Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [modal v] still [vb infin] a " in BNC.

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1 I never buy it of fortnightly so I I 'll go to the shop and I 'll say , Right , probably seven tins of beans , seven tins of peas , er you know a few tins a few beans er tins of spaghetti and things like that you know , bits and bobs , but I 'll still get a joint for me Sundays .
2 I 'm honest too but I can still tell a joke .
3 With Netters you can get away with about twenty , but you 'll still need a Boss , standard , drummer/horn blower , and a Big Boss if possible .
4 No , but you can , you can build any amount of hostels you like that could accommodate all , all the people that there are , but you would still find a proportion of those who do n't want to come into the system , so , you know
5 The fact that we had a more open policy over those ten years has actually infiltrated into or irrigated the BBC and ITV , but you will still see a great area of editorial heads , or heads of departments , the equivalents of the commissioning editors , the executive heads , where there are very few women .
6 Well , if you have a problem after , say , the tenth month after purchase , you will be too late for any claim under the Sale Of Goods Act , but you will still have a claim under your guarantee — as long as it is for more than ten months , and providing you sent off the registration card !
7 Modern methods are all very well , but you can still do a lot with a hammer and chisel .
8 You just do n't have the people jumping onstage going , F**k Margaret Thatcher , anymore , but you can still make a point . ’
9 You just do n't have the people jumping onstage going , F**k Margaret Thatcher , anymore , but you can still make a point . ’
10 At the moment the show may be a little too chaotic , but you can still get a sense of what Neale means .
11 But we would still have a form tutor input i.e. a summation
12 The response from Medau teachers has been good but we can still take a few more .
13 ‘ We may be out of the running but we can still have a big say in who goes through to the United States , ’ said Hughes .
14 It 's not surprising that the Maktowm brothers are considering trimming their operation , but they will still have a huge stake here .
15 The pond provides a useful source of live food and algae for the fish , but they will still need a balanced diet of flake or pond sticks .
16 125 winner Loris Capirossi and third home Noboru Ueda — one speaks Italian , the other Japanese but they can still enjoy a good laugh
17 DOWNPATRICK are well out of the running for championship honours this season but they can still play a significant role in the destination of the Lombard and Ulster Section I trophy .
18 This will go some way to draw the fire of the Government 's critics , but he can still expect a rough ride for the bill on the House of Lords .
19 ‘ He still has obligations to them but he could still become a priest again .
20 But it would still make a bomb that could flatten much of a city and drench the place with fall-out .
21 Most who would fail on this count have already been weeded out in preliminary interviews with the party vice-chairman and local area officials , but it can still stop a potential career in its tracks .
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