Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [be] still [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Pentagon is still accused of organising attempts to construct ‘ military coalitions of the littoral states of the Indian Ocean ’ in place of the demilitarisation of this region . |
| 2 | However , the technique was still employed for monarchial corpses . |
| 3 | On some doorsteps the milk was still waiting to be taken in . |
| 4 | Most of the field was still quilted with cut hay . |
| 5 | Most of the teaching is still done by hourly-paid staff who enjoy none of the benefits such as holiday — or sick pay or even protection of employment . |
| 6 | The license is still held by the local vicar , although not for much longer . |
| 7 | Er but in our London office , apparently they do a lot of inheritance tax planning because of the size of estates , and they actually invite the children in , and say to the children look , you know , if erm you die , the estate will be devalued by forty thousand because of tax , er if you want to make provision the , the er the contract is still written on the erm , the erm individuals ' lives , but it can then be erm paid by the children , so your children can then pay the premiums . |
| 8 | In spite of those reassurances the end of the contract was still greeted with sadness by the army in Scotland . |
| 9 | The square has recently been renovated although people complain that it is like a film set and the houses are still crumbling behind their façades . |
| 10 | The building is still owned by the United Biscuit Company and is currently leased as a warehouse to telecommunications giant GPT . |
| 11 | Part of the building is still used as a working mill . |
| 12 | The thunder was still rumbling about the forest , now near , now far . |
| 13 | The story was still marked with a dry leaf . |
| 14 | And these people are in fairly er desperate conditions but at least getting some help , but I think the main point is there is a civil war on , and the West is still standing on the sidelines watching it happen . |
| 15 | So the hose was still knitted on these machines . |
| 16 | The branch is still reeling from the losses suffered at last year 's polls . |
| 17 | The Course was still closed at 10. 30 a.m . |
| 18 | The Association is still reeling from the news of the unexpected death of its chief executive and secretary Andrew Sansom at the end of November . |
| 19 | However , the employee is still prevented from betraying his employer 's business secrets . |
| 20 | Although the threat of having to meet Rohan had been removed , the wedding was still going to be an ordeal for her , and she 'd been sorely tempted to plead sudden illness and stay away from the actual ceremony and celebrations . |
| 21 | The industry is still stuffed with excess capacity , mostly taken on for Big Bang and the freak year of boom that followed ( until the 1987 crash ) . |
| 22 | The levy in mass against the Gauls is still mentioned in the charter granted to the " colonia Genetiva Julia " in Spain in 44 B.C. , when it was presumably a simple piece of antiquarianism , if it did not allude to Caesar 's recent wars . |
| 23 | Israeli politicians and officials claimed that the PLF attack proved that the PLO was still engaging in terrorist activities despite Arafat 's December 1987 statement renouncing all forms of terrorism [ see p. 36438 ] . |
| 24 | ‘ I like to think my experience is a vital factor in midfield because obviously the side is still developing with the introduction of new players . |
| 25 | As he knew , the momentum was still building in his favour . |
| 26 | Other leaders to miss out included Eurotunnel ( down 10 at 403p ) , where dealers in the units are still fretting about the possible need for a further refinancing . |
| 27 | We should not forget the general point that , in many communities where religious affiliation plays no part in political decisions , the clergy are still seen as leading figures who can be called upon to lead and organize activities outside the narrow remit of religion . |
| 28 | When a joint UN-OAU-ICO-Arab League delegation , headed by James Jonah [ for whose new UN designation see p. 38793 ] , arrived in Mogadishu on Feb. 29 to negotiate the formal ceasefire foreseen by the New York agreement the fighting was still reported to be continuing . |
| 29 | As the Dragoons were still looking for him , he would not stay in the house but had a small cave dug nearby , with a gorse bush to hide the entrance . |
| 30 | Environmental Services are keeping and still recruiting the best people and the result is still reflected by our peers and the country 's opinion formers . |