Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] while [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The beauty of the versatile LM method is that we can also just choose one or two methods to gain that experience while still giving our patients the gentle but speedy improvement they desire . |
| 2 | One of them was Guardsman Johnny Cooper who had managed to join the Scots Guards while still under age and who was very impressed by his commanding officer : ‘ he was different from the officers I had come into contact with up to that time . |
| 3 | They have carried out a wealth of painstaking research while consciously seeking to resist the presuppositions of these established camps . |
| 4 | Even then , however , there was a preference to use the general subsidies for new suburban houses while ever these remained in force . |
| 5 | Local authorities in countries bordering the North Sea have set up an organization , Kimo , for the purpose of sharing information on technology and good practice with the ultimate aim of improving the coastal and marine environments while also safeguarding economic prosperity . |
| 6 | After the talks Kaifu said on March 3 that he would make " maximum efforts " to accelerate the structural reform of the Japanese economy in such a way as to improve market access for foreign traders while also improving the quality of life for Japanese consumers — a phrasing which was regarded as being carefully chosen so as not to imply unconditional concessions to the United States . |
| 7 | It is no longer acceptable to pretend to be entertaining clients while overtly pushing your business at them . |
| 8 | A.H.Q. expected to detect these transports east of Malta at extreme range and by that time I could spare some Marylands while still meeting the P.R . |
| 9 | The sense of Britishness has been supplanted or supplemented by Scottish and Welsh nationalism ; the sense of identity with the nations of the United Kingdom is not felt so strongly by minorities in the population — Moslems from Pakistan and India , Afro-Caribbeans , Indians , Bangladeshis and others who experience discrimination in the British community while also experiencing a sense of belonging to their own religious and ethnic communities . |
| 10 | As the title of this paper shows , I am sure that we can not hope to do this rethinking while still clinging to the currently orthodox view that there are no natural , genetically determined sex differences . |
| 11 | His father died suddenly when he was only 12 years of age and he had an early baptism of public life , being prominent in Scottish affairs while still in his teens . |
| 12 | Adam did not know whether to be glad or sorry he had not obtained an English newspaper while away . |
| 13 | The present system frequently results in simple cases being set before the High Court while much more complicated issues are being decided by the county courts . |
| 14 | Whether the teams could overcome this handicap while also exerting influence at higher levels seemed highly doubtful . |
| 15 | The figure , which compares with a loss of £112 million in 1991 , is thought to have been topped only by a near-£1.8 billion loss recorded by British Steel while still in state hands in 1979-80 . |
| 16 | Pursuing a focused commercial strategy while effectively managing the nuclear liabilities has been central to our implementation of the Pushing the Limits strategy over the last three years . |
| 17 | The honours system symbolises social superiority while also acting as a social discipline on upper-class members who wish to retain or enhance their standing ( as with public employees seeking lesser honours ) . |
| 18 | If an old person is admitted to local authority residential care while still having a house to sell , some of the value of the property when sold may be claimed back by the authority in retrospective residential charges . |
| 19 | Mario and his brother both did some racing while still in Italy : in miniature , underpowered versions of grand prix cars called Formula Junior . |
| 20 | The inter-war working-class holiday organizations had occupied a significant place , gradually introducing a previously untravelled sector of the population to the educative and recreative value of foreign travel while yet accommodating a more traditional pattern of holiday-making . |
| 21 | Wipe any surplus filler away with a damp rag while still wet |
| 22 | He said he had worked out his political philosophy while still a student : a belief in the free market , small business , and individual freedom through expansion of home ownership , and a commitment to the European Community . |
| 23 | Government can hand over the production of a good to the private sector while still financing it , as with refuse collection or cleaning and maintaining public sector buildings . |
| 24 | Thus , where a husband leaves the matrimonial home while still owning it , the usual capital gains tax exemption or relief for a taxpayer 's only or main residence would be given on the subsequent transfer to the wife , provided she has continued to live in the house and the husband has not elected that some other house should be treated for capital gains tax purposes as his main residence for this period . |
| 25 | It has the advantage of restricting a dog 's more exaggerated movements while still allowing him to eat , drink and in Sam 's case , yawn . |
| 26 | Many commentators interpreted his decision to run for the council as a means of preserving his extensive political machine while also providing a platform within the city government from which he could launch a future mayoral bid . |
| 27 | Schools , polytechnics and universities all have magazines and newspapers on which you may gain actual experience while still a student . |
| 28 | Contrasts form a large part of the innate charm of Malaysia , a country which has adapted and accepted change while still retaining its fabric of traditional values . |
| 29 | Being capable of risking showing one 's own personal vulnerability while still maintaining professional standards . |
| 30 | A reduplication of such complexes while empirically unlikely is not logically impossible . |