Example sentences of "[verb] [that] while [pron] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But management say that while they would like to employ specialist staff they simply have not got the money . |
| 2 | But Mr Marshall says that while there may have been a 15% reduction in area , overall output may be only 10% lower . |
| 3 | The sceptic might , at this point , complain that while I may have sketched out the functionalist position , I have not provided any convincing arguments as to why one should believe it . |
| 4 | C. , 1976 ) the court indicated that while it would determine the existence and the scope of the prerogative power , it would not review the propriety or adequacy of the grounds on which it had been exercised . |
| 5 | But he 'd known that while I might accept his desire to get out of the situation I could not accept his withdrawing support from me , just shutting me out , without letting me come to terms with his thinking . |
| 6 | Eliot 's letter of 22 October confirmed that he still had not received details from the Club ; but he understandably felt that while he could accept our invitation to tea , he ought to reserve his position about dinner . |
| 7 | If you have used any up-to-date dedicated word processor you will soon realise that while you can do all the most vital tasks — including spell checking and outlining — the methods are cumbersome . |
| 8 | Furthermore , it was discovered that while anyone can become infected with HIV , the ways in which this can happen are limited and the transfer of infected body fluids is always involved . |
| 9 | Companies responsible for its prospects have gone out of business seven times , discovering that while they could make money on the big promotions , the building and park were too expensive to run on a tickover basis ( nowadays the park alone costs £650,000 a year to maintain ) , and in an earlier era of six-day working weeks , the public had not much leisure time to spend there anyway . |
| 10 | To clear up any doubt , therefore , Notaries Public in Scotland are advised that while they may take and duly sign a solemn declaration of good repute , etc , they can not issue as such a certificate of good repute and of no previous bankruptcy . |
| 11 | We might argue that while we can hold her responsible , the consequences of so doing turn out to be unacceptable . |
| 12 | In his speech to the Supreme Soviet Gorbachev emphasized that while there might have been misunderstandings between him and Pavlov there were no essential differences between them . |