Example sentences of "while [pron] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The next ten minutes passed in general conversation , as Bill Hamilton asked Belinda about herself , while she in turn heard more about his very successful work as an architect and building contractor . |
| 2 | Managers are sometimes accused of not knowing ‘ what kibbutz life tastes like ’ while they in turn sometimes accuse the rank and file of insufficient effort and failing to appreciate the long-term goals of the kibbutz . |
| 3 | After an eight-hour shift we went home — off duty — free men , while they in contrast went to their police houses and were available for ‘ discretional duty ’ , at the call of the system twenty-four hours a day ; proving we were independent free men and they were slaves ! |
| 4 | People would address the beat policeman by name or else as ‘ sir ’ , while he in turn would have a ‘ Good morning ’ for everyone encountered … |
| 5 | Management have consequently found it difficult to process new working practices and productivity measures through the machinery , while it in turn has sometimes delayed items to postpone their reaching the arbitration stage at the RSNT . |