Example sentences of "[noun sg] while [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Run out of ammo while on the ground and you 'll have to resort to flying kicks . |
| 2 | Over the next months , rival consortia considered how to finance the new investment while at the Transport Department we could do little more than wait . |
| 3 | In my youth there was a man who lived in our block of buildings who was a champion boxer while in the Army in India and he was always known as being doolally tap . |
| 4 | To administer torture while within the warp — to a talented Astropath of all people — would be plain lunacy . |
| 5 | They are twice as likely as any other group to fantasize while they 're actually having sex and are also prone to give their imaginations free rein while in the bath , in the shower or on the phone . |
| 6 | For example , have you heard of anyone being in court on a charge of murder , assault or disturbance of the peace while under the influence of a cigarette ? |
| 7 | The relationship between stress — and strain e for the springs is the Hookean law while for the dash-pot we assume the Newtonian viscosity law . |
| 8 | One theory is the student leapt from the window while under the influence of drink or drugs . |
| 9 | The adviser can only hope that if the client was put at her ease while at the bureau then she may come back for further help when that issue could be picked up for suitable referral . |
| 10 | Caroline looked back at him and suddenly she thought of an old fable , the one in which a traveller had to choose which of two doors to open , knowing that behind one lay safety while behind the other crouched a tawny black and gold tiger . |
| 11 | Motherwell should beat Partick at Fir Park to leapfrog into ninth place while in the battle of Brockville the losers of the Falkirk v Airdrie match will , realistically , have little chance of avoiding the drop . |
| 12 | The Boat-house became my roosting-place while under the shadow of the mighty mountain of the wind , ‘ Goat Fell . ’ |
| 13 | Two Coldstream guardsmen who are accused of robbery while on the run from their unit in Germany made a second appearance before magistrates in Whitby . |
| 14 | Indeed , London Underground 's own byelaw 22 states that ‘ No person while upon the railway shall to the annoyance of any other person sing , perform on any musical instrument or use any gramophone record player or tape recorder or portable wireless apparatus . ’ |
| 15 | To my mind it is but natural justice that a child , if born alive and viable , should be allowed to maintain an action in the courts for injuries wrongfully committed upon its person while in the womb of its mother . |
| 16 | To my mind it is but natural justice that a child , if born alive and viable , should be allowed to maintain an action in the courts for injuries wrongfully committed upon its person while in the womb of its mother . |
| 17 | Labour leaders are anxious to make sure volunteers sport a fresh red rose every day while on the campaign trail with Labour candidate Alan Milburn . |
| 18 | The HIDB seems to have a fragmented hierarchy of ideologies : on top is the prevailing doctrine of economic development , then there is the Board 's own policy of development while at the bottom there a.e the local views . |
| 19 | Below are the two famous panels ; on the left is shown the Emperor Justinian and his court while on the right is the Empress Theodora with her attendants . |
| 20 | He therefore directed that if J. were to suffer a life-threatening event while in the health authority 's care and the required drugs and equipment were or could reasonably be made available , the health authority should cause such measures ( including artificial ventilation ) to be applied so long as they were capable of prolonging his life . |
| 21 | 7.5.1.2 payment of the insurance money is not refused in whole or in part by reason of any act or default of the Tenant or anyone at the Premises expressly or by implication with the Tenant 's authority while under the Tenant 's control and in the employment of the Tenant the provisions of clause 7.5.2 shall have effect |
| 22 | 7.6.1.2 the payment of the insurance money is not refused in whole or in part by reason of any act or default of the Tenant or anyone at the Premises expressly or by implication with the Tenant 's authority while under the Tenant 's control and in the employment of the Tenant the Landlord shall use its best endeavours to obtain all planning permissions or other permits and consents that may be required under the Planning Acts or other statutes ( if any ) to enable the Landlord to rebuild and reinstate ( " Permissions " ) |
| 23 | 7.7.9.2 To pay to the Landlord on demand with Interest ( where the Landlord has rebuilt and reinstated the Premises out of its own money ) the amount of such insurance money so irrecoverable in which event the provisions of clauses 7.5 and 7.6 shall apply and clause 7.7.9 should contain the following amendment : … anyone at the Premises expressly or by implication with the Tenant 's authority while under the Tenant 's control and in the employment of the Tenant wholly or partially irrecoverable … 7.8 Increase or decrease of the Centre If at any time during the Term the Centre shall be increased or decreased on a permanent basis the Insurance Rent Percentage shall be varied with effect from the first premium or additional premium payable in respect of a period after such a change by agreement between the parties or in default of agreement within [ 3 ] months of the first proposal for variation made by the Landlord in such a manner as shall be determined to be fair and reasonable in the light of the event in question by the Surveyor acting as an expert and not as an arbitrator This requires no comment . |
| 24 | In a well publicised case a patient recently committed suicide while under the care of a clinical ecologist . |
| 25 | For the ‘ cottage ’ use while as the background and pastel blue for the ‘ sky ’ , as described in the fabric instructions . |
| 26 | He gave pregnant mice a dilute solution of alcohol by mouth , and again , fertilised eggs exposed to alcohol while in the process of completing the second meiotic division show an incidence of aneuploidy , varying with dose , of up to 20 per cent ( Nature , vol 302 , p 258 ) . |
| 27 | Nevertheless , such was my faith while at the Centre that along with my vitamins and supplements , I religiously took my drops of Dr. Bach every day , at the same time muttering the necessary affirmations . |
| 28 | Such arrangements are not easy to achieve , not all field officers managed to deploy their technical expertise while at the company , and some firms were cautious about commercial confidentiality . |
| 29 | By a curious paradox of war , the Schlieffen Plan had been completely reversed : the Germans had been reduced to stalemate in the west while in the east they had inflicted an almost knock-out blow . |
| 30 | She 'll have to go , he told himself , fearful for his sanity while at the mercy of Bessie 's constant chatter . |