Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] while the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How many had been beggared while the war between the royal cousins had swept across their fields or through their towns , while the barons who should have protected them looked only to their own gain , shifting loyalties so often that the ordinary common man found himself constantly besieged and attacked by both sides ? |
| 2 | As with Admiralty Charts , a comprehensive range of features for navigating at sea are included while the canal includes such details as locks and bridges . |
| 3 | Star singers have been remembered while the bulk of a sizeable profession has been ignored . |
| 4 | If each phase is excited in turn four steps are executed while the rotor moves one tooth pitch . |
| 5 | However , with stand magnifiers , the restricted space under the lens does not permit activities such as writing or sewing to be undertaken while the lens is being held . |
| 6 | However , effective action would be limited while the cause of the smog remained unknown . |
| 7 | If you want to protect areas of your picture from accidental damage a window facility is provided and only the area inside can be edited while the window is active . |
| 8 | The care of healthy , dependent children due to suffer bereavement as a result of the HIV epidemic in Lothian should be addressed while the problem is still in its infancy . |
| 9 | Dynamically loadable modules allow printers , disks and other devices to be installed while the system is running , which also reduces RAM requirements . |
| 10 | An object close to the camera , with a very short out-and-return light-path from flash to film , will be imaged while the sound-pulse is still at the back of the emulsion but by the time light from an object 15 metres away has reached the film , the sound-pulse will have reached its front face . |
| 11 | Again , in attempting to dissect a living phenomenon , the skeleton may be revealed while the specimen dies . |
| 12 | This rage gives S +1 , I + 5 and WS +10 , but no parries may be made while the character is affected . |
| 13 | The remedy is generally only available where the chattel is unattended and must be made while the chattel is trespassing . |
| 14 | However , its stance was no cruder than most war movies made during wartime ; and it remains the only major Hollywood film about Vietnam to be made while the war was being waged . |
| 15 | All of this must be accomplished while the officer continues to do what he sees ultimately as a policing job . |
| 16 | When input is complete , the user should press RETURN and a message will be displayed while the report is being generated . |
| 17 | When input is complete , the user should press RETURN and a message will be displayed while the report is being generated . |
| 18 | When input is complete , the user should press RETURN and a message will be displayed while the report is being generated . |
| 19 | When input is complete , the user should press RETURN and a message will be displayed while the report is being generated . |
| 20 | When input is complete , the user should press RETURN and a message will be displayed while the report is being generated . |
| 21 | When input is complete , the user should press RETURN and a message will be displayed while the report is being generated . |
| 22 | When input is complete , the user should press RETURN and a message will be displayed while the report is being generated . |
| 23 | The compulsive overeater may be mocked while the sufferer from anorexia may be pitied , the compulsive gambler scorned , the drug addict feared and the family member treated with half concern and half criticism . |
| 24 | Some homes do not have a table ; food may be provided while the child is playing or walking around . |
| 25 | No further colonization could be attempted while the war with Spain went on , partly because ships bound for the North American seacoast were forced by the prevailing winds to go uncomfortably far north or dangerously close to the Spanish settlement in the south , but interest revived after peace was made with Spain in 1604 . |
| 26 | The barn is a large one and several clippings could be stored while the farmer waited for acceptable prices for his fleeces . |
| 27 | Two days later the secretary general , Archbishop Felici , responded to this by announcing that all schemata would be reworked while the Council was in recess . |
| 28 | In response , the government claimed that political reform could not be contemplated while the rebellion of the Tuareg in the north of the country [ see p. 37800 ] continued to pose a threat to national security . |
| 29 | One disadvantage is that the viewing room must be darkened while the instrument is in use . |
| 30 | DETECTIVES on Merseyside warned parents yesterday to keep a tight hold of their children , saying their safety could not be guaranteed while the murderer of two-year-old James Bulger was still at large . |