Example sentences of "while [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Four years later , in 1962 , Brian Jackson ( who died while I was writing this book ) and Dennis Marsden added their persuasive voices to the growing chorus of those who were aware of the weaknesses rather than the strengths of the grammar school . |
| 2 | While I was doing that sentence my other case for running a brothel and living off immoral earnings came up . |
| 3 | While I was making some tea there was a tremendous crash . |
| 4 | But this morning , while I was driving that car through the village , the entire engine fell out on to the road ! |
| 5 | While I was preparing this address ‘ The Scotsman ’ published a report on the work of Stephen Platt , a sociologist with the Medical Research Council in Edinburgh . |
| 6 | While I was preparing this paper the Times Educational Supplement of 5 August 1988 published a comment on the HMI report on secondary education . |
| 7 | Agnes often thought about the disparity in wages : while she was getting fifteen shillings a week , Arthur Peeble only got a pound , and he had a young family to bring up on that , and Nan Henderson 's wage was a niggardly eight and six for a long-day week . |
| 8 | And then , even while she was making valiant efforts to control herself , because for certain he was going to set about strangling her at any moment , after some seconds of looking at her as if staggered , suddenly , and to her amazement , he was seeing the funny side of it also — and he was laughing too ! |
| 9 | While she was spectating other events , it was reported than Princess Anne looked relaxed and informal — wearing a blue yachting cap and blue and white jacket . |
| 10 | While she was identifying these predators in the encyclopedia , Ruby became noticeably paler and agitated . |
| 11 | ‘ They would break in in a trice , while you were putting fresh shot in your fowling gun , and cut us into mincemeat . |
| 12 | The final bit of luck we had on this job was while we were refinishing this table . |
| 13 | Well , while we were having this conversation , there was a lady in the office who used to work for Fred Astaire and when I left she rang him up . |
| 14 | Delgado 's boy got back while we were making some coffee and said Russell would be here . |
| 15 | Well while we were doing that mummy was being all these clothes ready for her birthday . |
| 16 | They went over all , while they were doing this work and he gave us a sheet last week , we were doing all the questions this week and he went over all the questions with us ! |
| 17 | And while they were killing each other |
| 18 | But equally , would Richardson kill one of his best employees — especially while he was holding ten grand 's worth of his heroin ? |
| 19 | Police charged Lashley after he 'd confessed to fellow inmates in prison while he was serving 18 years for rape . |
| 20 | It was while he was besieging that town that the king contracted a fatal illness . |
| 21 | Mr Chris Hayward , for Roberts , said the offence happened while he was having marital problems . |
| 22 | And he had no intention of getting seriously involved while he was executing dubious commissions for George . |
| 23 | While he was doing this Maggie took a pan of boiling water from the cooker and laid it by the side of the sink . |
| 24 | While it was printing two things happened . |