Example sentences of "and [vb pp] while [verb] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ They can not be considered only with respect to their potential ability to reduce accidents , but must be designed and evaluated while taking into account their impact on other factors capable of improving people 's ‘ feeling ’ towards the area they live in : practicability ( access , parking , orientation , etc. ) , satisfaction of basic needs of the residents ( communication , rest , play , pleasantness of the environment , etc. ) and avoidance of nuisances . ’
2 Useful points to look for are cord/cordless functions and travel cases so the shaver can be charged up and used while travelling .
3 Tea and eatables brought in a big Orkney basket to the harvesters and eaten while seated in the lea of the stokes was a special treat .
4 I think maybe half a dozen men went to war from Baldersdale , and poor Sidney Fawcett from West Birk Hatt was shot and killed while trying to escape from a prisoner-of-war camp .
5 She had been stopped and killed while cycling home from Byss to Hilderbridge late on the previous night .
6 A massive army of Dark Elves is caught by surprise and destroyed while camped in a hidden valley in the Shadowlands .
7 Some crafts had strong traditions of literacy ; a weaver , for example , could set a book on the loom and read while working .
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