Example sentences of "while the [noun] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | If a field manager in , say , Scotland , phones SGB Group headquarters in Mitcham with a personnel query , the Personnel Manager can have a printout of the personal details of all the employees involved while the conversation is taking place . |
| 2 | The TZD is identified by slightly more opulent side mouldings , bumpers and wheel trims while the inside is better and includes central locking . |
| 3 | As a result , when the glass has finished cooling the outside is in compression while the inside is in tension . |
| 4 | Some months later he is still obstinately experimenting , in the stretches of inaction while the Althea is engaged in the blockade of Toulon . |
| 5 | While the maths is so simple what is not so simple is deciding where and when to adapt a pattern . |
| 6 | ‘ The Lord Lieutenant wears the insignia of command and signs the log , the Chief Secretary is Captain of the ship , while the Under-Secretary is the man at the wheel . ’ |
| 7 | While the clock is chiming , there is also a 50% chance per character per round of being attacked by another object in the room : the rocking-horse bites , a chair leg strikes at a shin , a table drawer flies out and strikes a vicious blow in the stomach , a toy soldier stabs at an ankle , and so on . |
| 8 | Some models have a secondary pump which can allow the collection tank to drain while the machine is still operating thus allowing extended periods of continuous running . |
| 9 | To operate , always fill the water tank while the machine is disconnected from the mains socket . |
| 10 | Never leave the head stationary in one place while the machine is switched on and producing steam . |
| 11 | The logic behind this rule is that if si and sj are switched on together more frequently in the desired state than while the machine is free , then we want them to correlate more ; so we increase the weight of the link between them . |
| 12 | Then in the second phase while the machine is running free , G occurs with frequency P' ( G ) . |
| 13 | It is recommended that these facilities are constrained to run while the machine is lightly loaded in order that interactive usage is not impacted ; eg. overnight running . |
| 14 | If you are given this task it is best to write the minutes up the same day or as soon as possible after the meeting while the discussion is still fresh in your mind . |
| 15 | While the pasta is cooking … |
| 16 | While the chicken is cooking , fry the onion , carrot and ginger in Lurpak until softened . |
| 17 | While the underclass is composed of both black and white workers , black workers , in Elizabeth Burney 's phrase , act as a barium meal in an X-ray — highlighting the weak points — or , for our purposes , the fate of the most disadvantaged , those most likely to find themselves in the ranks of the underclass . |
| 18 | The half-back may not take any action while the ball is still in the scrummage to convey to opponents that the ball is out . |
| 19 | Moving on to the question of defenders stopping the try by not standing on the goal-line , Law 27(e) is clear about what the offending team must do : ‘ The opposing team must run without delay ( and continue to do so while the kick is being taken and while the ball is being played by the kicker 's team ) to or behind the line parallel to the goal-lines and 10 metres from the mark , or to their own goal-line if nearer to the mark . |
| 20 | While the emphasis is on counselling services generally , a wide variety of supportive measures is envisaged including day centres for entire family units and home support services to obviate reception into residential care . |
| 21 | At any point while the word is being spoken , the set of detectors which remain activated is known as the cohort . |
| 22 | The theory is that development for a Third World country is not possible within the orbit of capitalist imperialism , a dependency theory of the type discussed in Chapter 2 ; while the experience is that FDI has often led to some ‘ development ’ , apparently for the benefit of all . |
| 23 | ‘ When they come to the Grave , while the Corpse is made ready to be laid into the earth . ’ ; |
| 24 | The upper surface is dull green , almost velvety , while the underside is slightly pale and glossy . |
| 25 | Crawford notes that while the architecture is useful to represent the business strategy , and while the associated products are necessary building blocks , the model is useless unless it allows for services to put the various pieces of the puzzle together . |
| 26 | While the equipment is being set up people come in from their work outside and visitors start arriving from up and down the Whanganui river . |
| 27 | However , while the EC is reluctant to upgrade links with Comecon , at least until the impact of economic reform in Eastern Europe is clearer , the Commission yesterday published proposals for wide-ranging trade and economic co-operation with East Germany and signalled a readiness to conclude similar agreements with Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia . |
| 28 | If money is short while the patient is ill , there is great pressure on the carer and the family , and often it may mean that the patient is unable to receive the specialist rehabilitation treatment which is increasingly difficult to obtain under the National Health Service . |
| 29 | While the patient is suffering the frustrations and discomforts of being ill , you are likely to be worried about the long-term prospects of his recovery , how long it might take , or indeed whether he will recover at all . |
| 30 | You may have time to prepare for it while the patient is in hospital , but the reality is still likely to hit you hard when he comes home . |