Example sentences of "and [verb] at the [adj] " 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 | I 'm not a social eater and I hate talking and eating at the same time . |
| 3 | Here , at close quarters , the fitful , elusive silver congealed into the turgid brown flood she had seen upriver , a silent surge of water looking almost solid in its power , sweeping along leaves and branches and roots and swathes of weed in its eddies , gnawing away loose red layers of the soil along this near bank , and eating at the muddy rim of the path . |
| 4 | Write your plans below and evaluate at the next C.P.S. |
| 5 | She sat there , her feet on tiptoe , just reaching the black and white floor , and gazed at the glazed bumps of the linen towel hanging from a hook on the back of the door , the little wash-basin shaped like a scallop shell , the black and white edging of the tiles above . |
| 6 | He walked into the lobby without a word , entered the kitchen and gazed at the four prisoners . |
| 7 | When I made no response he turned and gazed at the far line of coral reef that was marked by a fret of white breaking water . |
| 8 | Five years ago , the cabinetmaker John Nethercott and his wife Annie stood in the drizzle and gazed at the leprous grey hulk of Upper House , Discoed . |
| 9 | Victoria , oddly quenched , sat at Aunt Margaret 's feet and gazed at the shifting patterns in the fire , singing to herself a wordless , keening song . |
| 10 | Helen leaned over my shoulder and gazed at the long lines of boy scouts , girl guides , ex-servicemen , with half the population of the town packed on the pavements , watching . |
| 11 | Joseph fingered his rifle and gazed at the pretty little muntjac . |
| 12 | She went up to the bedroom and gazed at the old four-poster , hardly noticing the faded splendour of its blue and gold canopy as she scrutinised the decorated wooden frieze that ran along the top . |
| 13 | It 's a thing I love and hate at the same time . |
| 14 | Even with his skills and influence at the Prime Minister 's disposal , however , by the end of January Miyazawa 's future tenure as Prime Minister appeared to be distinctly uncertain . |
| 15 | She was admitted , now , to the feasting-hall of the King , and placed at the long women 's table presided over by Marietta of Patras , the King 's serene and excellent mother . |
| 16 | He 'd worked and taught at the Magic Theater in San Francisco ; had therapy at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur with Fritz Perls ; worked in New York with Chaikin and La Mama . |
| 17 | Christina followed and stopped at the front door . |
| 18 | He was really a very likeable lad , though a bit mysterious and withdrawn at the deepest level . |
| 19 | Accordingly , the investor may seek to include a provision whereby if the investor wishes to sell a specified percentage of the equity , then the other shareholders must follow suit and sell at the same price per share . |
| 20 | ‘ Well , he 's very rich , of course , and mean at the same time . |
| 21 | The implicit assumption is that investors can borrow and lend at the riskless rate of interest . |
| 22 | While pulling down the ropes between the stalactites , crane your neck upwards and peer at the bolted lines of Jacky Godoffe 's grade eights , such as Autoportrait ( 8b+ ) . |
| 23 | Harper was standing in his stirrups , pointing and cheering at the smaller wood to the right . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's impossible to cry and inhale at the same time . |
| 25 | Experience with 761 had shown that loading and unloading at the same door was too slow on the Promenade . |
| 26 | We are both exalted and fallen at the same time : sinful and yet given unique status in the universe of things . |
| 27 | widen participation in higher education and to teach and research at the highest level ; in so doing to continue to innovate within Scottish and British Higher Education ; |
| 28 | We have a mission to widen access to higher education and to teach and research at the highest possible level . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | ‘ But the most difficult thing about this band for me is actually playing parts live and singing at the same time ! |