Example sentences of "while in [adj] [noun] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | While in that capacity he devised an ingenious method of casting railway chairs , and also designed the wrought-iron roof of the New Street Station in Birmingham , which with a span of 211 feet was the largest iron roof at the time of its completion . |
| 2 | Sometimes he may be able to solve the problem himself , while in other cases he will call in technical specialists to deal with the problem . |
| 3 | While in middle age he won the bronze medal of the Royal Society for his attempted rescue of a drowning man from the Thames . |
| 4 | A wind was blowing , and to protect the flame of the match he bent forward , and while in this position he was seized from behind by the right shoulder and pulled backwards . |
| 5 | At Dulwich and Oxford University he was an excellent athlete and Rugby Union Player , while in later years he became a good club cricketer and a member of I Zingari . |