"During my being..."

0 This would be much clearer as "I learned that while I was a student".0-

0 Or the alternative subordinating conjunction "I learned that 01u00whilst02u00 I was a student." 0-

0 01b00Whilst02b00 is mainly BrE, and to me it seems a bit old-fashioned:02br
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0Hi Ant02br
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00I got the impression that your question was not just about replacing the word 'during', but also whether ther word 'during' could be replaced without changing the structure of the sentence. Here are a few of my thoughts:02br
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00First of all, the word 'during' is a prepostion. 02br
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00Second, you could say "d

0Let me thank everybody who replied and especially Yankee for she really understood my question.02br
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00Yankee: «So you've given us a very bad example to base answers on. »02br
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00Hmmm. Is the following example equally bad?02br
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00«...or any Office from the Crown, in Part, or in the Whole, held in Trust for him, or for his B

0 «...or any Office from the Crown, in Part, or in the Whole, held in Trust for him, or for his Benefit, or shall, _01font00during his being02font00_01font00while he is 02font00 a Member of Parliament, accept, receive, or take any Pension during Pleasure, or for any Number of Years...»02br
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10Hmmm. Is the following example equally bad?12br
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10«...or any Office from the Crown, in Part, or in the Whole, held in Trust for him, or for his Benefit, or shall, _11font10during his being12font10_ a Member of Parliament, accept, rec

0Yeah, well - that's the way the cookie is crumbling here.050010id15