Example sentences of "while [noun prp] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Another of the girls went into the nursing profession , while Gary joined the satanists . |
| 32 | Oxford United are still stuck at the bottom of the first division … after last night 's draw against Barnsley … while Hereford suffered a worse fate … they lost at Gillingham … |
| 33 | Carol and Mark were ever loyal and proud of their mother , while Denis had a role which would have dismayed a weaker man . |
| 34 | Paddy offered it to him , with the slightest of smiles while Denis held the paten below his uncle 's chin . |
| 35 | ‘ I say , ’ the Times reader stood up and dithered while Kelly took a firmer hold of Broom-Parker 's bristling moustache . |
| 36 | Roger played in the East team while Ronnie joined the West team . |
| 37 | With NEC Corp taking 5% of Silicon Graphics Inc , which in turn is taking 10% of Control Data Systems Inc while NEC mulls a small stake , the three are as close as this and NEC is reportedly discussing selling low-end R-series workstations OEM to Silicon Graphics and taking high-end three-dimensional Iris models in return . |
| 38 | We waited , talking to each other quietly while Linton slept a little . |
| 39 | They stopped outside one of them , among the fishing-nets , turning windmills , and buckets and spades , while Bella read the dirty seaside postcards . |
| 40 | She was sweeping out the yard while Bella cooked the lunch and sang to the baby . |
| 41 | Ranulf teased Maltote about his love life while Corbett ordered the evening meal : roasted capons stuffed with herbs , hare cooked in wine , and a dish of vegetables , leeks and onions smattered with garlic and thyme . |
| 42 | And while Taiwan prohibits the export of antiques ( items over one hundred years old ) , it does allow the import of antiques for exhibition purposes ; it is therefore conceivable that the government might alter its restrictions to allow antiques to be imported for sale and subsequent export ’ . |
| 43 | The youngsters each could carry one end of a staff with two hives swinging in thick bags in the centre , while Ruari carried a second pole with a skep slung at each end . |
| 44 | Loretta followed her into a spacious drawing-room , and seated herself in a chair to one side of the tiled fireplace , while Veronica took the chair opposite . |
| 45 | Dahl was known as a staunch supporter of the anti-nuclear lobby , while Molin favoured a delay in the closures , arguing that their high cost might jeopardise Swedish industrial competitiveness and employment prospects . |
| 46 | The two leaders enjoy an uneasy alliance , with Skarsnik controlling the mountains around Karak Eight Peaks and the eastern end of Death Pass , while Gorfang controls the western end of Death Pass and the adjoining area . |
| 47 | While Lancelot had a lot of both , as well as |
| 48 | June said it was her first and last time while Valerie described the jump as the thrill of her life . |
| 49 | When they reached the kitchen Lucy collected the cups and saucers while Jean rinsed the crumbs off them and stacked them in the dishwasher . |
| 50 | Franca set out a jug of water and a tumbler , while Pat found the whiskey . |
| 51 | Willie held an empty bucket and a small bag , while Zach carried a basket and satchel . |
| 52 | He refused to rule out the military option , while Gorbachev stressed the need for a " political solution " and pointedly refrained from expressing support for a military move against Iraq . |
| 53 | By contrast , Austria maintained high tariff barriers , while Portugal had an extremely limited industrial base . |
| 54 | While Syria made the appropriate public disclaimers , insisting it was serious about eradicating drugs and denying sanctuary to terrorists headquartered in the Bekaa Valley , Washington could take no independent action without risking the charge of meddling in Syria 's internal affairs and thereby still further inflaming Arab sensitivities throughout the Middle East . |
| 55 | While al-Amarah remained an exceptionally lively point in the central sector , as the 1980s advanced there was more activity up towards the northern end , near Mehran . |
| 56 | They rushed him through to Resus , and got him going again , and while Kathleen put the monitor leads on Jack checked him for injuries and ordered X-rays . |
| 57 | By Monza , Jackie was still well down on his former team-mate Graham Hill , now driving in a Lotus , and Jackie retired with engine problems while Hill had a wheel fall off . |
| 58 | Woodruffe turned to Dickinson , while Woolley played a few experimental chords . |
| 59 | Raymond-Guillaume was to hold the salle ( hall with living quarters ) while Guillaume held the tower . |
| 60 | He paused while Manville opened the folder and drew out a typed list of names . |