Example sentences of "[noun] but while [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This situation is , of course , only one of an infinite number of models but while it is clearly impossible to generalize about the impact of party politics , any attempt to understand local public administration without reference to the party-political dimension is doomed to failure . |
| 2 | Now again it 's oh there 's silence in the room but while you 're writing what what are the audience doing if you 're not speaking ? |
| 3 | You 'll know them then and you wo n't need to use your fingers but while you 're learning I do n't see why you know why you ca n't use them do you . |
| 4 | ‘ I know I wo n't keep doing it at this rate but while I 'm on this streak I 'll take full advantage of it . ’ |
| 5 | That 's the you know by the time sort of office workers are going in , they 've done all the streets and all the pavements but while they 're doing it it 's a hell of a mess . |
| 6 | The truth is that Barbara loves being a grandmother but while she was in the White House she could n't be a proper one . |
| 7 | Oddly enough , it was not during one of these silences but while she was talking that her eyes closed and her shallow breathing became deeper . |
| 8 | Sometimes truth may be suppressed for a long time but while it is imprisoned it gathers to itself more and more power so that on the day that it is finally released it explodes , blowing everything asunder . |