Example sentences of "whilst [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Doctor was standing on one hand now , and juggling five different balls whilst singing a medley of songs by Abba . |
| 2 | It reflects the devotion of a whole community in caring for others whilst enjoying a community spirit that is the ‘ the Sing ’ . ’ |
| 3 | Moynihan and his growing body of supporters ridiculed this proposal , and many commentators felt that the administration would find it very difficult to reject Moynihan 's demand for an immediate social security tax cut ( which would benefit all citizens ) whilst pursuing a reduction in capital gains tax which would be of chief benefit to those who were already among the most wealthy . |
| 4 | Whilst drawing a cartoon , fishing out a school report , and recollecting your memories of ‘ My First Goldfish ’ and ‘ Why |
| 5 | We did n't yet know how to challenge the anti-lesbianism from the very heterosexual colleagues we depended on , or indeed how to challenge heterosexual Black women 's anti-lesbianism whilst maintaining a challenge to racism . |
| 6 | Formed and fashioned into an unique design which represents a thin leading edge whilst maintaining a strong , solid body thickness which belies its exceptionally light weight . |
| 7 | The NS 6000 supports up to eight Ethernet port and delivers a claimed 1,703 SPECnfs operations per second whilst maintaining a performance rate of 20 SPECint92 for applications . |
| 8 | That might cause headaches at the likes of ICL , which says it 'll run Destiny on its DRS3000 boxes ( UX No 384 ) , whilst maintaining a Sun-compatible operating system on its DRS6000 Sparc range . |
| 9 | The challenge of our asset management programme is to strengthen the balance sheet whilst maintaining a rising production and cash flow profile , and improving profitability . |
| 10 | By whatever means it has been achieved , however , the end result is one of a system of streets that permits access to essential users whilst maintaining an atmosphere of serenity and charm . |
| 11 | Sensitivity to the family , and to the needs of individual members of it , allied with the confidence to tackle issues whilst maintaining an impartial stance , is the task the counsellor has to fulfil . |
| 12 | This was achieved whilst maintaining an appropriate level of investment for the future in design , manufacture and plant . ’ |
| 13 | There were no serious incidents in the 1947 winter , such as people losing their way and dying of cold , although a Mr Sowerby on the other side of the dale died suddenly whilst helping a neighbour . |
| 14 | I remember being highly amused at his rendering of a young rook 's cry whilst gobbling a worm : it was perfectly true to nature … . |
| 15 | is an experienced spinner , who used Sinclair 's upright wheel , beautifully made of walnut , for spinning silk , whilst using a horizontal Swedish wheel for wool . |
| 16 | Many people might think that a person who causes death whilst using an unlawfully held firearm or explosives ought to be convicted of murder because there is , generally speaking , no excuse for using such dangerous equipment . |
| 17 | It is important , however , to remember that the studies , whilst representing a considerable achievement , were not comprehensive on two counts : first , they did not include Scotland or Ireland ; second , the principal informants were field social workers and not residential care staff ( DHSS , 1985 ) . |
| 18 | This approach , whilst employing a similar list of areas of experience to that employed in Curriculum 11–16 and the Munn Report , avoids the criticism of ignoring teaching methods . |
| 19 | What is a humby An erection on public transport , an irritating noise whilst driving a car or humming up the vagina ? |
| 20 | The baroque carvers in Germany and France made extensive use of this type of gouge in the drapery of their ecclesiastical figures , enabling them to make difficult pipes and folds against the grain , whilst keeping a smooth flow . |
| 21 | They were to drive around a marked circuit whilst keeping a ball in a dish on the bonnet . |
| 22 | It is then up to me to implement it successfully by controlling my behaviour whilst keeping an eye on progress towards the indicators of success . |
| 23 | Such cults , whilst satisfying a few do not meet the paramount need of humanity as a whole . |
| 24 | Whilst painting a large decorative panel , Bullfighters , in a semi-cubist style for a Society of Mural Painters exhibition , he knocked off dustjackets for John Lehmann and also for Rupert Hart-Davis . |
| 25 | It is very hard to pin down just exactly how Richter weaves his magic spell ; that unique full sound he draws from the instrument at all dynamic levels , whilst utilising a seemingly limitless variety of articulation ; the scintillating combination of intellect , technical bravura , and extraordinary interpretative perception ? |
| 26 | They replace essential moisture whilst forming a protective layer to hold it in . |
| 27 | And a gentleman who I think was Chinese had an accident with some plates whilst serving a meal , and finished up by giving me a kiss ! |
| 28 | So , for example , the laws of kashrut , whilst serving an obvious pragmatic purpose of separating and distinguishing the Jews from their neighbours , and guarding against assimilation , also served to affirm the selected symbolic system , the abomination and avoidance of crawling things being the negative side of the pattern of things approved and a function of the ordering of society . |
| 29 | In general , your attitude whilst investigating a title should be thoroughly suspicious . |
| 30 | On 7 March 1966 de Gaulle , in his most dramatic action so far , informed President Johnson that France , whilst remaining a signatory of the Atlantic Pact , was quitting the alliance 's military organisation . |