Example sentences of "while she [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He listened , quiet and attentive , while she conned over the breeding of the yearlings , answering his questions with knowledge and certainty . |
| 2 | ‘ Only while she remains in the house , ’ Doreen argued . |
| 3 | She sits me down in Jamie 's heap of a living room while she clatters in the kitchenette . |
| 4 | While she stared at the floor Rosen continued , ‘ I do hope we have time to talk alone before you go . ’ |
| 5 | While she hovered on the threshold , patting her wispy hair into place with an agitated hand and looking distractedly at her reflection in ‘ The Light of the World ’ , a breathless child hurried into the lobby , calling her name . |
| 6 | while she sits on the bench like a pagan |
| 7 | Almost invariably , the cover imagery depicts the male figure in a state of total preoccupation with the woman , while she gazes beyond the frame , engaging the viewer ( you , the reader ) in a complicit acknowledgement of her sexual power over him . |
| 8 | It was haunted , of course , by the ghost of a witch 's daughter ; the sea had risen up while she walked along the shore here , and swept her away because of her wickedness . |
| 9 | There was a slight pause , while she relished to the full her own desirability as a pupil . |
| 10 | While she dawdles in the Courtyard of the Lions , he departs in a frenzy of whips , elbows , hooves , all rapidly obscured by a dustcloud . |
| 11 | The relief was great , and she sat massaging her toes for a minute while she looked at the collection of dirty underwear strewn over her genuine-colonial bedroom , and shuddered . |
| 12 | For a brief while she toyed with the idea of telephoning Mr Gajdusek 's home to check if he was there . |
| 13 | Her mother had left the toddler strapped in the back of the car , with the keys in the ignition , while she went into the kiosk to pay . |
| 14 | They thought it normal for Daddy to get them up and dress and breakfast them , before he went down to morning surgery , and for Lucy once she was up to spend ages talking excitedly and gesticulating on the telephone , before consigning them ( with a kiss on the head ) to Nissy while she disappeared to the study to practise , and the house was filled with the cello 's dismal squeaks and groans , which always recovered eventually , into more or less of a tune . |
| 15 | I chat with her while she waits for the tub to fill . |
| 16 | She could n't help laughing now , towelling her own hair and then wrapping the towel sarong-style while she crossed to the french doors . |
| 17 | While she waited for the water to come to the boil she put on her boudoir cap to conceal the steel haircurlers ( dragon 's teeth through the night but never mind that ) , and her Jaeger dressing-gown ( which cost the awful sum of £5 ) , and set forth for her regular deliverance on the lavatory . |
| 18 | She should have got something to drink while she waited for the chemist but she had n't thought of it then . |
| 19 | The words finished on a long , drawn breath while she waited for the words she had no wish to hear . |
| 20 | While she shared in the bride-to-be 's euphoria , as the wife of the Queen 's assistant private secretary , she could n't help but be concerned about how Diana would cope with royal life . |
| 21 | while she yearned for the insect dance |
| 22 | Mrs Files let her shoulders answer while she stacked at the sideboard . |
| 23 | Blanche plugged in the electric kettle and spooned coffee into the percolator while she listened to the sergeant 's account of his afternoon , swearing softly when he told her the news from the forensic labs . |
| 24 | Creeping underneath the ledge , she found that there was enough space for her to nestle safely while she slept off the exhaustion of the last few days . |
| 25 | Alexandra talked to her when she wanted it , read to her when she wished , and while she slept in the daytime , sat and did the household correspondence , knowing Aunt Emily liked her to be there when she woke . |
| 26 | Afraid that at any moment someone would shout ‘ Grab her ! ’ and drag her off to some unspecified yet ineluctable torment , she forced herself at least to look calm while she sat at the console on the dais . |
| 27 | Alyssia blew some of the flyaway blonde strands away from her face and followed them to a small table at the back of the café , hoping that she would not have to endure half an hour of French conversation while she sat on the sidelines , wondering whether what they were discussing was really as animated and interesting as it appeared . |
| 28 | A little light patter while she looks for the file . |
| 29 | He was now leaning back in his chair , having completed his own frugal meal , contemplating her while she polished off the final remains of her own large one . |
| 30 | She should try to forget him , but the memory of their afternoon together had the power to make her cheeks rosy , and so they stayed while she put on the plainest gown which she could find in the wardrobe which she had left behind , with her personal maid , when she had pretended to go with the Parslows . |