Example sentences of "while i [verb] [conj] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh , indeed so , erm our domestic life is extraordinarily complicated but when , after my maternity leave expired and when I 'd finished having time off and breast feeding the baby , he in fact looked after her for a term in Cambridge and I came back to Sussex and taught during the week and went back to my daughter and husband at weekends , and now he 's actually taking leave in his turn , if you like , so that he can be the back-up here while I teach and do my work this year . |
| 2 | I can do that while I sit and have my tea . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Now I 'll leave you to rest and incubate some more venom while I go and make some phone calls — ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Then stay right here while I go and take a look . ’ |
| 5 | I should have been er while I go and get a turkey feather . |
| 6 | Well you read a bit to Clare while I go and get the |
| 7 | ‘ Come , darlings , make room for our visitors while I go and fetch them some supper . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Now , just keep polishing those glasses while I go and check the drinks . ’ |
| 9 | ’ Could you take over while I go and have my lunch , you see , come on I 'll show you what to do ’ I got on the tractor , he said ’ turn in and go out round and come in again at the edge . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Dance with Caroline while I go and find my errant husband ! |
| 11 | ‘ Here , have a drink anyway , while I go and find Luke . |
| 12 | I wo n't ever forget you , lad ; not while I live and breathe , I wo n't . |