Example sentences of "while [v-ing] [pron] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The effect of interrupting sleep after two or three hours is to deny the subjects almost all REM sleep , while allowing them much of the deep slow wave sleep that they might be expected to have in a normal night . |
| 2 | Their performances have , over the years , given ordinary people a much-needed reason to feel pride in their native city , while binding them together in the sharing of two terrible tragedies . |
| 3 | Behind him is the god Horus who guides his elbow while patting him lightly on the shoulder . |
| 4 | All segments and bristles , they can anchor one end while pushing themselves forward with the other . |
| 5 | The snake grabs a snail and while holding it firmly with the teeth on its upper jaw , it pushes its lower into the shell opening . |
| 6 | While wishing you well on the trip , I ca n't help feeling that you 'd be doing more good by campaigning for better facilities for cyclists , in particular for routes and paths which segregate cycles from motor vehicles . |
| 7 | And in particular the position of Paisley and the DUP was enhanced by having done enough to prove themselves implacably opposed to appeasement of ‘ rebels ’ while distancing themselves sufficiently from the working-class loyalists to avoid the opprobrium of being closely associated with thugs and gangsters . |