Example sentences of "while [pers pn] [be] talking " in BNC.
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| 1 | And while I 'm talking Labour running , I notice that the original seconder if this motion was one Councillor , the former arch cash-cutter of Social Services |
| 2 | That means I 'll have to carry this around with me while I 'm talking . |
| 3 | A few years later , while I was talking at a meeting on educational reform , a local superintendent of schools rose from his seat in the back of the room and , moving to the door , said scornfully , so that many could hear , ‘ Well , back to reality ’ . |
| 4 | While I was talking to Metsola one day he swallowed some medicine . |
| 5 | I sat in my chair with my face close to the table , and while I was talking to one group of visitors , the others used to drive round the table . |
| 6 | While I was talking , the King was making notes . |
| 7 | I think she wrote it while I was talking to the doctor , crying my eyes out . |
| 8 | No , and I had I er I had tried to appeal to him to be quiet , he said well I 've got to build this shed , I said well it do n't have to be during the night when other people are trying to sleep , he said well that 's up to them , and he started hammering again , while I was talking to him , and then I kept on and on and eventually , I think while I was talking to him I 'd kept him quiet while I was talking to him . |
| 9 | No , and I had I er I had tried to appeal to him to be quiet , he said well I 've got to build this shed , I said well it do n't have to be during the night when other people are trying to sleep , he said well that 's up to them , and he started hammering again , while I was talking to him , and then I kept on and on and eventually , I think while I was talking to him I 'd kept him quiet while I was talking to him . |
| 10 | No , and I had I er I had tried to appeal to him to be quiet , he said well I 've got to build this shed , I said well it do n't have to be during the night when other people are trying to sleep , he said well that 's up to them , and he started hammering again , while I was talking to him , and then I kept on and on and eventually , I think while I was talking to him I 'd kept him quiet while I was talking to him . |
| 11 | I still have to stitch er , erm my cardigan up for Melanie but erm it was easy to start off the other one while I was talking to your mother . |
| 12 | Your Pat said to me on Sunday while I was talking to her , she said , when she was saying oh well she does n't know whether to vote Tory because |
| 13 | tickling her while I was talking to on the phone ! |
| 14 | jumping around while I was talking to her on the phone , I was getting so pissed the phone . |
| 15 | If she fiddles with her buttons while she 's talking , then she may feel threatened . |
| 16 | ‘ So , ’ said Milsom patiently , ‘ what was the doctor doing while she was talking ? ’ |
| 17 | Luke had disappeared while she was talking to Godfrey . |
| 18 | Oddly enough , it was not during one of these silences but while she was talking that her eyes closed and her shallow breathing became deeper . |
| 19 | In my mind while you 're talking is about these three children who presumably er this gentleman 's wife was supposed to be looking after on thirty pounds a week . |
| 20 | I 've got a bit on that , if you want I could bring it up now while you 're talking about it , I will . |
| 21 | Pete while you 're talking about I 've got I 've I 've got a quickie to bring up on that . |
| 22 | Yeah I 'm listening can you while you 're talking ? |
| 23 | People prefer to be looked at while you are talking . |
| 24 | Your dog can be trained to stay or sleep here while you are talking to visitors in the room or , indeed , sitting there on your own . |
| 25 | I 've actually I 've actually been doing some arithmetic while you were talking |
| 26 | ‘ And while we 're talking of friends , ’ said his Mum , sitting down beside him with her tea . |
| 27 | ‘ You can still watch it while we 're talking , ’ Mr Wormwood said . |
| 28 | And while we 're talking about the man 's divine right to know , little babies are born knowing all they need to know about love : they 're unselfconscious , they can communicate , and their first experience — sucking — is a sensual one ! |
| 29 | While we 're talking of things charitable , I was listening to a phone-in about animal rights liberationists , in the wake of the last bombing . |
| 30 | ‘ While we 're talking of being practical ’ — Christian removed the pipe from his mouth — ‘ have you both given any thought to where you 'll be living when you 're married ? ’ |