Example sentences of "[noun pl] while [noun] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the finish the Hungarians outsprinted the Belgians while Ballard/Slater did the same to Williams/Martin a couple of minutes later . |
| 2 | Volunteers constantly tug in all directions while others bewail the imminent end of the organization — just as they did last week , last year and ( in a few cases ) last decade . |
| 3 | Janice took their orders while Gillian studied the two men . |
| 4 | Rohan and Jacques had arrived when the two girls returned , and were sipping their aperitifs while Monique put the finishing touches to her meal . |
| 5 | Broadly speaking , Cusick handled the early space opera episodes while Newbery tackled the later time-travel instalments . |
| 6 | Of the Italian manufacturers , Alfa Romeo dominated the pre-war races while Ferrari dominated the post-war era as Italy established itself as one of the leading motor racing nations . |