Example sentences of "while he [adv] [vb past] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She watched him covertly while he deftly impaled a wedge of fillet steak on his fork , and put it in his mouth . |
| 2 | Green 's early works as an architect included the Newcastle Literary and Philosophical Society 's building ( 1822–5 ) and the beginnings of a lengthy sequence of somewhat undistinguished Gothic-style churches ; while he also developed a reputation as a designer of farmhouses , being employed in this capacity on the Beaufront estate near Hexham ( 1824 ) and by Hugh Percy , second Duke of Northumberland [ q.v . ] . |
| 3 | He gave her food to eat , and watched her , while he quietly smoked a cigarette . |
| 4 | While he still had a chance of being near Maisie , he would take it . |
| 5 | Cautious and practical , he took one look at the situation and advised Vincent to get out at once , while he still had a shirt on his back . |