Example sentences of "there while [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead , I sit there while the stylist blow dries for an hour , thinking : ‘ Oh God , another disaster ’ . |
| 2 | Maybe they both happened at once but from that moment everything was dreamlike and wonderful , I lost count of time as I sat there while the breathing became deep and regular and the animal began to he aware of his surroundings ; and by the time he started to look around him and twitch his tail tentatively I realized suddenly that I was stiff-jointed and almost frozen to the spot . |
| 3 | The accompaniment sounds very well when it is hummed , with perhaps a few words here and there while the solo part rests , or to join with it at a point of culmination . |
| 4 | If the weather pattern was as uncertain as it was in her own country , she should take the opportunity of going there while the sky remained unclouded and the clear air of the city simmered with a body-relaxing warmth . |
| 5 | She thought that if she went there while the maid was cleaning , Theresa and Anthony out at work , she could nick the netsukes if she was quick and clever , and the maid would not notice . |
| 6 | I do n't know how long I stood there while the world turned . |
| 7 | Although it 's centuries since Corsica was last under Italian control , the citizens of Calvi claim that Christopher Columbus was born there while the town was under Genoese rule . |
| 8 | For breathless , white-knuckled moments the five of us clung there while the rhythm abated , then three of us laughed loudly , one of us scowled , and the other nearly lost his liquids . |