Example sentences of "[was/were] still [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were still tears in her eyes , but for the first time that weekend there was colour in her cheeks as well . |
| 2 | There were still tears and traumas but the worst was over . |
| 3 | At this stage Hitler 's plans were still fluid , but the last thing he wanted was for the useful Danzig problem to be solved . |
| 4 | At that time the DPKR had only 7,000 members and although they dissociated themselves from the Russian Communist Party , many were still members of the CPSU . |
| 5 | Actually , a curious discovery is how many scribes and illuminators were still members of religious orders , even after the thirteenth century when book production had largely become a secular enterprise . |
| 6 | However , there were still times when I wondered if I could go through with it . ’ |
| 7 | She concluded that although her findings showed considerable improvement since previous studies , there were still problems and she made proposals to rectify at least some of them . |
| 8 | There were still problems to overcome . |
| 9 | Caroline Whitehead admitted things had improved in the last two weeks , but said there were still problems . |
| 10 | There were still bits and pieces left to organize for the coming weekend , when she was hosting the first major social gathering of the new year . |
| 11 | They were still creatures of the wild , but had been brought into the domain of the human without sacrificing their natural powers . |
| 12 | Although the STA had a continuous existence from 1853 , there were still imbalances between the different branches in numbers , strength and militancy . |
| 13 | ‘ I was at the Coliseum and when the bell rang at the end of the interval I noticed to my amazement that there were still women queuing outside the loo . |
| 14 | 4 There were still differences between the voting rights of men and women . |
| 15 | Damn near had to get married while he were still apprentice . |
| 16 | there were still nails left in but the farmers |
| 17 | Although their reception by whites was more hostile than they anticipated , their conditions were still improvements on what they had left behind and their thoughts for the future would have turned about accumulating money through regular , if uncomfortable , comparatively rewarding employment . |
| 18 | The images so vague in his mind were now quite clear and distinct but he had to be certain : the solution must be presented like a concise clear legal document , everything in its right place and , unfortunately , there were still gaps to be filled and ragged ends tidied up . |
| 19 | There were still gaps on the form when he 'd finished , mainly relating to Sampson 's personal details . |
| 20 | Paul commented that in previous years Leeds seats would have been occupied long before kick-off , unlike this year where there were still gaps at the Leeds end before kick-off . |
| 21 | Mr Milburn said Durham had a relatively large number of nurseries but there were still gaps in Darlington . |
| 22 | Even at its end the members were still rolling-in in their thousands — 4000–5000 a week in Greenpeace 's case . |
| 23 | Even in 1989 , school teachers in areas where Contras were still operating were threatened with violence if they continued to work . |
| 24 | There were still moments when he worried about her attitude . |
| 25 | Whether tax was covered by the review or not , there were still decisions to be taken on such fundamental issues as the future of the pensions system , support for low-income families , and the special payments system which was breaking down . |
| 26 | Although after the talks there were still reports of heavy skirmishing along the Kashmir border , at a third round of talks in Islamabad in late 1990 an agreement not to attack each other 's nuclear installations was finalized . |
| 27 | There were still splinters of glass gleaming on Maggie 's shoulders and high flat breasts . |
| 28 | Of course there were still enemies to fight : marauding Goblins continued to cross over the Worlds Edge Mountains , and there were plenty of savage human tribes in the northern forests beyond the Middle Mountains . |
| 29 | There were still soldiers patrolling , and as the cart turned right into Pope 's Quay they came under the scrutiny of a Royal Irish Constabulary man on duty at the corner . |
| 30 | Even in the mid-afternoon there were still copies of most of the morning 's newspapers , and Carson picked up a couple at random . |