | It was both wet and dry at the same time . |
| 4 | She felt cold and clammy at the same time . |
| 5 | Schrödinger 's original reason for putting forward this thought experiment was to demonstrate the folly , as he then believed , of the quantum theory : clearly it was ridiculous to think of a cat being neither dead nor alive — or , as an obvious corollary , both dead and alive at the same time . |
| 6 | So long as you ke keep me on the straight and narrow at the same time really . |
| 7 | The voice was high-pitched , hollow and nasal at the same time . |
| 8 | Oh , bit hard carrying the dinner and this at the same time . |
| 9 | If the organ music swells this Christmas as we run down the lanes of childhood in search of sentiment or the values of yesterday , and if the early darkness on Christmas evening finds us replete and empty at the same time , maybe its because we have left the Josephs of this world alone in their silent day and all too silent night . |
| 10 | All these kids and lights and noise , and it 's sort of scary and exciting at the same time . |
| 11 | It 's like being lectured to and bored at the same time . |
| 12 | The baby was sleeping , its lids tightly closed and its little face red and perfect at the same time . |
| 13 | I was happy and sad at the same time . |
| 14 | They had loved one another with all the wonderful signs of love : tender and violent at the same time , obstinate and shy , fearful and joyful , jealous and watchful . |
| 15 | He pulled away from her and looked into her face , his expression soft and serious at the same time . |
| 16 | How could the room feel stuffy and cold at the same time ? |
| 17 | Petion looked both nervous and comfortable at the same time . |
| 18 | I heard Alec saying , in a voice that tried to be light and urgent at the same time , ‘ We 're ready , sir , ’ and I heard the reply : ‘ Well I 'm not . |
| 19 | The thought was pleasing and oppressive at the same time . |
| 20 | And all at the same time . |
| 21 | Selznick concluded that delegation achieves a necessary purpose , as specialisation increases , but that it carries problems with it , ie. it is both functional and dysfunctional at the same time . |
| 22 | He swaggered across and loomed over her , aggressive and protective at the same time . |
| 23 | He is always positive and courteous at the same time as being astute , determined and unwavering in his pursuit of profit . |
| 24 | I How might such states be both mental and physical at the same time ? |
| 25 | It looked really ugly and beautiful at the same time . |
| 26 | You are sensitive , you are eager , you try to be honest , you manage to be both your age and natural and a little priggish and old-fashioned at the same time . |
| 27 | Course , Derek Weintraub just sat there , totally gormless and I-know-it-all at the same time as only a fifth-year O-level repeat can be . |
| 28 | Already being used by the law in the US , the head-to-toe outfit gives that Michelin man effect but is , we 're told , light and flexible at the same time as being resistant to punches , bottles and the occasional kicking . |
| 29 | Her face was serious and angry at the same time . |
| 30 | Emmie felt sorry for him and angry at the same time because he made things so difficult . |