Example sentences of "while [pers pn] is [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also , Jenna must get early nights while she is here . ’ |
| 2 | Whatever the reason , male marmosets have developed a rearing strategy whereby they greatly assist the mother by carrying , holding , and generally caring for infants while she is away eating elsewhere . |
| 3 | While she is away feeding they take the strange kittens and rub them gently in the bedding that carries the female 's scent . |
| 4 | Helen will also be keeping an eye on the job market while she is away and praying that employers will see her experience in a positive light . |
| 5 | ‘ And your mother has asked me to keep an eye on you while she is away . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Liberalism alone is the great Lady Surgeon of a nation 's maladies , and while she is temporarily abed with a broken limb , the nation is the sufferer ’ ( Ramsey in the Gownsman , 6 December 1924 ) . |
| 7 | While she is now more in control of herself and her life , her fate hangs in the balance . |
| 8 | She should not and can not be sexually active in her natal family and hence is regarded while she is there as both benign and pure . |
| 9 | A woman who is successful in getting into higher education may feel privileged ; however , her experience while she is there , and the influence this has on her decisions about her future life , may challenge this sense of privilege . |
| 10 | You will no doubt have been assisting her in basic matters connected with the running of her home while she is still in a state of shock following her husband 's death , for at this point even the most capable women sometimes find day-to-day planning and decision-making very hard to cope with and need to be eased gently back into their normal routine . |
| 11 | But while she is still a fully paid-up member of the Firm , the Firm is entitled to expect her to cover her tracks , as well as her breasts , when she must be fully aware she 's a vulnerable target for a sharp-eyed photographer . |
| 12 | The answer is that , while he is not alone , he has misunderstood the purpose of civil awards of damages . |
| 13 | While he is not a charismatic figure , his supporters say he would prove a worthy defender of the rights of backbenchers against increasing government power . |
| 14 | Arthur admits that , while he is not ill , he has noticed how he has ‘ good days and bad days ’ , probably due as much to the extra medication he now has to take , as the virus itself . |
| 15 | While he is not actively developing a third party dealer network because no-one is making money out of simply shifting boxes any more , he did say that systems integrators or value-added resellers have more appeal as people still want computers . |
| 16 | He can include a clause stating that , while he is not aware of any intellectual property right which may be infringed by the possession or intended use of the goods being sold , he takes no responsibility for the existence of relevant third party intellectual property rights , and the buyer must assume the risk of infringement of the same . |
| 17 | Seek the Lord while he may be found , call upon him while he is near , let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man is thoughts and let them return to the Lord , for what 's gon na happen , for he will of compassion on him and to our God for he will abundantly pardon those words were very quoted from Acts , chapter sixteen , when that Philippine jailer said Lord what must I do , sir what must I do to be saved and there Paul timac believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved this is God 's way by repentance in faith that 's presented in Jesus , he is the only saviour , not your works , not my works , not our good deeds , not our religious observances , he is the only saviour , did he not say himself I am the way the truth and the life , nobody comes to the father but by me . |
| 18 | Call upon him while he is near . |
| 19 | While he is generally careful to uphold the Politeness Principle , he wishes above all to preserve his own negative face . |
| 20 | ‘ We have received categorical assurances that whatever has been reported about his earning money while he is here is not the case , ’ Ronnie Dawson , the home unions chairman and Irish RU president , said . |
| 21 | This month , while he is away on an expedition , we publish the factfile of our remarkable columnist Old Fishfinger |
| 22 | With the CCTV and radio paging systems being interfaced , the night porter can be warned of an alarm situation even while he is away from his desk . |
| 23 | Naively , too , the merchant tells his wife to be " " buxom " " , " obedient , biddable " , to " " every wight " " while he is away in Flanders . |
| 24 | However , it is a less expressive image , as it is a less expressive moment , for while he is so wrapped up in the action of taking the shot she can not reveal much more than that furtive concentration that takes over any face in the act of intensive looking . |
| 25 | While he is out hunting , to kill something for his father 's meal , Rebekah dresses her favourite son , Jacob , in Esau 's clothes , and cooks a meal for him to take to the blessing . |
| 26 | If a Zande is severely wounded by a wild animal while he is out hunting , Zande will say that his injuries are the direct result of the animal 's attack . |
| 27 | This is noticed by Barat and Haimet who happen to call on Travers while he is out , and they plan to steal the meat . |
| 28 | ‘ Fortunately the Warwickshire manager , Bob Woolmer , is a friend of South African cricket and is looking after Allan 's interests but we will only be happy while he is there in charge of him . ’ |
| 29 | Finally , while he is indeed very careful to underline the distinctiveness and uniqueness of Jesus and of Christianity , do hidden thorns lurk in his description of Christianity itself as ‘ a religion ’ which can be classified along with other ‘ religions ’ ? |
| 30 | ‘ They know that while he is abroad he can not answer the questions about what has happened to the promised recovery . ’ |