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Example sentences of "[vb base] while the " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	But some doctors say while the memo may have been withdrawn , the unfairness remains .
2	But housing officials say while the scheme is welcome , many more projects are needed to keep youngsters off the streets .
3	Officers say while the awards scheme will be ambitious , they hope to attract sponsorship to help fund trophies , certificates and a presentation night .
4	This retreat goes far in relation to small companies because , under Part I of Schedule 8 , they are wholly exempt from delivering copies of the profit and loss account and the directors ’ report while the balance sheet and the information that has to be given in notes to the accounts can be substantially abbreviated .
5	There was usually a long wait while the gas was invisibly introduced by the ventilation grilles .
6	Now nobody 's done it , now we 've got two people in our area and one packing line , so I suggest we get them three together now and sort it out as to who done it and if they have n't done it and then wait while the three o'clock mane comes on , see if he 's done it .
7	Met at Preveza , one hour bus to Nidri , pause at cafe for cool drink , change money and a short relax while the crew finish preparing the yachts .
8	A few steps and then that freeze while the dying buck twitched its ears .
9	This picture goes straight to my heart ; I should like to lean against that tree between the old man and the girl and listen while the youth played .
10	It takes a lot of skill to be able to learn in this way , although it is the way often taught at school — the old talk-and-chalk method of ‘ You listen while the teacher talks ’ .
11	What am I supposed to do , stand and watch while the droids fry him ?
12	But to sit still and watch while the ships proceeded on their lawful business , to know every class , every rig and every cargo , is to make inactivity a virtue , and Willis from Dreadnought and from points along the shore as far as the Cat and Lobster at Gravesend had honourably conducted the profession of looking on .
13	And that 's paid erm to your spouse to you know to keep things sort of flowing if you like while the long term pension is sorted out .
14	The costumes are vivid and colourful with a distinct Russian feel while the sets are highly imaginative yet subtle .
15	The basic method of keyboard control used in the original program was to have the train accelerate while the appropriate key was held down , and brake while another key was operated .
16	Correct any mistakes you find while the Task is still onscreen
17	Ninety degrees fahrenheit while the Century staffers were shivering in London .
18	I sit while the worried little man examines the tickets .
19	‘ You mean while the lights are still up ? ’
20	Mean while the lift and drag forces are at work , and the kite has achieved the point of no further progress .
21	Mean while the burglar is running for his life in the opposite direction , cursing his luck but safe in the knowledge that he will live to steal another day .
22	‘ Eat while the food 's hot , ’ he prodded Mariana .
23	As is the labour so is the living ; for where the poor are full of work , they are never empty of wages ; they eat while the others starve , and have a tolerable plenty .
24	She is on police bail while the Crown Prosecution Service considers whether she should be charged with child abandonment .
25	‘ That 's him , strike while the iron 's hot , cariad , go see him straight away , Dai 's a generous man , he 'll pay you well . ’
26	Strike while the iron is hot .
27	Strike while the iron 's hot sort of thing , now we 've had the idea ?
28	With the dotted line separating the parallel P/R mixture from the pure P we calculate while the chain-dotted line in place we find
29	Start while the dog is still a young puppy , using the grip as shown here .
30	Suppose further that C , of his own volition and in no way aiding or abetting B , himself demolishes A's house while the action between A and B is still pending .