Example sentences of "while [v-ing] [adv] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All too typical , however , was Lord Keith 's remark in 1799 that he had given a lieutenant 's commission to ‘ the Duchess of Atholle 's friend Glen Geary … a heavy dog too ’ , while passing over a brighter but less well-connected midshipman . |
| 2 | And he manages to present what could be very dry stuff with the flair of a good detective writer , setting up expectations whose fulfilment contains an element of surprise , while saving up a few clinching strokes for the end . |
| 3 | In particular , can we move one piece into a desired position while disturbing only a few others ? |
| 4 | ‘ Not at you , ’ said Luke soothingly , while saddling up a black mare with a white star for her . |
| 5 | I asked while cutting up a British Telecom van — rather niftily I thought . |
| 6 | It has been reported that the addition of minute amounts of phosphatidylcholines normalised the short nucleation time of bile from patients with cholesterol gall stones while having only a minimal effect on the cholesterol saturation index . |
| 7 | As for affirmations , well , when slogging away to meet a deadline I 've found that repeating , ‘ You 're tougher than you think ’ while gulping down a large glass of gin works a treat . |
| 8 | Police discovered the Mini van in the warehouse in the nearby City Walls Road while carrying out a systematic search of the whole city . |
| 9 | Will my hon. and learned Friend take the opportunity to pay tribute to the United Nations inspectors in Iraq who suffered harassment while carrying out a vital duty on behalf of us all ? |
| 10 | Marjorie and Bill were left to cope with their own personal loss while putting on a brave face for each other . |
| 11 | ‘ That some women enjoy fantasies of being raped is well authenticated , and they may , to some extent , welcome a masterful advance while putting up a token resistance . |
| 12 | He takes his work-ethic from his leader who , rather than stop , has been known to replace broken guitar strings while hammering out a perfect twelve-bar blues riff . |