Example sentences of "while [pron] be [prep] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ We 'll be able to go out a bit while I 'm on this early shift , ’ she said consolingly . |
| 3 | ‘ How am I gon na work while I 'm like this , Tone ? |
| 4 | Not er not while I was on this On that job . |
| 5 | It was while I was in this slough of despond that my publisher rang to ask if I would like to read a manuscript that needed transforming into a readable book before it could be published . |
| 6 | And er so while I was in this shop I I sold this chap five hundred bundles of fire wood you see ? |
| 7 | And I 'm not going to discuss it with you while you 're in this foul mood . |
| 8 | ‘ I myself ’ , Miss Honey went on , ‘ want to help you to learn as much as possible while you are in this class . |
| 9 | ‘ While you are in this squadron , which I think will be a short time , you will never use the word ‘ luck ’ . |
| 10 | Now while we 're on this point about what exactly am I entitled to , erm we ought to say a word about credit notes cos there are a lot of shops who say well erm you know it is it is n't company policy to , it is n't our policy to offer refunds , but we 're quite happy to offer you a credit note . |
| 11 | While we 're on this question , one of the few things that er Theresa did n't say , although perhaps she might have said it when I was n't , I do n't think she did but one of the few things she did n't say is why Freud disapproved of the typical kind of dream book you find in any book shop . |
| 12 | While we 're down this area and we 've got the cranes sited in here to do these tanks this way and the pipes coming in this way and the tanks construction going on , we need to release this sort of area to be able to get everything so there 's more work to do . |
| 13 | While we are on this subject , it may be remarked that even social workers sometimes give credence to one or another of the old wives ' tales which surround pregnancy and childbirth . |
| 14 | ‘ We just do n't think it is helpful to talk about a lot of these things while we are in this process , ’ he said . |
| 15 | It was while he was in this low state , and working hard to complete The Magic Flute , under Schikaneder 's constant pressure , that another disquieting commission arrived . |
| 16 | They had not told him they were not going back to Antibes and she saw no point in trying to talk to him about Maurin or Sabine Jourdain or Barbara Coleman while he was in this state . |
| 17 | She felt quite confident of being able to cope with him while he was like this . |
| 18 | ‘ Look , ’ he said , ‘ why do n't you sit out , while it 's like this . |