Example sentences of "[noun] while [pers pn] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In view of our darkened ship I told No.1 to slow down and take any avoiding action while I remained at the radar , not wishing to lose our target . |
| 2 | One pushed her into the passenger seat while he got into the driver 's seat and the other jumped into the back . |
| 3 | He swung his leg over the saddle , rocked the bike off its stand and balanced it with his legs while she put on the helmet , tugged on the huge gloves and tried not to let him know she was panicking . |
| 4 | In the process she had made a lightning circumnavigation of the British Isles and was now steaming hard down the west coast while we returned by the eastern route . |
| 5 | ‘ Now — ’ he turned to Sophie ‘ — will you hold it , please , and keep up the tension while I put on the plaster ? |
| 6 | The occupational therapist may supply portable handrails in the early stages after the stroke , so that the patient has some support on each side while he sits on the toilet , although these should not be used to lean on when standing up or sitting down . |
| 7 | My chest ached with a child 's fear while I cringed in the deeply recessed doorway of North Three . |
| 8 | He kissed me in the back of the car while we waited for the others , but nothing moved in me . |
| 9 | With an increase of bland courtesy he insists that she stay in the car while he talks to the girl behind the Reception desk . |
| 10 | He also said that he would not undertake to follow best practice while it differs from the operational guidelines . |
| 11 | Let's bear them in mind while we turn to the next step in choosing . |
| 12 | She could n't help laughing now , towelling her own hair and then wrapping the towel sarong-style while she crossed to the french doors . |
| 13 | Yet he can still play for his former club while he waits for the clearing period to expire . |
| 14 | Mike is one of those shiny people who carry a square of bright blue sky above their heads while it rains on the rest of us . |
| 15 | We left them on the boat while we wandered into the town to discuss with Sunsail a fuel tank that a previous charterer had filled with water instead of diesel . |
| 16 | Relax with a glass of chilled local wine or schnapps from the ship 's bar while you take in the breathtaking scenery . |
| 17 | I followed Jack 's Mercedes a short way along the side roads and he then headed due south while I shot down the motorway towards home . |
| 18 | A young wife may assume that her husband will come shopping with her and he may take it for granted that she will stay at home while he goes to the local football match , or plays golf with the boys . |
| 19 | We all have to keep up appearances while we wait for the tide to turn . |
| 20 | The researcher could be heard in the next room , stalling on the telephone while he looked through the file for the references . |
| 21 | It was small , and aware of the virtues of remaining small , lurking ambiguously between hotel and pub , and retaining its hold on the local bar custom while it lured in the fanatical fishermen from half the county for weekend indulgences and occasional contests . |
| 22 | Then in the afternoon she played with Diana , or talked happily to Matthew while he worked on the farm . |
| 23 | He was never found , though they searched for him on elephants while we returned to the palace . |
| 24 | She sits me down in Jamie 's heap of a living room while she clatters in the kitchenette . |
| 25 | She went out of the room while he spoke on the telephone . |
| 26 | For many years Harrods had a creche where customers could leave their dogs while they shopped in the store . |
| 27 | It is currently 35 degrees Fahrenheit out and the wind is blowing up the canyon at 87 mph hour which gives us a wind chill factor of — just a moment while I look at the chart — says ‘ Should not be skiing ’ which is good because we are n't . |
| 28 | Officials from the HSE told MPs that their work on implementing the recommendation of Britain 's advisory committee on asbestos was held up for two years while they worked on the EEC plan . |
| 29 | Temperatures were so high in some of the deep mines that the ‘ tinners ’ had to be sprayed with cold water while they worked in the dark with candles fixed to their helmets . |
| 30 | They thought it normal for Daddy to get them up and dress and breakfast them , before he went down to morning surgery , and for Lucy once she was up to spend ages talking excitedly and gesticulating on the telephone , before consigning them ( with a kiss on the head ) to Nissy while she disappeared to the study to practise , and the house was filled with the cello 's dismal squeaks and groans , which always recovered eventually , into more or less of a tune . |