Example sentences of "while [noun] [vb past] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Toby lounged more comfortably in his chair , while Jackson chafed at the lack of hard evidence . |
| 2 | They could spend their honeymoon staying in the old farmhouse which had once belonged to the d'Urbervilles , while Angel studied at the mill nearby . |
| 3 | There was a long silence while Silas stared at the table . |
| 4 | She did not know how to assert herself here ; she felt out of her depth , floating in the warm limbo of the pool while swifts swooped at the water . |
| 5 | Later they walked in the garden together , while Basil worked at the portrait . |
| 6 | While Jimmy stood at the reception desk counter , both arms spread out on it backwards in the same pose that he had adopted at the bar counter earlier that evening , Duvall simply stood two feet by his side , watching him . |
| 7 | Miss Ellis flinched and glanced in the rear view mirror but continued to talk in her calm , professional voice while Gilly picked at the bits of gum stuck in her straggly hair and on her cheeks and chin . |