Example sentences of "while it is [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Starting at one end of the wing , the elevator moves across the pile while it is continuously delivering the crop . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | While it is well recognised that London has its own distinctive speech , characterised by features of accent and grammar in particular , there are surprisingly few " dialect " studies of London ( in contrast with , for example , areas more traditionally thought of as using " dialect " , such as Lancashire or Norfolk ) . |
| 4 | While it is well known that machair may extend as much as 2 km inland in South Uist , less well known is the altitude to which blown shell sand exerts an ecological influence : the dunes at Luskentyre Banks ( NG 0699 ) are up to 35 m high , while the presence of large amounts of wind-blown shell fragments is evident from the presence of charophytes in lochs on Tairaval ( NB 1135 ) ( Angus , unpublished NCC report ) and at Mangersta ( NB 0131 ) ( Biagi et al 1985 ) , both sites being more than 50 m above sea level . |
| 5 | Its highly flexible neck enables it to keep watch over a wide area while it is both searching for and chasing prey . |
| 6 | While it is closely associated with the Conservatives , it is not to be simply equated with the Conservative Party , and indeed , sometimes acts as a lobby within that party for stronger intervention against crime . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | While it is now accepted that coronary arteriography can be safely performed following myocardial infarction , there is considerable variation between centres about the perceived indications for the test . |
| 9 | In addition , while it is now offered as an entry program , it is also being used to promote its stable-mate , Corporate Voice . |
| 10 | While it is now thought that they are interested in offloading part or all of this holding , it seems that they are not prepared to sell for less than the purchasing price of £1.20 . |
| 11 | Violence ‘ involves the use of great physical force or intensity and , while it is often impelled by aggressive motivation , may occasionally be used by individuals in a mutual violent interaction which is regarded by both parties as intrinsically rewarding ’ ( Siann 1985 : 12 ) . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | If the leg is cured while it is still attached , it is technically a gammon — hence the confusion caused by the term ‘ gammon ham ’ . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |