Example sentences of "[adv] while [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the first three years of the experiment not a single pedestrian was injured seriously enough while crossing the road to feel that it warranted reporting . |
| 2 | ‘ So while getting a document or computer disk from , say , London to Indonesia can take up to three days by post or courier , with electronic mail a valid print-out will be to hand in next to no time . |
| 3 | And it does so while providing a perfect fit . |
| 4 | At the meeting Eduard Shevardnadze , the Soviet Foreign Minister , proposed the " decoupling " of the internal and external aspects of unification so that the former could be completed swiftly while allowing a unified Germany 's security status to be resolved over a number of years . |
| 5 | There is , perhaps , especially strong confirmation that the verb and adjective properties are immediately bound together in the fact that there is no coherent way to question either the adjective or the verb alone while leaving the other in place ; we can not , for example , have : ( 24 ) what should I do to the string longer ? ( 25 ) how did his sister set the owl ? |
| 6 | Keep lips together while drawing the lipline and do n't make it too heavy . |
| 7 | The falconer had authority and poise , she remained in control of the whole operation , and her attention was with the bird at each second of its flight — all while delivering a running commentary ! |
| 8 | Shiftworkers lose sleep progressively while working the night or morning shifts , and may be employed in nursing , in controlling power stations or chemical plants , as well as in manufacturing industries . |
| 9 | The first cleaning happens right out there in the orchard , because many of the harvesters have fans that blow sticks and other debris away while leaving the nuts to fall into their trailer . |
| 10 | Warlock 's Serenade , where the composer rather borrows something of Delius 's style in act of homage , is a difficult piece to bring off , but Falkowski conducts watchfully and sensitively while maintaining a steady but flexible pulse . |
| 11 | Hickson take pride in their ability to solve technical problems quickly while maintaining the highest safety standards . |
| 12 | But he knew how to put the fear of God into producers and directors — I learned from this very quickly while playing a small role in The Caine Mutiny [ in which Bogart starred as Captain Queeg ] . ’ |
| 13 | Government officials say they aim to reform the economy gradually while shielding the country 's ten million people from the pain of full-blooded ‘ shock therapy ’ as attempted in Russia and elsewhere . |
| 14 | An interesting and persistent form of spinal injury occurs when you try to hold your body upright while performing the roundhouse kick . |
| 15 | He poured a cup of watered wine for Corbett and then joined him , sipping carefully while studying the English clerk . |
| 16 | In some countries the dairy producers have taken a comparable line , and manage to live profitably while accepting the growing evidence against high-fat diets in general and saturates in particular . |
| 17 | Individuals in the party and the government came to use the situation in whatever way they could to optimize their own position , ranging from exercising the increased power which district and regional officials now had over the citizenry , to carrying out routine tasks perfunctorily while acquiring a significant income from black market activities . |
| 18 | Practise ‘ digging in ’ under attack by sliding the rear foot back slightly while cocking the punching hip . |
| 19 | Beat thoroughly while adding the milk , then return the sauce to the heat and bring to the boil , stirring constantly . |
| 20 | The Dutch company 's small production plant at Weert will be able to continue running efficiently while supplying the diminishing demand for both companies — small amounts of CFCs will still be permitted in essential medical uses after the deadline . |
| 21 | They were as they always were : thick enough to conceal those within while giving a perfect view out . |
| 22 | Owen today plays Del Harris , the favourite , who again played well while beating an England squad member , Mark Cairns , 9-5 , 9-4 , 9-2 . |
| 23 | Even while discussing the sale of the cumbersome paper system outside the CAB the issue has always been disputed . |
| 24 | The demands of party competition mean that alternative political leaderships will sustain the popular belief that full leadership control is feasible , even while impugning the current incumbents ' realization of this potential . |
| 25 | Even while taking a catnap the animal 's ears are in operation . |
| 26 | Suzanne Moore rightly condemns Judge Rant 's reference to ‘ brute homosexual activity ’ , but she still reserves the right to consider other people 's consensual sexual choices distasteful and disgusting , even while rejecting the idea of criminalising them . |
| 27 | Wyllie came under closer scrutiny by the NZRFU for a variety of reasons — his unwillingness to have John Hart as an influential coaching partner , his inability to keep to selection announcement timetables and then his rather desperate efforts to have Mike Brewer , the one on-field forward whom Wyllie could rely on for solid advice , put into the team even while suffering a painful foot injury . |
| 28 | It was beginning to seem as if neither of them was ever to achieve their heart 's desires , even while making a success of other aspects of their lives . |
| 29 | His wife , Paulina , recognises him , by his voice , as the man who tortured her 15 years ago while playing the Schubert song of the title ( she was blindfolded and never told his name ) . |
| 30 | Prior to World War One Bateman served Palace admirably while remaining an amateur and in 1913–14 he gained Amateur International honours for his country and then toured Denmark and Sweden with the England Amateur XI . |