Example sentences of "[noun sg] while [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He then ordered a car to call for him the next morning for a similar occasion and was felled by a stroke while waiting for the lift . |
| 2 | Why not visit Castle Caldwell Forest , and enjoy the delights of a National Nature Reserve ( see no 9 ) or enjoy a picnic while taking in the beautiful views of Glenelly Valley and Sperrin Mountains ( see no 17 ) . |
| 3 | Taken together , these findings exclude the possibility that either apoptosis or the protective effect of bcl-2 involves the mitochondrial respiratory chain , at least in these cells under the conditions that we have studied , and raise the possibility that the Bcl-2 protein might exert its protective effect while bound to the continuous nuclear and ER membrane . |
| 4 | Cameron and Parkes ( 1983 ) cite , by way of example , the death of a woman who had spent her last weekend at home with her husband discussing plans for the future while sitting in the sun to regain her strength . |
| 5 | A typical story is of a youngster who has a syncopal episode while running across the school playground and is then sent for a neurological evaluation to exclude a seizure disorder . |
| 6 | Andrew Saxton and his colleague Andrew Davies faced a life ban after being found to have taken Clenbuterol while training for the games . |
| 7 | Early in the battle Azhag was struck from the back of his wyvern while fighting against the Knights Panther , leaving the Orc army leaderless and demoralised in the face of a fierce Empire attack . |
| 8 | They 'll frequently jump cigar out of the water while swimming fast , enabling them to maintain their speed while coming to the surface to breathe . |
| 9 | A MOTHER-of-four was crushed to death by a boulder while walking on the holiday isle of Crete , it was revealed yesterday . |
| 10 | These allow headphone listening while walking around the room . |
| 11 | This would have effectively made Toraja religion illegal had it not been for a young Toraja " slave " who had studied law while attending to the needs of his lord at university . |
| 12 | Roddick experienced her first taste of trading as a child while serving in the family café in Littlehampton in Sussex , which is now the centre of her worldwide retailing empire . |
| 13 | Indeed , it is said that he composed one aria while waiting for the rice to cook . |
| 14 | Her misery was made far worse two weeks later , when her motor-racing fiance , Peter Revson , 34 , was killed in a crash while practising for the South African Grand Prix . |
| 15 | She knew she did not want to be an employee or to set up on her own and accepted a position as Recorder on the South-East Circuit while looking at the appointments pages in the newspapers . |
| 16 | Discover the old , new and futuristic faces of Acapulco , including the famous cliff divers of la Quebrada , or wine and dine on the world 's largest catamaran while taking in the magnificent views of Acapulco by night . |
| 17 | I encountered an old lady of a more awkward sort while canvassing for the Tory candidate in Crosby — a by-election subsequently won for the SDP by Shirley Williams . |
| 18 | Most sailing courses can provide buoyancy aids and waterproof clothing , while a pair of trainers and shorts will get you by with a borrowed lifejacket while crewing in the summer . |
| 19 | There is a one-in-328 chance of an employee being killed in accident while working on the nation 's farms . |
| 20 | Elected as President in 1987 amid controversy over his war record while serving in the German Army , Waldheim had not been received officially by any Western country , and the World Jewish Congress criticized Kohl for his " shocking lack of moral sensitivity " in breaching this de facto Western diplomatic boycott . |
| 21 | He 's fighting for fitness after fracturing his kneecap while playing in the winter tests against New Zealand … so how is Syd … when 's he coming back to bowl … here 's a special report from Nick Clark |
| 22 | All in a year he won European indoor gold in Madrid , the Commonwealth silver in Edinburgh and the European outdoor gold over 100 metres in Stuttgart where officials ticked him off for collecting his medal while draped in the Union Jack . |
| 23 | However , most of the literature does not satisfactorily account for the simultaneous determination of wages and membership while allowing for the interaction between the free rider problem and workers ' tastes . |
| 24 | Third , Prisoner 's Dilemma type situations are another class of cases where authorities make a difference while conforming with the dependence thesis . |
| 25 | That evening while wandering round the bazaar I was suddenly greeted with great friendliness by the erstwhile sufferer , who announced that he was now all right and was going back to his village next morning . |
| 26 | Or should I say : ‘ Bubbly , vivacious Marcel flirtatiously ignored the beam in his own eye while protesting about the beam in someone else 's ’ ? |
| 27 | Lawrie , 34 , of Broughton Road , Edinburgh , admitted stealing the cash while working at the Thistle Foundation 's offices in Niddrie Mains Road between June and November 1991 . |
| 28 | Abbot Mark says he 's definitely ruling out the use of his mitre and crozier while refereeing on the river . |
| 29 | GRIEVING mother Barbara Edwards yesterday welcomed the inquest verdict passed on her Bosnia hero son , Lance Corporal Wayne Edwards , who was shot in Sniper 's Alley while serving in the former Yugoslavia . |
| 30 | Robin Belcher was paddling in Australian colours and he and partner Fraser dropped their K2 upside down into the water while relaunching from the moderately high jetty at Chertsey . |