Example sentences of "[noun sg] while i " in BNC.
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| 1 | I WISH to thank the very kind gentleman who gave me money when my purse was stolen from my handbag while I was shopping at Dunn 's store , St John 's Precinct . |
| 2 | Marie smokes a fag while I brush up the hair and stick it in the bin . |
| 3 | The Tarn is home to many varieties of water fowl including the curlew , the greater crested grebe and the lesser spotted sandwich-pinching duck , one specimen of which had my last tuna-fish butty while I was n't looking . |
| 4 | In view of our darkened ship I told No.1 to slow down and take any avoiding action while I remained at the radar , not wishing to lose our target . |
| 5 | ‘ Take a seat while I get you something to drink , ’ he invited , indicating what looked like the last word in comfort in the shape of a couch — one of a pair in the room . |
| 6 | John Veal was Chief Inspector of Accidents at the time and led the UK delegation while I was its only other member as alternate delegate . |
| 7 | He was practically running the department while I was working on the store for him , and he 's ready for further things than that , |
| 8 | ‘ Now — ’ he turned to Sophie ‘ — will you hold it , please , and keep up the tension while I put on the plaster ? |
| 9 | He said : ‘ I was very disappointed to miss three winners last week including Pip 's Pride in the Racecall Gold Trophy while I was out with ‘ flu . ’ |
| 10 | My chest ached with a child 's fear while I cringed in the deeply recessed doorway of North Three . |
| 11 | She 'd been very positive about that , not just here in the car , but she had said it to me in the bedroom while I was packing her things and she was still in a mentally uninhibited state . |
| 12 | Now would you please get out of my bedroom while I finish dressing ? |
| 13 | I 've got my instructions , and none of you newspaper people are getting into this college while I 'm here to stop you . |
| 14 | My plan was for Rick to open the mouth while I would use the forceps to retrieve the hook , this seeming to be the most sensible approach ( from my point of view anyway ) . |
| 15 | ‘ I know that , ’ Candy returned ruefully , ‘ and it 's always been the bane of my life that you can eat your way through a tuckshop without gaining a pound while I only have to look at a picture of a cream cake to make the scales groan . ’ |
| 16 | I gasped and leaned my back against the car while I buttoned the coat up under my chin , then I struggled forward to where the gate shook and rattled . |
| 17 | You 're welcome to borrow my car while I 'm away , but I do n't relish the thought of you driving yourself all that way back alone late on a Saturday night ! ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I suspected there had been an intruder so I made Mrs. Bonnard wait in the car while I came in to check the place out . |
| 19 | And she had to come in the car while I |
| 20 | The others , including the new drummer , had come to pick Keith up for a practice while I was there . |
| 21 | I got to admit I did n't pop over just to offer yer some neighbourly 'elp , it was on me mind while I was there to touch you for the loan of a bob . |
| 22 | Luckily , it confined its attentions to the goldfish pond while I balanced the relative merits of a net against the highly illegal option of a catapult . |
| 23 | And I suppose I better get er Carl 's birthday card while I 'm at it . |
| 24 | She must have had a posting , or else obtained her demob while I was still at Binbrook , because I have a distinct memory of Sheila hammering nails into this crate before despatching it to her new destination , and scornfully refusing all help from J. , who was standing by with the hammer and nails . |
| 25 | I 'd put on weight while I 'd been in bed , and the zip on my slacks would n't do up more than half-way . |
| 26 | You go to mummy while I close the other car door look . |
| 27 | I mean , I only really wanted to dry me towels , because I hate having to run out laun launderette while I 'm drying all me other clothes on radiators . |
| 28 | I fetch myself another gin while I 'm up and pour a bit in Mum 's tea while I 'm about it . |
| 29 | Finally I said , ‘ Why do n't you make us some fresh tea while I have a go at this ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ How about a quick cup of tea while I shower ? ’ said Lindsey . |