Example sentences of "while [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While she was thinking what that might be David Rosen bent from the height of his two steps and kissed her cheek . |
| 2 | It was while she was sampling her genuine Spanish paella that she remembered something Mrs Maybury had said . |
| 3 | ‘ While you were following your own pursuits this morning , I set a few more wheels in motion . |
| 4 | Anne stopped listening while they were comparing their masturbatory records , and watched for new arrivals . |
| 5 | While they were watching their single , another machine was knocking out Paul McCartney 's new album at one every 2 seconds . |
| 6 | It was while they were finishing their belated tea that Mrs Blunt arrived . |
| 7 | It was later converted into a better dwelling , but while they were rearing their eight children during the 1590s and early 1600s Thomas and his wife must have found life hard and unpromising . |
| 8 | While he was cataloguing his mocking birds , Darwin remarks : |
| 9 | A PRISONER was on the run last night after giving his guards the slip while he was visiting his dying mother in hospital . |
| 10 | A year ago a man tried to abduct him while he was doing his early morning paper round . |
| 11 | I had to listen patiently , while he was giving his extraordinary opinions of my dear country . |