Example sentences of "whilst i [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The idea I have in view whilst I make the demonstration ’ may be of a particular right-angled triangle with sides of a certain length , but I may , nevertheless , be sure that it holds of all right-angled triangles if , by not mentioning the ways in which it differs from them , I use this one to stand for them all . |
| 2 | In relation to the Special Document , whilst I support the document er , as far as it goes with one exception , and that 's in relation to the unemployed members , but whilst I support it as far as it goes , I do n't believe it goes far enough . |
| 3 | ‘ He escorted me to his lodgings , where he treated me with every kindness , and dried my clothes whilst I managed a few hours sleep . ’ |
| 4 | We had very good musicians at the White Rock Pavilion , and my parents took Heather whilst I enjoyed a Sunday afternoon concert . |
| 5 | Whilst I prefer the ‘ low battery ’ type of test/alert , I never rely totally on detector battery test systems . |
| 6 | I hang on a second whilst I get the phone . |
| 7 | It took the whole of his crew to hold him ( in a table whilst I got a hacksaw and cut at least two inches off his fancy boots ; somehow he managed to get them restored . |
| 8 | ‘ Whilst I appreciate the trouble it 's caused you , you could have reported it to Bamford station and not rung me up , you know . |
| 9 | Marie planned treason , whilst I enjoy the King 's protection . ’ |
| 10 | Chairman chairman there seem to be when I looked at it there seem to a number of headings here that I could n't account for and I 've asked the chair of the finance committee , she could n't account for them either , and I think it 's , whilst I understand the reasons for going and I 'm sure we would have approved them , I think it 's actually quite important that all these small sums , wh when you add them up over this erm over this month and you look at them , are quite large over the budget that we have have already adopted and the things that we wanted to do , and it concerns me that some of these things which are maybe very sensible , actually reduce our effectiveness of doing things that the council 's agreed that they are going to do this year and next year , the seventy six pounds here , the thirty pounds later on , fifty four pounds for large thorn plants et cetera , et cetera , and a hundred and fifty pounds over the budget on the Christmas lights . |
| 11 | Benjamin sat in the prow whilst I grabbed the pole , brushing the ice away , trying to close my mind and senses to the chill wind and the lapping of the cold black lake . |
| 12 | She spent a week enjoying the beauty of Scotland and the beginning of the Edinburgh Festival , whilst I gained the opportunity to draw the most professional model I suspect it will ever by my privilege tow work with . |
| 13 | She spent a week enjoying the beauty of Scotland and the beginning of the Edinburgh Festival , whilst I gained the opportunity to draw the most professional model I suspect it will ever by my privilege tow work with . |
| 14 | ‘ Might I suggest that you wait with yonder deputation whilst I consider the matter further ? |
| 15 | When the child caught this later and went off her food , I found that tiny Marmite sandwiches handed over whilst I pushed the pram round Wood Green and along the New Yatt Road , seemed to be acceptable to the invalid . |
| 16 | Whilst I have a reasonable understanding of the application of VAT to Land Rovers I am very unclear as to the use of VAT for second hand vehicles . |