Example sentences of "while [noun prp] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Abraham taught the men , while Sarah taught the women . |
| 2 | She asked us to take a seat until called and while Kenneth readied the contents of his briefcase , I studied fellow patients , fabricating their life stories . |
| 3 | Napoleon III wore the uniform of a general of division , suitably garnished with crosses and plaques , while Eugénie wore a dress either of velvet , satin or moiré silk , usually in one of her favourite colours , blue , white , or mauve . |
| 4 | Costa Rica achieved a 64 per cent reduction of its $1,500 million external debt in a deal reached on May 6 [ see p. 37450 ] , while Venezuela negotiated a debt reduction deal worth some $20,000 million in March 1990 [ see p. 37313 ] , with an eventual saving estimated at some $2,000 million . |
| 5 | On the first-floor terrace they sat at the round table while Roman did the honours with gin and tonics . |
| 6 | Claudia sipped white wine while Roman demonstrated the layout of a Roman fort with his brandy glass and ashtrays gathered from adjoining tables . |
| 7 | Jed sat on the green plastic chair while Mitch selected the needles . |
| 8 | Italy , once the laughing stock , was closing on Britain in the GNP league , while Germany seemed a prodigy of industrial discipline , boasting productivity rates 50 per cent higher than in Britain . |
| 9 | Jimmy carefully stepped into the threshold while Cardiff kept the door jammed open with his foot , reaching in to try the lights again . |
| 10 | While Pamella flung a few things in a suitcase and scrambled off to Bali tout de suite , Fleet Street fanned out to play cherchez la femme . |
| 11 | There was quiet while Foley lit a match and drew . |
| 12 | While Montaine endured a typing school above the dry-cleaners in Reine les Falaises , Jean-Claude worked on the attic to make it habitable . |
| 13 | But she believed that the more a woman covered up , the more she was attractive to the opposite sex , while Bernard grasped the idea as a way of using up more fabric . |
| 14 | While Brighton has a superficial symmetry of appearance when viewed from the beach , or in early nineteenth-century engravings , close examination shows almost the exact opposite . |
| 15 | It took Beth only a few minutes to put on her bonnet and best shawl while Peggy dressed the boy for outdoors . |
| 16 | He read to himself for a few minutes while William perused the review section , but his agitation could not long be contained in silence . |
| 17 | Tansy Spinks & Susan Taylor , in a joint exhibition , Spinks shows work inspired by a visit to Prague , while Taylor has an installation created to mark women 's fortnight ( 29 Feb–28 Mar ) . |
| 18 | Tansy Spinks and Susan Taylor , in a joint exhibition , Spinks shows work inspired by a visit to Prague , while Taylor has an installation created to mark women 's fortnight in the city ( until 28 Mar ) . |
| 19 | Eldorado ( BBC1 , 7pm ) : Ingrid has to come to terms with a matter of life and death , while Marcus does the dirty on Alex . |
| 20 | While Fontainebleau played an important part in the seasonal round of Court life , Compiègne was , and has remained , the Imperial residence most clearly identified with the Second Empire . |
| 21 | Fashion group Helene 's agreed £5.5 million takeover offer for Gabbicci left Helene 1p weaker at 22p , while Gabbicci firmed a penny to 42p . |
| 22 | With the noise of jollity in the background , Dustin talked endlessly about everything except the film , while Mortimer watched the clock ticking away . |
| 23 | In the tracking room he took a seat at the desk and listened while Clarac explained the system . |
| 24 | Drudy and Drudy also found that 22 per cent of their survey group wished to leave the area , although they did not seek to establish the motives , while Dench found a willingness to leave mid-Devon if career prospects were frustrated . |
| 25 | Zanya put the xarkon stone in the square hole while Jason pushed the button . |
| 26 | The cast and crew were situated in the picturesque summer tourist trap of St Ives where they virtually took over the comfortable olde-worlde Tregenna Castle Hotel , while Peckinpah rented a small cottage for himself on the moor . |
| 27 | Richard , 32 , deputy manager of a sports centre , returned home to Leeds , while Alison rented an apartment near the hospital . |
| 28 | Southwark specialized in coffin furniture — the nomenclature given to the metal fittings found on coffins — while Whitechapel developed a particular expertise in the production of coffins and fabric-covered outer cases . |
| 29 | Bodie walked to the window , while Doyle took a seat on the arm of the settee . |
| 30 | While Luce added a liberal amount of sugar and cream to her coffee a question that had been submerged in her mind suddenly resurfaced , and she queried , ‘ How did you know where I was staying ? ’ |