Example sentences of "while [adv] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | A common formula used throughout the trade is to multiply cost price by 2.35 ; this proved equitable to supplier and vendor alike , giving a margin of 50% while still allowing for VAT . |
| 2 | The government of Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar in India maintained the previous low-profile response , with an expression of " deep sadness " on Jan. 17 coupled with calls for Iraq to begin an immediate withdrawal ; only the Communist Party ( Marxist ) took a firm line in denouncing " unjustified " US aggression , while still calling for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait . |
| 3 | While still hoping for general public success , he anticipated some hostility , especially to the " Wagnerian " end of the book , but about the book 's merits and its personal necessity he felt no doubts at all . |
| 4 | Lord Justice Butler-Sloss said that while still working for others , they bought a property and turned it into an hotel , with Mrs Gojkovic working hard alongside her husband . |
| 5 | In turn , this has raised concerns about the viability of such services , and what will happen if many projects have to close while still caring for people . |
| 6 | Below 1,500 feet , the maps should be ignored and priority should be given to checking for suitable fields below while also searching for lift , re-checking on the local wind direction and moving towards a better area of fields if necessary . |
| 7 | A subject may take up the hypnotic suggestion that he is unable to bend his arm : ‘ He is actively , deliberately , voluntarily keeping his elbow stiff while simultaneously orchestrating for himself the illusion that he is really trying his best to bend it . ’ |
| 8 | While ultimately hoping for a unified effort which reaches the smaller operator , he welcomes the global approach of the WTTERC — the sheer volume of the business produces , he says , enormous opportunity for environmental gain . |
| 9 | In his third camp , Eichstatt , in spite of the crowded and stressful conditions , he managed with the help of the Red Cross and some accountant brother-officers to study for and sit his final accountancy examinations while actively preparing for his escape . |