Example sentences of "while at [noun] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | These qualities were already present to a degree in certain early works , such as the Forfar town hall and the contemporary Kirriemuir church , while at Melville the somewhat perfunctory detail in the castellated style is accompanied by other features reminiscent of the work of Sir John Soane [ q.v. ] ; but his style developed rapidly after his Parisian visit of 1787 , when he doubtless encountered at first hand the revolutionary architecture of E.-L . |
| 2 | Six hundred thousand ducats were to be brought ashore at Saltash , while at Fowey the Spanish sailors themselves helped to unload two pinnaces of twenty thousand gold reals , which were carried to Place House before forwarding to London . |
| 3 | The north and south gates at Godmanchester fall into this category , with flanking guard chambers projecting equally to front and back , while at Chesterton-on-Fosse the guard towers were possibly added to the rear of the wall . |
| 4 | However , the bishop of Worcester normally paid £10 , while at Feckenham the fee was given as no less than £14. 16s. 10½d. , but this perhaps included services in connexion with the forest administration . |
| 5 | While at school the following day there was a general rumour being passed around , this was that all pupils were going to be sent home . |
| 6 | DURING the months of March , April and May , while at Verdun the Germans were painfully inching forward towards the summits of Le Mort Homme and Côte 304 , in the world outside there was little enough the belligerents could find of positive comfort . |