Example sentences of "while i [was/were] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | in while I were with the other chap . |
| 2 | And it and it actually cleared up , got better while I were on holiday . |
| 3 | I 'm right into the Italian soaps while I were over there . |
| 4 | ‘ While I was with her , ’ I said , ‘ she told me what a wonderful husband you had always been to her — always , in every way , all your married life . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I saw Kylie do the Stock/Aitken/Waterman thing and Jason went down that same road , and I realised I was n't going to do anything musical while I was with Neighbours , because Kylie and Jason were just copping flak from everywhere . |
| 6 | More violent crimes than that performed by the jealous woman did not occur among the Chewong while I was with them , nor could anyone tell me of others in the past . |
| 7 | While I was with them I started my day at six o'clock in the morning . |
| 8 | She looked pale and insubstantial , like a ghost , as though she had faded while I was with Poppy . |
| 9 | While I was with him I even developed a liking for steak tartar . |
| 10 | Matt and I ran out of gas , for the simple reason that the dear old boy had forgotten to fill up while I was with the wholesaler . |
| 11 | ‘ It was fine while I was on weekly wages . |
| 12 | I had worked hard while I was on Amantani , reconstructing the bones of my experiences without the satisfaction of cradling them in apposite language . |
| 13 | I checked while I was on my own . |
| 14 | While I was on holiday the clinic tested a blood sample without my permission and established that it was HIV positive . |
| 15 | Under the bishop 's plan he and I were to change places , and while I was on furlough he was to keep both jobs going , and I would do the same on my return . |
| 16 | While I was on the telephone , busy finalising details , the Princess of Wales stood nearby , leaning against a wall , chatting to one of her detectives . |
| 17 | While I was on the smack , it had n't bothered me much 'cos smack 's a good painkiller . |
| 18 | I tiptoed on to the plane , hardly breathed while I was on it , and was conveyed with utmost speed to my usual resting place at the Pierre Hotel . |
| 19 | While I was there they found out I 'd fallen pregnant while I was on my home leave from Bullwood Hall . |
| 20 | While I was on bail and Stephen was still with foster parents , they promised I could have Stephen for Christmas . |
| 21 | My son was brought up at Court , where she remained while I was on active service . ’ |
| 22 | Not er not while I was on this On that job . |
| 23 | ‘ I spotted the old Humber while I was on duty and at first thought it would take me a couple of years to restore — but eventually it took seven ! |
| 24 | ‘ While I was on Orion , I was in charge of what they called the pillar box , which was a small , compact , battery which you sat inside . |
| 25 | They were written while I was on a train and probably in a bad mood . |
| 26 | I knew Washington quite well , having visited it two or three times while I was at Amherst in 1969 . |
| 27 | When two men tried to break into my kitchen via a skylight window at midnight while I was at home , I made the grave error of dialling 999 . |
| 28 | I did n't see her while I was at Bourn , which I was not sorry about . |
| 29 | This happened once while I was at Binbrook , and we were all jailed for a week — well , con fined to our quarters , really , but it amounted to the same thing . |
| 30 | On the seventh spawning they knocked the glass down again , while I was at school , but my Dad put it up again before all the eggs were eaten . |