Example sentences of "while [pron] [vb past] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I affected to become social with the others but out of the corner of my mind — while I played for the others the part of a poor miner 's son who was puzzled , but delighted by the attention these lovely people paid to him — I had her under close observation … |
| 2 | A very cold lump formed at the back of my spine while I waited for the rest of it . |
| 3 | Hour after hour the legions marched past , walking as much over each others ' bodies as over the ground , while I waited for the queen . |
| 4 | ‘ While I waited for the doctor , worried stiff , a girl arrived , advanced in labour . |
| 5 | While she waited for the water to come to the boil she put on her boudoir cap to conceal the steel haircurlers ( dragon 's teeth through the night but never mind that ) , and her Jaeger dressing-gown ( which cost the awful sum of £5 ) , and set forth for her regular deliverance on the lavatory . |
| 6 | She should have got something to drink while she waited for the chemist but she had n't thought of it then . |
| 7 | The words finished on a long , drawn breath while she waited for the words she had no wish to hear . |
| 8 | while she yearned for the insect dance |
| 9 | At Telford Fiona Baikie commented , ‘ We worked closely with our Field Officer while we prepared for the visit , and he helped college staff enormously . |
| 10 | While we waited for the service to finish we amused ourselves rearranging the flowers on the graves . |
| 11 | ‘ Where did you stay last night ? ’ he asked while we waited for the cameras to be set up . |
| 12 | He kissed me in the back of the car while we waited for the others , but nothing moved in me . |
| 13 | After a short discussion on the merits of the duck , he decided to join her ; and while they waited for the first course to arrive , he regaled her with a colourful account of that afternoon 's meeting in the history department to sort out the timetable . |
| 14 | They went into the staff-room and grabbed a coffee while they waited for the results , then they studied them together on the lightbox . |
| 15 | The minutes dragged while they listened for the first hum of the approaching helicopter . |
| 16 | While he waited for the bath to fill he went through the whole scene again in his head and congratulated himself for staying so calm . |
| 17 | His lips clamped together and he raised one corner of his thin mouth in a spiteful leer , his large bald head nodding deliberately to and fro while he waited for the younger man 's response . |
| 18 | Corbett told his companions to wait while he searched for the purveyor , Alexander . |
| 19 | He stopped and Carrie saw his mouth tremble while he searched for the right words to say how mean and horrible Mr Evans was . |
| 20 | From 1867 Stuart organized private courses while he arranged for the university to be presented by provincial towns with reasoned requests for the provision of university lectures . |