Example sentences of "[adv] while [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The wearing of breathing apparatus , although necessary , was known to be risky ; the trapped men were not accustomed to the equipment and anyone who has used it knows how alarming and claustrophobic the experience can be ; the effect can be a compelling desire to rip off the apparatus and if one of the trapped miners was to do so while passing through the gas in Bank mine , death would be almost instantaneous . |
| 2 | She Caught The Katy meanders along while Messin' With The Kid and Texas Flood are too bluesy and should have been left off the tape . |
| 3 | If Bourke recorded some of these conversations with Blake in October he would have had to take a battery-operated audio recorder with him across the common , as well as the two-way radio , and link the two together while lying in the grass talking to Blake . |
| 4 | Did we ever use those battered pots , I wondered once while rummaging in the basement . |
| 5 | Finally , it produces thousands of young , which transfer into the next fly that picks them up while feeding on the host . |
| 6 | And then they wonder why they get beaten up while walking down the street at one in the morning . |
| 7 | ‘ We have tried to strike a balance between replacing what was there originally while looking to the future , ’ said curate , Fr Anthony O'Connor . |
| 8 | Earlier , five unarmed demonstrators were reportedly shot dead in late April in Manfalut , south-west of Cairo in the Fayourn region , reportedly while protesting at the banning of a traditional Moslem festival . |
| 9 | ‘ What , exactly , does this office job entail ? ’ she demanded coldly while glancing round the room . |
| 10 | As well as being appropriately dressed you should also be aware that you may have been noted even while looking at the agency 's window display . |
| 11 | The main tube has to run freely while suspended on the kiteline , so pulleys are used at each of its ends . |
| 12 | Why are you concerning yourself about these matters ? she queried mentally while staring at the typewriter . |