Example sentences of "while [pers pn] be on " in BNC.
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| 31 | They were written while I was on a train and probably in a bad mood . |
| 32 | And while she 's on the job , she 'd better look round for a well-born filly for Timothy to marry . |
| 33 | Her actions are unquestionably deedy ; they bear no theoretical burden , unlike Kirillov 's suicide ; they run deeper — while she is on the job — than the paper person in her , and they make a rigid , final opposing of the profane midwife and the God-seeking husband academic and quite inadequate to the novel . |
| 34 | A playground supervisor is a guardian while she is on duty , acting with authority , keeping an eye out for trouble , intervening before tears or blood are shed ! |
| 35 | But while she is on the beach with her pup , she can not feed . |
| 36 | Her tougher aspect emerged while she was on the staff of the Sun in 1970 , when she led 30 women journalists in the ‘ Battle of Campari Creek ’ at El Vino 's on Fleet Street . |
| 37 | A COMPUTER expert was sacked when he handcuffed himself to his woman boss while she was on the phone to a customer . |
| 38 | However , contrary to Mr Brown 's instructions , S took the car to Gatwick and left it there while she was on holiday . |
| 39 | ‘ It belonged to my Welsh grandmother — she bought it in Edinburgh while she was on her honeymoon . ’ |
| 40 | While she was on the train she was safe . |
| 41 | The best he could hope for was to see Helen a bit while she was on the rebound … but maybe … |
| 42 | Her husband , Gurinder , married her after they met while she was on holiday in Delhi in 1989 . |
| 43 | It would be so much easier to get things done while she was on the spot . |
| 44 | She 'd had chicken pox which she picked up while she was on steroids rescribed for an eye infection . |
| 45 | teapot while she was on the toilet . |
| 46 | Clare died the next morning , and while she was on the life support machine , although she was n't conscious , I promised her I would never sell or loan out Southall . |
| 47 | ‘ Clare died on the next morning , and while she was on the life support machine , although she was n't conscious , I promised her I would never sell or loan out Southall . ’ |
| 48 | ‘ QUIT while you 're on top ’ seems to be the philosophy of Mr Jon Shirley , president of Microsoft , the leading supplier of software for personal computers . |
| 49 | While you 're on holiday your home can be particularly vulnerable — so do n't give the burglar an open invitation : |
| 50 | The beauty of these is ( a ) they require very little labour from the person indulging in them : you leave that kind of thing to the toiling masseuse or sinewy aromatherapist ( b ) they 're prettily packaged and attractive to use ( c ) they often involve other people who can supply your spiritual needs by becoming a confessor to you while you 're on the slab/under the thumb/ getting oiled . |
| 51 | For the man or woman in the fast lane , keeping in touch while you 're on the move is safer and simpler than ever before with the new British Telecom 's Azure cellphone . |
| 52 | Perhaps what I mean is you have a powerful feeling of love , and while you 're on drugs , you experience no hate or fear . ’ |
| 53 | Of course while you 're on the Continent , you do n't have to restrict yourself to alcohol and tobacco . |
| 54 | And erm the the the erm scheme is that the government pays the interest while you 're on the course |
| 55 | ‘ No , darling , not while you 're on medication , ’ Miranda said sadly . |
| 56 | I tell you what , while you 're on your feet , get me the cutlery drawer out and the metal polish . |
| 57 | Erm , as I said it was n't me that phoned originally , my guess is that there may be somebody else at the school who is trying to contact you , but while you 're on the line , let's just make a little let's just make a little date . |
| 58 | Wh while you 're on that madam chairman , I 've had two persons er contact me as regarding , you know playing field and er it 's a no go for dogs is n't it , and th and we therefore the people have mentioned they had to go down the side of the playing field onto the onto the old , and er have we an obligation to er to pave not pave it but er make it , it 's a very steep bank , a very steep old ladies dare n't go down , and they know they 're breaking the law by taking the dog in the in the er recreation ground , and I just wondered whether we had an obligation to er . |
| 59 | While you 're on weavers , there was a weaver over at that little cottage on the other side Oh well I I ca n't explain . |
| 60 | Well you do n't need the train while you 're on the toilet , do you ? |