Example sentences of "while [pers pn] were at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do , do you think conditions improved while you were at Squires ? |
| 2 | Would this be still while you were at school ? |
| 3 | — you were always a gentleman while you were at Kirkcaldy and that 's how I 'll always think of you , regardless of where you are in the future . |
| 4 | It was while we were at Denmark Street that the punk scene — as it would later be called — began to develop . |
| 5 | So that she 'd be be she 'd be doing her baking during the day while we were at school . |
| 6 | This is a continuation of the er story by er while we were at Thorpe Abbots , as usual , a lot of humorous things happened . |
| 7 | While they were at Woodhall Spa in Lincolnshire , 627 was always under the shadow of 617 Squadron . |
| 8 | Moore is said to have been a pioneer in producing a periodical for seamen , the Mariners ' Journal , which was published briefly between 185I and 1854 , and to have advocated the first system of paid shore based officials to look after the interests of their members while they were at sea . |
| 9 | In our main survey , only seven per cent told us that they had had classes about household budgeting or managing money while they were at school — and rather less than half of even this small minority said that they had been taught anything about buying on credit , or borrowing money . |
| 10 | Of course there was still some opportunity for children to earn money while they were at school , and where those opportunities were taken there is evidence that parents considered this as part of the household income and expected it to be handed over ( Jamieson , 1986 ) . |
| 11 | The defending officer , Lt Neil Brown , said : ‘ Most of their drug abuse took place while they were at home on leave . ’ |