Sentence examples for while in the act of from inspiring English sources

That evening he was stabbed to death while in the act of robbing a cash register.

No seated rider shall lean on another seated rider while in the act of dozing, reading the other rider's newspaper or seeking unoffered affection.

Soon enough the sullen Swede is captured by Chief Margie while in the act of feeding his mastermind accomplice into a mechanical woodchipper.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER is the undisputed king of bad movie puns, usually delivered while in the act of killing some or another bad guy (often in the movie "Commando").

The guidelines are clear for punters and kickers; one sees no reason that quarterbacks should not benefit from a generous interpretation of the roughing call while in the act of passing.

Zoe was listed as one of Donegan's injuries and Donegan has been campaigning ever since for the law to be changed to recognise the death of a foetus without the mother's consent while in the act of committing a crime.

— Sorry but it's hard to feel too much compassion when illegal aliens are harmed while engaged in the act of violating our nations sovereignty.

While I was in the act of hurrying the men up a howitzer shell dropped beside me and exploded.

As he thought Brown made a foul on Falcao while he was in the act of shooting, he dismissed Brown.

Quarterbacks seem particularly vulnerable because they are often clobbered by human projectiles, larger linemen, while they are in the act of passing.

It added that East chose to dismiss Brown and not O'Shea because he thought the former had fouled Falcao while he was in the act of shooting.