Example sentences of "on while [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Schumann 's Frauenliebe und Leben , and songs by Schubert and Brahms are on while an ‘ Anthology of English Song ’ ( ) has 17 lesser known songs by English composers from the beginning of the century . |
| 2 | Like himself , Alexander was a clerk who served the King , even following him to England when the late Scottish King had gone south to attend the coronation of Edward I. Corbett let him ramble on while the gambling group broke up amidst loud shouts and farewells , and a harassed servant brought Corbett a cloak . |
| 3 | Lotions or creams smoothed on while the skin is still damp will seal in extra moisture . |
| 4 | The car went racing on while the friends tried to tidy up the mess . |
| 5 | Instead of being at the controls , he was desperately clinging on while the engines , at full throttle , thrust the boat violently from side to side as a host of faction fighters wrestled to grab the wheel — or in most cases to avoid touching it . |
| 6 | A racing crew will find that they can keep the power on while the yacht is weaving and dodging in close company . |
| 7 | As we were a few days behind schedule by this time I decided to press on while the weather held and the following morning saw us off Montrose with an ominous early shipping forecast of a southerly gale . |
| 8 | He sat on the bank for a while and looked longingly on while the children played in the river . |
| 9 | but um I 'm a great believer that it 's rather nice to have that going on while the event is going on you know you sit and munch a corned beef butty as you dribble your coffee down the front of your shirt |