Sentence examples for while it was under construction from inspiring English sources

"Even while it was under construction, the building had a real allure," Mr. Winters said.

While it was under construction, Mr. Gusain's house had survived the floods in 2012 but was not spared this time.

A salesman, Tom Prowdy, offered to come over and look at the room while it was under construction.

In the 1920s architects raised the height of 40 Wall Street while it was under construction to beat the Chrysler Building, also under construction, by two feet.

While it was under construction everybody called it the Hudson River Bridge, and people still called it that for years after it opened, in 1931.

Suzanne toured the facility while it was under construction and signed her name on an interior wall that was later covered.

In a square so old it was under construction while the Roman Empire was still a thing, I came across a gang of middle schoolers pulling some impressive long-haul wheelies.

In the winter of 1962-63, white it was still under construction, devastating storms sent waves crashing into the new harbor, prompting construction of a massive breakwater.

Last year, a three-foot-long pipe fell from The New York Times Company's new building, at 620 Eighth Avenue, while it was still under construction, and landed on a vehicle.

The North Tower (One World Trade Center), the tallest building in the world at 1368 feet by the time of its completion, began construction in 1966 with the South Tower (2 World Trade Center); extensive use of prefabricated components helped to speed up the construction process, and the first tenants moved into the North Tower in December 1970, while it was still under construction.

Freedman was photographed in Vongerichten's latest venture, Perry Street, while it was still under construction.