Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] while " in BNC.
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| 1 | It made me think a lot about photography while I was in prison ; it was like why are you doing this ? ’ |
| 2 | The idea of an underlying providential moral or natural order which the earthly order of things should attempt to express , it may be supposed , demonstrated the need for change while offering security and assurance about its legitimacy . |
| 3 | They must allow for change while still maintaining a high degree of organizational integrity . |
| 4 | He set her down on the landing and she stood on one foot , using the wall for support while he opened his living-room door . |
| 5 | She saw more of England driving with him in his car , or walking through cities while he attended to business , then she ever had before . |
| 6 | A pair of Japanese satsuma garden seats were snapped up for £290 while an upright overstrung piano in a mahogany case went at £250 . |
| 7 | The former shoe retails for £79.99 while the latter is £69.99 . |
| 8 | After all , she and the Queen had always happily nattered away for hours while out riding around the castle estate that runs along the River Dee . |
| 9 | ‘ We bought it in Paris and I had to stand for hours while they fitted me . |
| 10 | As principal lady inspector Anderson sought to create a rational framework for inspection while preserving the independence and enlarging the sphere of activity of the women 's branch . |
| 11 | An oil , ‘ Beach scene ’ , by Gladys Macabe went for £250 while a watercolour , ‘ village scene ’ , by Olive Henry made £100 . |
| 12 | This was the proposal to rush punitive trade union legislation through Parliament while the strike was in progress . |
| 13 | I followed mum and joined a long queue , there we had to wait for ages while other people on our flight handed in their tickets . |
| 14 | And then we stood for ages while streams of cars whirred rhythmically past . |
| 15 | Above are Steve Restarick ( left ) and Wayne Hannigan , both ex-Wivenhoe who should be in action for Chelmsford while Christian McClean ( below , left ) has moved in the opposite direction . |
| 16 | Repeat them movement , while counting to 4 slowly , as often as you can — for instance while washing the dishes or waiting for a bus . |
| 17 | Few in a packed , drenched stadium would have bet on either outcome in a first half where England 's attacking approach was skidding and slipping off course while the bigger Boks dug in , drove hard and let the awesome boot of Botha do the rest . |
| 18 | Only Vic Claydon and George Lord bought fish to the scales for Clacton while there was a steady stream of small fish from the Felixstowe anglers . |
| 19 | ‘ Did he — er — mention what he 's going to do for money while he 's away ? ’ |
| 20 | One or two of his friends and sympathisers began to take their departure for Germany while there was still time . |
| 21 | Though , it 's just that , one of the things that Caroline actually , er working on with Warwick University is a way of re-looking at public services and how there funded right , it 's basically to help David to make the case with Margaret Margaret for more money with the local Government , but erm I mean the sort of things we 've been getting into is like when you considering paying for public services , should you , should you pay like in advance like through the National Insurance System or like , like I mean the French Health Service for example , people pay it for ambulances when they use them , though they pay on a differential rate , but I mean it 's an issue to debate , it 's right , and I 've just been thinking about lavatory while you 've been speaking . |
| 22 | This split barrier is an ideal solution for keeping out undesirables such as motorbikes while giving room for wheelchairs to pass through easily . |
| 23 | Both districts selected him for their under-21 practice matches in January , but the youngster , who played for Ayr while he was still at Kyle Academy , opted for his home district , Glasgow . |
| 24 | However , although he was not a graduate — let alone a doctor — his library , his sermons and his correspondence bear witness to his literacy , his reading and his biblical knowledge ; his liberality with licences for study while he was bishop of Worcester , his concerned letters to the masters of Cambridge University while he was archbishop , his interest in Merton College , Oxford , and his encouragement of the Benedictines to go to Oxford all demonstrate the value which he placed on learning . |
| 25 | The Oryx consortium will drill off Crosby while Marathon Oil and Chevron consortia will drill respective fields close to the Point of Ayr off the North Wales coast . |
| 26 | ‘ I used to get up very early and go for walks while my aunt was still asleep , ’ Miss Honey said . |
| 27 | David Clark thought there might be some need for review while Adrian Bird felt that a blanket prohibition should only be a starting point which should be used in conjunction with local knowledge . |
| 28 | Women in headscarves were sifting through the untidy muddle like rescue workers scrabbling in rubble for survivors while children stood by , waiting for the emergence of something to look at . |
| 29 | hi er he 's got to go , he 's got his annual medical , it 's a very high-powered erm thing in Dundee on Tuesday , so Anne said that she would like to come up with him , potter about Dundee while he 's having his medical then they will come here on Tuesday evening , or late Tuesday afternoon , and we go out for a meal , and then of course , she 'll be with me all day on Thursday because he goes back up to Dundee to his managers ' meeting , you see . |
| 30 | It is perhaps not too surprising that staff in the diplomatic corps and in government intelligence agencies are targets for violence while engaged in their daily work , but it is relatively recent in the UK , for example , to have an estate agent , a social worker , and a health visitor murdered while at work ( Smith , 1988 ) . |