Example sentences of "while [pron] [vb base] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Department managers , new checkouts , do all the bits and pieces on , and wanted me to do , while I wait for the shift to come in , and they start at seven . |
2 | I might eat a bread roll without the butter while I wait for the meal to arrive , and slimline or diet drinks act as a wonderful filler . |
3 | Foot flat to the floor , you can count to three while you wait for the response . |
4 | ‘ Take Leonora into the gardens for a stroll round in the sunshine while you wait for the results , Doctor , ’ advised the serene , smiling nun . |
5 | These are binding on you while you work for the ES and after you leave the organisation , both at work and in your own time . |
6 | Pick the mildest day you can and make sure you have everything to hand before you start so you do n't leave a dripping horse standing there while you hunt for the shampoo . |
7 | We can continue debating their demise , while we wait for the day when European taxpayers rather than farmers finally call the day on the common agricultural policy . |
8 | While we wait for the pendulum to swing : Gail Counsell warns that house prices could take years to recover after the latest rise in interest rates |
9 | We all have to keep up appearances while we wait for the tide to turn . |
10 | While we wait for the doctor 's diagnosis the patient may easily die . |