Example sentences of "whilst [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also starring among the patterns are three motif sweaters designed by school children who were prize-winners at the Hobby Horse show in Cwmbran , whilst for animal lovers we have Wendy Phillips ' giant panda chewing his bamboo or Iris Bishop 's fox slinking through the September woods . |
| 2 | This was not really convenient as space was tied-up on the dressing floors , whilst below ground it had to be handled so that it was not inadvertently intermixed with other material . |
| 3 | You will be working in a solicitor 's office or other approved organisation and will have the opportunity to handle your own cases , see clients and undertake most of the work of a solicitor whilst under supervision . |
| 4 | Any Diconix printer bought after 10th February will be replaced free of charge , within 24 hours , if it fails whilst under warranty . |
| 5 | UNDER SAIL THE 68 PERFORMS WELL , 68–07 ‘ PRUDENCE ’ BUILT FOR BRITAIN 'S FORMER AMERICAS CUP CHALLENGER GRAHAM WALKER , RECENTLY LOGGED A DAYS RUN OF 227 MILES , WHILST UNDER POWER 200 MILE DAYS ARE THE NORM WITH RANGE TO MATCH . |
| 6 | Type II systems are likely to require full paperwork for each case , whilst with Type I systems the scale of the clerical operations involved would depend on the type of contract . |
| 7 | Under Fordism mass consumption was a consequence of mass production ; whilst with post-Fordism , it is changes in consumption and the identification of specialist markets which are said to determine changes in production . |
| 8 | Broadly speaking , the nationalized industries ' accounts follow the business model of the Profit and Loss Account , Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement whilst including sector profit and loss accounts , echoing the Type B non-profit model . |
| 9 | In a deliberate attempt to embarrass Tories and High Anglicans , he cited Charles II 's Declaration of April 1681 , which had condemned the then Whig-dominated House of Commons for arresting people for matters not relating to Parliamentary privilege , whilst in defence of the right of petitioning he cited the case of the seven bishops of 1688 . |
| 10 | Tecnazene , a fungicide used to prevent potatoes from sprouting whilst in storage , was found at up to 13 times the level considered safe for fish in some factories . |
| 11 | of cases , whilst in Clerk and Lewis 's Canadian study the figure was 13 per cent . |
| 12 | Presented in base alphabetical order , it ranges from Abingdon to Wyton , with a detailed history of each aircraft for each gate , along with photographs of the aircraft whilst in service and/or in its position on the gate . |
| 13 | The Company Securities ( Insider Dealing ) Act 1985 re-enacts the earlier legislation and specifically defines insider dealing which is when an individual knowingly transacts in a security whilst in possession of unpublished price sensitive information relating to that security . |
| 14 | Whilst in manufacturing industry the proportion of the workforce which is temporary stands at only just over three per cent , in the service sector it stands at well over seven per cent . |
| 15 | The minister will be aware that in the last year of the Labour government , there was an hundred and fifty thousand apprenticeships in manufacturing alone whilst in manufacturing in nineteen ninety one there was only fifty one thousand apprenticeships . |
| 16 | He wrote ‘ I consider all the second shots will still be interesting whatever the condition of the ground , whilst in winter the player who hits two rather good shots will , with the exception of the 3rd hole , be able to reach all the greens , thus reaping the advantage which all modern golf course architects are beginning to realise is their due ’ . |
| 17 | If the red light starts to flash whilst in operation , the battery has less than 5% life left , and there is no light at all when the battery is completely flat . |
| 18 | It is felt that much of the progress students make whilst in college will be lost if they are not able to go on to meet fresh demands in new situations . |
| 19 | Seen from a Worksop bound train , V2 60939 reaches Woodhouse Junction on the climb from Beighton whilst in charge of a northbound freight . |
| 20 | The view across the Longdendale Valley in the summer of 1988 as No. 47102 waits to return to Manchester whilst in charge of the demolition train . |
| 21 | I 'm , I 'm rather disappointed that erm neither the Conservatives or the Labour Party are prepared to support a reasonable erm er reasonable plan because erm the , the Chairman is not certain plan which is represented by ourselves , Brian and Michael are routing very , very hard for a regional er airport whilst in fact that National Airport as passing along with a , a National Road er transportation strategy and everything else you can think of . |
| 22 | The Guidance says that where they intend " to limit the way in which a parent meets his responsibility this should be discussed with the parent and incorporated in the plan of arrangements for the child whilst in care so that it may be subject to periodic review " ( para 3.68 ) . |
| 23 | As a member of his staff not unreasonably put it : Ford 's own reflections several years after he left the White House are also pertinent to an understanding of the difficulties he faced whilst in office . |
| 24 | That role made possible his nomination ; he was elected as an outsider and , by his own admission , he never ceased being one whilst in office . |
| 25 | The directors are , firstly , made accountable to the shareholders by structuring the internal division of power within the company so that the shareholders have the power to appoint and dismiss directors and to supervise them whilst in office . |
| 26 | The day after the announcement of the new travel policy it was revealed that Bush 's former Education Secretary , Lauro Cavazos , was under criminal investigation for the abuse of air travel privileges whilst in office . |
| 27 | The convictions followed a four-month trial at which it was alleged that Sir Terence had taken bribes whilst in office in return for protecting illegal activities such as prostitution and gambling . |
| 28 | If a Labour Prime Minister had died or retired whilst in office the Parliamentary Party election procedure would have produced a new leader . |
| 29 | near the church , the mere , a large expanse of water fed by natural springs and formerly a mill pond , is a picturesque area attracting many birds to overwinter , whilst in summer whole families are to be seen feeding the ducks . |
| 30 | That section applies to terms in guarantees and provides that a person can not , by reference to a term in a guarantee of goods of a type ordinarily supplied for private use or consumption , exclude or restrict liability for any loss or damage caused by the goods proving defective whilst in consumer use as a result of negligence in manufacture . |