Example sentences of "while [pers pn] was [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Matt and I ran out of gas , for the simple reason that the dear old boy had forgotten to fill up while I was with the wholesaler . |
| 2 | While I was on the smack , it had n't bothered me much 'cos smack 's a good painkiller . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | All I knew was that one afternoon while I was at the office in London someone poured petrol through my letter-box at Seaview , along with a note warning me that if I did n't get out of G.W. Fashions there would be other similarly unpleasant incidents to look forward to , and that next time the petrol would be accompanied by a lighted rag . ’ |
| 5 | It happened , however , that while I was at the College I had been approached by the Bristol University Board of Extra-Mural Studies , where a post was for the moment vacant organizing adult education work chiefly in Wiltshire . |
| 6 | I had been swimming a long time that first Sunday , far out in the bay , and he could easily have slipped the things on to the Bourani end of the beach while I was in the water . |
| 7 | Things really did happen while I was in the tree . |
| 8 | I was having a War at the time — the Mussels against the Dead Flies I think it was — and while I was in the library poring over the book and trying to keep my eyes open , soaking up all those damn silly Imperial measurements , the wind would be blowing my fly armies over half the island and the sea would first sink the mussel shells in their high pools and then cover them with sand . |
| 9 | I had rather been hoping that I might see somebody I knew while I was in the town , but the only people I saw were old Mackenzie in the gun and tackle shop and Mrs Stuart in the cafe , yawning and fat behind her Formica counters and reading a Mills & boon . |
| 10 | I said , ‘ If you 'd told me that while I was in the pool , you 'd have seen another miracle walking on the water ! ’ |
| 11 | While I was around the bus at least 8 bottle of the fizzy stuff was transported onto the team bus for consumption on the way back . |
| 12 | and she went across the road for something and while she was across the road Mrs came and was talking to that man . |
| 13 | A COMPUTER expert was sacked when he handcuffed himself to his woman boss while she was on the phone to a customer . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 16 | teapot while she was on the toilet . |
| 17 | The best he could hope for was to see Helen a bit while she was on the rebound … but maybe … |
| 18 | While she was on the train she was safe . |
| 19 | It would be so much easier to get things done while she was on the spot . |
| 20 | ‘ I believe your mother died while she was in the camp — I was sorry to hear that , ’ said Ruth . |
| 21 | I knew when to put the tape on , I could start it while she was in the bathroom , she did n't wander off while it was recording , and the machine could be underneath and out of sight . ’ |
| 22 | It would be so typical if Jenny missed her while she was in the booth . |
| 23 | Perhaps Roy 's finest goalkeeping feat while he was with the Palace was in a Reserve match at Luton in 1950 , when he saved a thrice-taken penalty magnificently each time ! |
| 24 | While he was with the Palace , Peter gained four England Under 23 caps ( two of them in matches staged at Selhurst Park ) and scored in every game . |
| 25 | Both are also accused of the attempted murder of police constables John Jenkinson , 27 , and Simon Castrey , 27 , allegedly stabbed by Vernage while he was on the run . |
| 26 | A man is tonight being questioned by police in connection with a shotgun murder that occurred while he was on the run from prison . |
| 27 | Now , now you were saying before your father er was unemployed quite a lot of the time during your childhood erm did he actually get any Unemployment Benefit while he was on the dole ? |
| 28 | And while he was on the film set or wherever he was you know , away from home for the week , he 'd be playing around with every bit of skirt he could find . |
| 29 | While he was on the phone Lyn 's sister had come in , big-boned , yellow-haired Joanne , only nineteen and married six months . |
| 30 | So cos apparently , while he was on the phone she came knocking at the door then |