Example sentences of "while [pers pn] [be] on [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I know I wo n't keep doing it at this rate but while I 'm on this streak I 'll take full advantage of it . ’ |
| 2 | Wh while you 're on that madam chairman , I 've had two persons er contact me as regarding , you know playing field and er it 's a no go for dogs is n't it , and th and we therefore the people have mentioned they had to go down the side of the playing field onto the onto the old , and er have we an obligation to er to pave not pave it but er make it , it 's a very steep bank , a very steep old ladies dare n't go down , and they know they 're breaking the law by taking the dog in the in the er recreation ground , and I just wondered whether we had an obligation to er . |
| 3 | Just while we 're on that subject . |
| 4 | yours truly did a bit of negotiation on that this week but more of that later maybe when we have er we have n't got any A O B's so while we 're on that subject |
| 5 | Er but there are of course h n while we 're on that point there are , I 'm afraid , there are s people who take advantage of Marks and Spencers , erm because they know there 's going to be no problem about having goods exchanged so what they do , they buy something from Marks and Spencers wear it on one evening for , for a party or special occasion |
| 6 | While we 're on this question , one of the few things that er Theresa did n't say , although perhaps she might have said it when I was n't , I do n't think she did but one of the few things she did n't say is why Freud disapproved of the typical kind of dream book you find in any book shop . |
| 7 | Now while we 're on this point about what exactly am I entitled to , erm we ought to say a word about credit notes cos there are a lot of shops who say well erm you know it is it is n't company policy to , it is n't our policy to offer refunds , but we 're quite happy to offer you a credit note . |
| 8 | While we are on this subject , it may be remarked that even social workers sometimes give credence to one or another of the old wives ' tales which surround pregnancy and childbirth . |