Example sentences of "[noun] while [art] new " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was some interruption of access to printed books while the new fire detection and alarm system was being installed in those areas where rare books are housed , and any inconvenience to readers is very much regretted . |
| 2 | It proposes a two-year ban on exports of toxic waste while the new technologies are being tested . |
| 3 | The frames have received attention while a new tender tank has been ordered from Mercia Fabrications of Dudley , West Midlands . |
| 4 | Lac Blanc is disappointing as it looks like a building site while a new refuge is being built . |
| 5 | They included a sweeping revision of the Internal Security Act so as to end detention without trial , as provided for in the " Pretoria Minute " agreement between the government and the ANC in August 1990 [ see p. 37642 ] ; a proposal to offer Cabinet seats to blacks during a transitional period while a new constitution was being negotiated ; the appointment of a neutral chairman of the constitutional conference ; and the appointment of an independent judge or jurist to investigate incidents of violence . |
| 6 | The road will be closed nearby on Sunday while the old bridge is removed , and again the following Sunday while the new bridge is erected . |
| 7 | Ann whispered the question to Harry while the new arrival was being led upstairs by her cousins to see the house . |
| 8 | The US military is worried about the long delay while the new facilities are being built and also that the US is selling tritium to civilian users in the US , Britain , Japan and Canada . |
| 9 | Fujitsu will hand over the goods from houses in Darlington that it used for Japanese staff while the new factory was being built and equipped . |
| 10 | Allow one month for depopulation , one month while the new birds settle in and one month for the production to increase , basically producing most grades under size four with a few size fours and threes thrown in . |
| 11 | Three weeks later on 25 March 1985 , the price of the old shares was 198p and the rights to buy the new shares were trading at 5p ( the apparent shortfall of 3p being caused by the fact that the old shares were due a dividend while the new ones were not ) . |
| 12 | At the British Telecom satellite station at Goonhilly in Cornwall at any given time there are more than 30,000 separate circuits in use while the new fibre-optical cable laid across the Atlantic in December 1988 can handle up to 40,000 separate conversations . |
| 13 | Next year the permanent collection will be redisplayed on the first floor while a new space will be constructed one floor above , for temporary exhibitions . |
| 14 | The idea was that the original company , RBIS , would carry on giving independent advice on life assurance and pensions while the new company , RBIC , would specialise in general insurance broking for personal and commercial customers . |
| 15 | King Mswati III dissolved the Libandla ( Parliament ) on Oct. 9 , one month ahead of the scheduled end of its term , announcing that he would rule with " executive powers " with the help of the Cabinet , which would be converted into a council of ministers and would act as a caretaker government while a new constitution was drafted and elections were held . |
| 16 | Now the snipers keep up the pressure while the new Romania 's foundations are being laid . |
| 17 | The gum is designed to be used after stopping smoking to alleviate withdrawal symptoms while the new exsmoker comes to terms with breaking the habit of lighting up and smoking cigarettes . |