Example sentences of "while [verb] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His group backed in particular an immediate ban on exports to the Third World — ‘ while accepting our moral responsibility … to take back some of that waste so that it can be recycled or dealt with in an environmentally friendly way which is not possible in the Third World ’ . |
| 2 | It spells out categorically that the golden days when the Government could cut taxes and repay debt while financing its economic policies by taxing North Sea oil and selling state assets have gone for ever . |
| 3 | So while helping my old friend , I would be losing him at the same time . |
| 4 | This is partly because of the tight political control exercised by the state , but also because in Syria refugees have always enjoyed equal rights with Syrian citizens while maintaining their own identity . |
| 5 | The most likely explanation is that they saw it as a way to keep the Catholic-educated Mary out of Scotland , while maintaining their formal loyalty to her , thereby maximizing their opportunity to advance the Protestant cause while minimizing the need to clash directly with their sovereign ; there was , after all , no sign that Mary was particularly interested in the internal affairs of her kingdom , and although it was a gamble , and a risky one , leaving her to continue to enjoy life in France appeared to be the best chance they had . |
| 6 | Finally , after conjuring up an image of the royal baptism , he exhorts the king to further the cause of catholicism , while praising his recent action of freeing an unnamed captive people . |
| 7 | Richard Parkes spotted the carcass near Hurworth Moor cottages on the outskirts of Darlington while walking his own dog . |
| 8 | Some gods , while keeping their usual forms , were also thought to be manifest in a living sacred animal , who was regarded as the Ba or power of god and was a cult image , herald and intermediary . |
| 9 | He made her feel naked anyway , despite the fact that there was nothing transparent about tonight 's outfit and even its low round neckline fully concealed her breasts while revealing their shapely swell . |
| 10 | I can only stress that when we return to our dingy little squats after a hard day baiting rock gods and ignoring letters from readers , there 's nothing we like better than a long listen to Pink Floyd 's ‘ Animals ’ or Mr Oldfield 's ‘ Ommadawn ’ while soaking our horny feet in a scalding bowl of mushroom chow mein . |
| 11 | Swayze now plans to drive the car around Europe while promoting his new movie City Of Joy , which is released in Britain next week . |
| 12 | Ironically , the most successful and varied stage of Hardy 's architectural career came under Crickmay between 1869 and 1872 , despite the fact that by this time he was working on a freelance basis while writing his first novels . |
| 13 | It was he who introduced me to the doyen of all Tibetan experts , Sir Charles Bell who , because of the war , was living quietly at The Old Charming Inn near Victoria while writing his last book . |
| 14 | US opposition to the convention had been co-ordinated by the Industrial Biotechnology Association , whose director , Richard Godown , had claimed that the treaty " was designed to hurt an industry that the US dominates , so that other countries may impede the US industry 's growth while developing their own industries using our technology " . |
| 15 | Lastly the English school : Two of our number have died : Cathleen O'Connor ( Mrs Epstein ) and Margaret Partington who , after a period teaching and another working as copywriter with Kodak in Harrow while tending her ailing parents , worked for many years on the Encyclopedia Britannica , becoming Classification Editor for Literature and Music . |
| 16 | The present concern for sport as polling day approaches is typical of how politicians are adept at using the subject for short-term gain while ignoring its long-term problems . |
| 17 | COMEDIAN Lenny Henry nearly turned vegetarian while researching his new TV role as a temperamental chef . |
| 18 | She flushed while recalling her own words , although in a way they were true . |
| 19 | That should n't take away the value of the announcement : Cognos , a company well regarded as technically sound and with much work on exploiting object-orientation quietly under its belt , is offering users a firm bridge into distributed and client/server computing while preserving their existing applications . |
| 20 | Enterprise says the system is ideal for large companies wishing to organise their data management systems into a more coherent whole while preserving their current hardware and application investments . |
| 21 | The land which Gloucester surrendered included the main centres of de Vere influence in the region , which suggests that Gloucester was resigning any political role , while preserving his financial position . |
| 22 | The land which Gloucester surrendered included the main centres of de Vere influence in the region , which suggests that Gloucester was resigning any political role , while preserving his financial position . |
| 23 | However , NATO would remain a defensive alliance and must continue to provide for the common defence , while enhancing its political component . |
| 24 | Inside , Titford and Barwick could apply the soft-talk while lining their elegant pockets with silver . |
| 25 | Keep positioning yourself in the correct line while turning your own centre-line towards the opponent . |
| 26 | Her senior by fourteen years , she had been a splendid nursemaid and even after marriage , while rearing her own family , Edna had still managed to do part-time cleaning and a weekly wash in the Tremayne household . |
| 27 | I suppose you may say : ‘ Why should I be more green ’ ? and what I say to that is : ‘ I do n't know what the reason is for you but I do know that for me it 's about showing compassion for the planet we live on and trying to hand on as much beauty and good-will as we possibly can to future generations ; while improving our own quality of life . |
| 28 | In a Don Featherstone South Bank Show ( LWT ) of high quality and unusual form , the novelist Thomas Keneally recreated in 1989 a research trip through Eritrea which he made in 1987 while gestating his new book Towards Asmara . |
| 29 | Or are we seeing yet another example of the application of double standards , with Ministers providing no money for the public sector , while sending their own children to school in the private sector ? |
| 30 | Overall , the company will invest $1,600m on new plants and equipment this year , while expanding its US-based manufacturing workforce by about 18% . |