Example sentences of "be [verb] while on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 'll be used to provide emergency treatment for British troops if they 're injured while on convoy protection duty in Bosnia . |
| 2 | The Act therefore laid down a " statement of particulars " to be included in any contract — the nature and length of the voyage , the time to be on board , the capacity in which the seaman was to serve , the amount of wages and scale of provisions to be provided and any disciplinary rules or penalties to be applied while on board — thus anticipating by 122 years the detailing of terms universally required by the Contracts of Employment Act 1972 . |
| 3 | But in April 1878 he was cautioned for being intoxicated while on duty , and when discovered drunk in 1882 was reduced to the second class . |
| 4 | A bewildered and shocked survivor can be guided through red tape , and practical alternatives can be found , as in the case of Liz and Tom who were burgled while on Income Support . |
| 5 | Her father had been maimed while on duty in Ireland , and she herself had been sold into virtual slavery there , where she had been seduced and made pregnant . |
| 6 | Paul Turner was on his first tour of duty in Northern Ireland when he was shot while on patrol . |
| 7 | The husband of Julie Godwin , who was murdered while on holiday with a friend in South Africa says he 's determined to keep up the pressure on the police to find her killer . |