Example sentences of "while [pers pn] be on " in BNC.
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| 1 | While I am on my feet , perhaps I may apologise for referring in an earlier answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Northampton , North when I meant my hon. Friend the Member for Littleborough and Saddleworth ( Mr. Dickens ) , who made the suggestion . |
| 2 | While I 'm on the subject of secrecy , it is true to say that many politicians , sometimes justifiably , are paranoid about the subject . |
| 3 | And while I 'm on my way all our operatives in Germany hit the streets — with copies of Tweed 's photo , and Grey 's . |
| 4 | And I 'll tell you something else while I 'm on : if I were you I 'd go easy on the women . |
| 5 | While I 'm on the subject , whatever happened to the Randy Hansen interview which was promised quite a while ago but never appeared ? |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ We 'll be able to go out a bit while I 'm on this early shift , ’ she said consolingly . |
| 8 | ‘ While I 'm on the line , what 's the latest on Frank Shildon 's spot of investigative journalism ? ’ |
| 9 | " I do n't seem to feel my age while I 'm on these little expeditions , or when I 'm drawing . " |
| 10 | ‘ But while I 'm on the subject — ’ |
| 11 | By the way Tom while I 'm on it erm I mislead you yesterday erm I look in my list I realized I |
| 12 | Could I just say before I start , I apologize in advance while I 'm on the air if there there are any inadvertent s coughs and little bit of a cold do n't want to deafen anybody while er the volume was up . |
| 13 | And , while I 'm on the subject of fighting off unwanted intruders , ’ he added , the hard planes of his face tightening as he gazed down at her , ‘ I 'm not prepared to allow that man Dunton to mess around with my wife any longer ! |
| 14 | While I 'm on a journey I 'm always looking for cones and sometimes I 'm fortunate enough to be held up at traffic works . |
| 15 | I fetch them all in , stick them on clothes horse , they 're all round fire while I 'm on lollipop and then nip to shop and when I come in within half an hour they were bone dry . |
| 16 | And it and it actually cleared up , got better while I were on holiday . |
| 17 | ‘ It was fine while I was on weekly wages . |
| 18 | I had worked hard while I was on Amantani , reconstructing the bones of my experiences without the satisfaction of cradling them in apposite language . |
| 19 | I checked while I was on my own . |
| 20 | While I was on holiday the clinic tested a blood sample without my permission and established that it was HIV positive . |
| 21 | Under the bishop 's plan he and I were to change places , and while I was on furlough he was to keep both jobs going , and I would do the same on my return . |
| 22 | While I was on the telephone , busy finalising details , the Princess of Wales stood nearby , leaning against a wall , chatting to one of her detectives . |
| 23 | While I was on the smack , it had n't bothered me much 'cos smack 's a good painkiller . |
| 24 | I tiptoed on to the plane , hardly breathed while I was on it , and was conveyed with utmost speed to my usual resting place at the Pierre Hotel . |
| 25 | While I was there they found out I 'd fallen pregnant while I was on my home leave from Bullwood Hall . |
| 26 | While I was on bail and Stephen was still with foster parents , they promised I could have Stephen for Christmas . |
| 27 | My son was brought up at Court , where she remained while I was on active service . ’ |
| 28 | Not er not while I was on this On that job . |
| 29 | ‘ I spotted the old Humber while I was on duty and at first thought it would take me a couple of years to restore — but eventually it took seven ! |
| 30 | ‘ While I was on Orion , I was in charge of what they called the pillar box , which was a small , compact , battery which you sat inside . |