Example sentences of "while it [is] [adv] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marshal Tolonen put me in charge of this investigation , and while it 's still going on , you report to me , understand me , Major Ebert ? |
| 2 | Starting at one end of the wing , the elevator moves across the pile while it is continuously delivering the crop . |
| 3 | While it is also bidding for the Channel 5 licence , the Astra service is more controllable and is free from the perceived whims of the Independent Television Commission and the high stakes of the bidding process . |
| 4 | Its highly flexible neck enables it to keep watch over a wide area while it is both searching for and chasing prey . |
| 5 | But while it is easy working out how many bedrooms and bathrooms you want , arranging them into an attractive plan that suits your site is another matter entirely . |
| 6 | It is possible for a river to reach grade and to start to form a floodplain while it is still transporting coarse material over a comparatively steep gradient . |
| 7 | With advances in electronic control and programming , and also possibly in operator programming skill , it is likely that in future it will be feasible for many operators to program the next job on the machine while it is still cutting the present piece . |
| 8 | The trick is to recognise it while it is still happening — to relish it , embrace it and know that , in the nature of things , it can not last . |
| 9 | Unguarded pto shafts , clearing machinery while it is still running , failing to switch off engines , and removing fallen and hung-up trees still exact their toll on the lives of our workforce . |