Example sentences of "while [pers pn] [be] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | While I 'm in the Cel editor , I can create a multi-cel animation , one cel at a time . |
| 2 | I said , ‘ If you 'd told me that while I was in the pool , you 'd have seen another miracle walking on the water ! ’ |
| 3 | Because of this arrangement , while I was in the Waaf I always had plenty of spending money , but there were n't a whole lot of things to spend it on . |
| 4 | While I was in the Gulf , one of our teachers vanished temporarily after a call to a colleague in which he had made disparaging remarks about members of the local royal family . |
| 5 | One afternoon while I was in the USA , I received four obscene telephone calls . |
| 6 | I had been swimming a long time that first Sunday , far out in the bay , and he could easily have slipped the things on to the Bourani end of the beach while I was in the water . |
| 7 | Things really did happen while I was in the tree . |
| 8 | I was having a War at the time — the Mussels against the Dead Flies I think it was — and while I was in the library poring over the book and trying to keep my eyes open , soaking up all those damn silly Imperial measurements , the wind would be blowing my fly armies over half the island and the sea would first sink the mussel shells in their high pools and then cover them with sand . |
| 9 | I had rather been hoping that I might see somebody I knew while I was in the town , but the only people I saw were old Mackenzie in the gun and tackle shop and Mrs Stuart in the cafe , yawning and fat behind her Formica counters and reading a Mills & boon . |
| 10 | " I 'm … staying in Veronica 's place for now , while she 's in the States . " |
| 11 | The pains had begun while she was in the flat one morning soon after Brian had left for the hospital . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Friend never came while she was in the real world . |
| 14 | ‘ I believe your mother died while she was in the camp — I was sorry to hear that , ’ said Ruth . |
| 15 | I knew when to put the tape on , I could start it while she was in the bathroom , she did n't wander off while it was recording , and the machine could be underneath and out of sight . ’ |
| 16 | While she was in the States , Fletcher also picked up a copy of Bodies Electric by Colin Harrison , which Bloomsbury will publish here later this year . |
| 17 | It would be so typical if Jenny missed her while she was in the booth . |
| 18 | And while you 're in the dining room and sitting room , you can give you fireplace and surround a steamclean and freshen up your sofa and chairs . |
| 19 | " Come on , Mavis , while you 're in the vein . " |
| 20 | ’ It 's more satisfying to make an arrest but it 's more practical to put someone off because while you 're in the back room charging someone , other shoplifters are having a field day in the store . ’ |
| 21 | I 'll top up the stove here while you 're in the kitchen . ’ |
| 22 | While you 're in the bathroom I insist on making that drink . |
| 23 | Get me a glass of water while you 're in the kitchen . |
| 24 | While you are in the palette reading menu , do not worry if you click one or two times too many and go past the palette you wish you wish to see on the screen . |
| 25 | While you were in the north , his mother spoke to me . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Did they say anything , while you were in the car ? ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Excuse me , sir , you said I was to tell you if anyone came snooping around the wagon while you were in the cafeteria , ’ the conductor said excitedly in Italian . |
| 28 | Because what the Sale of Goods Act goes on to say is that if the goods contain a fault which is so obvious you should have noticed the fault while you were in the shop , or the shop assistant pointed out the fault to you while you were in the shop , then I do n't think you can really demand money back on that basis . |
| 29 | Because what the Sale of Goods Act goes on to say is that if the goods contain a fault which is so obvious you should have noticed the fault while you were in the shop , or the shop assistant pointed out the fault to you while you were in the shop , then I do n't think you can really demand money back on that basis . |
| 30 | But er a flannel shirt and mole skins but er er That was while you were in the pit bottom you see ? |