Example sentences of "while they be on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fortunately we know who they are after they land and next time ( You mean you do n't kick 27 Dulux shades of shite with a hint of peach out of them while they 're on the floor ? |
| 2 | Some are even working while they 're on the outside waiting for their trials . ’ |
| 3 | Is he there to check out the band or does he just want to feel your bottom while they 're on ? |
| 4 | Is he there to check out the band or does he just want to feel your bottom while they 're on ? |
| 5 | While they are on the ground , it is argued , they pose no danger ; if they fly , most will be shot down . |
| 6 | And while they are on the treatment table , Ibrox will also receive intensive therapy to ensure the game proceeds . |
| 7 | But when a particularly sulphurous bath of smuts burns holes in all your clothes while they are on the line , then you will complain . |
| 8 | our clerks , while they are on our business , ought not to be compelled to take necessary orders [ holy orders , that is ] or to make personal residence in their benefices , or in any other way to be molested and disturbed . |
| 9 | While they are on view he hopes to establish which of the pendants are genuine , which of them are fakes and what are the distinguishing factors . |
| 10 | Should not more secure units be available for those juveniles while they are on remand ? |
| 11 | Does the Minister agree that when individuals have raised money to pay for the offshore survival course , it is disgraceful that they should be denied unemployment benefit on the basis that they are unavailable for work while they are on the training course ? |
| 12 | For example it has just formed a partnership with Lotus , the computer software giant , to allow users of ‘ cc:Mail ’ the Lotus electronic mail system to send and receive messages while they are on the move . |
| 13 | She slept deeply while they were on the motorway , but woke as he came into London and had to stop and start in the heavy evening traffic . |
| 14 | It was the little radio that they listened to while they were on guard . |
| 15 | They were told to keep the volume very low , there was no proper lighting rig and at 10.45pm an announcement was made while they were on stage : ‘ Last orders at the bar now please ! ’ |
| 16 | A further meeting between management and union was promised over issues still outstanding such as the pay lost by the workers while they were on strike . |
| 17 | In the second account , Jesus told them to go and show themselves to the priests , and while they were on their way they discovered they were cured . |
| 18 | Iraq has accused American soldiers of stealing important antiquities while they were on Iraqi territory during the war , and the Iraqi representative at the United Nations raised this issue after the ceasefire of last April . |
| 19 | On the most mundane level , repayment of any debts they owed was postponed until their return ; while they were on the crusade their property was taken under the protection of the church . |
| 20 | Looking at five sets of data relating to different police areas , the author finds that the proportion of defendants given bail who are found guilty of offences committed while they were on bail is around 10 to 12 per cent. , rising to some 17 per cent . |
| 21 | The beams had n't accelerated — not while they were on their journey from the lamp to herself . |
| 22 | Her proposal of marriage came as a complete surprise as her boyfriend popped the question while they were on holiday in Spain . |
| 23 | ‘ You would have seen them together a fair bit and it 's just so sad this should happen while they were on holiday . ’ |