Example sentences of "while they [was/were] talking " in BNC.
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| 1 | The gun lay on the covers , where she had put it down while they were talking . |
| 2 | While they were talking , they heard a ‘ terrific roar ’ and saw more heavy machinery moving past them . |
| 3 | While they were talking , Sam Somerville was pleading with Kevin Brown . |
| 4 | While they were talking in a corner , the room had drained of people . |
| 5 | It occurred to Zen that while they were talking any incoming call announcing Ruggiero 's release would be blocked . |
| 6 | She said while they were talking a black man came into the room and threatned the couple with a knife . |
| 7 | He had wandered away along the narrow trodden path through the grass while they were talking , to the small hollow cove where boats came in to the abbey meadows . |