Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] whilst [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You must take a glass back to the kitchen to drink whilst preparing the Direktor 's lunch . ’ |
| 2 | Gay artist Philip Core died whilst fighting in court the Customs seizure of materials he had sent to his London home during a trip to America . |
| 3 | The Company will indemnify your next of kin for travelling expenses incurred necessarily in visiting you should you be confined to hospital as a direct result of an accident sustained whilst engaged on Company business . |
| 4 | Tunisia faces a major challenge in meeting the country 's water needs whilst preventing the destruction of wetland ecosystems . |
| 5 | Hengist chose a site just to the west of the existing settlement on an elevated position and constructed a Roman-style town based on knowledge gained whilst serving in the Roman army . |
| 6 | There are two further methods to estimate the distance covered whilst walking : |
| 7 | The specific skills which a person acquires whilst earning a living are combinations and developments of the standard skills of the normal healthy adult . |
| 8 | Increased competition should certainly lead to greater levels of efficiency , so long as the competition does not destabilise the financial system , and the new regulatory system is designed to allow competition to increase whilst improving on investor protection . |
| 9 | Ashore , Alan hunted round the hull , searching for the stuck fly , getting both arms and half a leg wet whilst doing so . |
| 10 | Continuing with the series of orders , decorations and medals awarded to RAF personnel since 1918 , we look this month at two decorations awarded to officers and Warrant officers for acts of courage or devotion to duty performed whilst flying — one primarily a ‘ piece-time ’ award , the other very much for operational service . |
| 11 | The Air Force Cross ( AFC ) was established on June 3 , 1918 for award to officers and Warrant Officers for ‘ an act or acts of valour , courage or devotion to duty performed whilst flying , though not in active service against the enemy ’ . |
| 12 | The Distinguished Flying Cross ( DFC ) was established on the same date as the AFC , June 3 , 1918 , with the same basis except that in this instance it was for duty performed whilst flying on active operations against the enemy . |
| 13 | An injury sustained whilst playing football would be covered provided the claimant was not a member of a team on a football tour . |
| 14 | In Ashley v Esso Transportation Co Ltd ( 1956 ) The Times , 8 February the plaintiff claimed as part of his damages for injury suffered whilst working in a ship the extra expense incurred since the accident in having to buy his cigarettes ashore instead of on board free of duty . |
| 15 | While individuals may be seeking : ( 1 ) freedom to advance their careers by moving on to other firms , but " job security " in the meanwhile ; ( 2 ) payment , on death or retirement , of the full value of their partnership shares ( including capital contributions , undrawn profits , goodwill etc ) ; and ( 3 ) upon death and/or retirement from practice , financial security for themselves and their families , the firm 's priorities in the interests of preserving profitability are likely to be concentrated on : ( 1 ) the need to impose restrictions on the freedom of partners to leave without adequate notice and/or thereafter to compete with the firm ; ( 2 ) the ability to remove from the firm any partner who has failed to meet proper professional standards who is disruptive or who is not seen to be pulling his weight ; and ( 3 ) the need to minimise the strain on the firm 's finances when a partner leaves whilst recognising a certain moral responsibility towards the family of a deceased partner . |