Example sentences of "[unc] [noun] while [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stewart had filled in the V62 form while standing in the queue moments before staging the hold-up , the jury heard . |
| 2 | Keeping an eye on the child 's play while talking to parents can provide a lot of basic information about the child 's developmental level ( Lowe 1975 ) . |
| 3 | I try yelling in a Rasta 's earhole while waving her snap in front of his eyes . |
| 4 | Eventually you fall beneath a boy-gunner 's grapeshot while crossing some Polish river not even marked on your general 's map . |
| 5 | This view was not widely held , nor does it accord with the observational data on the men 's practice while doing beat duty . |
| 6 | Taking steps to ensure that Queen Victoria was informed of Leopold 's candidature while ignoring Napoleon III was in itself an insult , for France was certainly more directly concerned in the matter than England and the Emperor had better need than the Queen to be told directly . |
| 7 | This approach allows us to offer a coherent politics , allying ourselves with people 's aspirations while fulfilling our true purpose of advancing the wider and longer-term interests of the whole community . |
| 8 | Christopher Smart , having been introduced to Leapor 's work while visiting Samuel Richardson , reprinted Colinetta with a very warm comment in his journal The Midwife . |
| 9 | The Colleges offer a wide range of specialized courses with the aim of conferring a university-level Bachelor 's or Associate 's degree while providing the best practical training for your future career . |
| 10 | ‘ As soon as we got him to a doctor — which took some time — it was discovered that Major Maxim must have held the ammonia under our man 's nose while pouring some odourless spirit — quite possibly strong vodka — onto the blindfold in order to produce the stinging sensation . ’ |
| 11 | Lucy could , and had been unable to meet her aunt 's eye while stifling a strong desire to giggle . |
| 12 | Hewitt , 34 , fell under Diana 's spell while teaching Princes William and Harry to ride . |
| 13 | GRIEVING mother Barbara Edwards yesterday welcomed the inquest verdict passed on her Bosnia hero son , Lance Corporal Wayne Edwards , who was shot in Sniper 's Alley while serving in the former Yugoslavia . |
| 14 | Richard Cunningham , a botanist who had been trained at Kew by William Townsend Aiton , elder brother of John Townsend Aiton ( who had trained Gould as a gardener at Windsor Castle ) had been murdered by Aborigines only a short time before Gould 's departure while collecting on an expedition along the Murray River . |
| 15 | There was a very long story about him and Donald in the Rose and Thorn , a short , rather vulgar anecdote about something that had happened to Donald 's wife while crossing Wimbledon Common and a boastful piece about how he , Henry , had amused some French sailors in the bar at the Mini Golf , Boulogne sur Mer . |
| 16 | In art , she is often depicted with a cat 's head while carrying a shield and rattle , to frighten away thunder-storms , and a basket to carry grain . |
| 17 | Its work missionising , selling and identifying customer requirements is reportedly greasing the way for Tuxedo 's adoption while relieving USL of many of the financial burdens involved . |
| 18 | A DOCTOR groped a woman patient 's breast while examining her for a stiff neck , a court heard yesterday . |
| 19 | It does n't really matter if you succeed in catching the opponent 's foot or not : the main objective is to move out from the opponent 's centre-line while turning to face him . |
| 20 | Day-patient care allows close monitoring of the patient 's state while encouraging exploration and development of better ways of coping with problems , which can be enhanced with group therapy techniques ( Temple and Catalan 1977 ) . |
| 21 | The 47-year-old businesswoman , of Crowthorne , Berkshire , a former air hostess who flew with the Queen , was stabbed repeatedly with an eight-inch carving or butcher 's knife while loading shopping into her car near the station . |
| 22 | The Poles were well aware that they were a kitten between two cats , but they preferred to persist in Piłsudski 's strategy of keeping both Germans and Russians at arm 's length while trusting to Western capital and military alliances . |
| 23 | Completed some time ago , the government then held up its publication when the Spycatcher affair erupted , so that it could not be accused of double standards in trying to ban Wright 's book while giving Hinsley 's the nod . |
| 24 | US opposition to the convention had been co-ordinated by the Industrial Biotechnology Association , whose director , Richard Godown , had claimed that the treaty " was designed to hurt an industry that the US dominates , so that other countries may impede the US industry 's growth while developing their own industries using our technology " . |
| 25 | Expectations that the child should hold the parent 's hand while crossing the road , or sit in the safety seat in the car , can be met by great outbursts of temper in the confident 2-year-old who wants to be totally independent . |
| 26 | Kolve refers to a sixteenth-century story about a player from a pageant wearing his devil 's costume while going home , ‘ frightening everyone grievously ’ . |
| 27 | ‘ I think it is a great way to give something back to the donors because they can have a thoroughly enjoyable evening 's entertainment while raising money for good causes . ’ |
| 28 | Subcutaneous injections can be in the scruff of the neck close to the handler 's thumb while holding the mouse firmly on a surface that it can grasp . |
| 29 | Antonio 's father , Pedro ( Biro ) Custodio , was informed of his son 's death while reporting his kidnapping to the military barracks the next morning . |
| 30 | After the mass murderer hit the deck , I got up and , resisting the temptation to fold my left forearm over my right elbow , make a prong of the middle finger of my right hand and then lift it in Quigley 's face while telling him he was a motherfucking asshole , I went to the door . |