Example sentences of "while [pers pn] be on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Could I just say before I start , I apologize in advance while I 'm on the air if there there are any inadvertent s coughs and little bit of a cold do n't want to deafen anybody while er the volume was up . |
| 2 | While I 'm on the subject of secrecy , it is true to say that many politicians , sometimes justifiably , are paranoid about the subject . |
| 3 | While I 'm on the subject , whatever happened to the Randy Hansen interview which was promised quite a while ago but never appeared ? |
| 4 | ‘ But while I 'm on the subject — ’ |
| 5 | And , while I 'm on the subject of fighting off unwanted intruders , ’ he added , the hard planes of his face tightening as he gazed down at her , ‘ I 'm not prepared to allow that man Dunton to mess around with my wife any longer ! |
| 6 | ‘ While I 'm on the line , what 's the latest on Frank Shildon 's spot of investigative journalism ? ’ |
| 7 | While I was on the smack , it had n't bothered me much 'cos smack 's a good painkiller . |
| 8 | While I was on the telephone , busy finalising details , the Princess of Wales stood nearby , leaning against a wall , chatting to one of her detectives . |
| 9 | And while she 's on the job , she 'd better look round for a well-born filly for Timothy to marry . |
| 10 | But while she is on the beach with her pup , she can not feed . |
| 11 | Her actions are unquestionably deedy ; they bear no theoretical burden , unlike Kirillov 's suicide ; they run deeper — while she is on the job — than the paper person in her , and they make a rigid , final opposing of the profane midwife and the God-seeking husband academic and quite inadequate to the novel . |
| 12 | A COMPUTER expert was sacked when he handcuffed himself to his woman boss while she was on the phone to a customer . |
| 13 | Clare died the next morning , and while she was on the life support machine , although she was n't conscious , I promised her I would never sell or loan out Southall . |
| 14 | ‘ Clare died on the next morning , and while she was on the life support machine , although she was n't conscious , I promised her I would never sell or loan out Southall . ’ |
| 15 | teapot while she was on the toilet . |
| 16 | The best he could hope for was to see Helen a bit while she was on the rebound … but maybe … |
| 17 | While she was on the train she was safe . |
| 18 | It would be so much easier to get things done while she was on the spot . |
| 19 | And erm the the the erm scheme is that the government pays the interest while you 're on the course |
| 20 | Well you do n't need the train while you 're on the toilet , do you ? |
| 21 | Go in , and while you 're on the phone . |
| 22 | Of course while you 're on the Continent , you do n't have to restrict yourself to alcohol and tobacco . |
| 23 | Erm , as I said it was n't me that phoned originally , my guess is that there may be somebody else at the school who is trying to contact you , but while you 're on the line , let's just make a little let's just make a little date . |
| 24 | For the man or woman in the fast lane , keeping in touch while you 're on the move is safer and simpler than ever before with the new British Telecom 's Azure cellphone . |
| 25 | On a lighter note , imagine passing by these posters while you are on the back of a number 42 bus ? |
| 26 | , Hot air is not filtered before being drawn into the engine and while you are on the ground probably contains dust particles which can easily cause accelerated engine ) . |
| 27 | One of the reasons for arranging it is to give you the chance to be responsible for your own learning while you are on the placement . |
| 28 | While you are on the roof there is so much to look at that it is easy to miss some important feature . |
| 29 | Mrs Burrows called this afternoon while you were on the shore and said that Harry was most anxious you should take part in some theatricals the young people want to perform at Easter . |
| 30 | And then he licked me out while we 're on the phone ! |