Example sentences of "[noun] [be] still [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Underground mines are still in operation in Weardale .
2 MY work has been written in sand and after my death will disappear in a decade or so , ’ wrote August Bournonville ( 1805–79 ) , the Danish choreographer whose ballets are still in the repertory , and whom the Danes have been celebrating with yet another Bournonville festival in Copenhagen .
3 Discussions are still in progress and final agreements are expected soon .
4 Of course , these pathological tendencies are still with us today and are widely recognized in individual mental illness ; but what is not generally appreciated is their extent in cultural forms , not all of which are limited to ancient societies .
5 ‘ My house is in complete chaos , because four years after moving , most of our possessions are still in packing cases , ’ says Loyd , 41 .
6 More than 100 prisoners are still on the loose in 5 wings of the jail though police and warders today regained control of some sections including the remand block .
7 Today , though many of these quintas have disappeared , most of those in existence are still in use as family homes , some have been restored by the Regional Government and others are awaiting the fate of time .
8 Sunderland are still in intensive care after being hammered 4-1 in the coca cola cup … and they played well … they matched Villa kick for kick … apart from in front of goal …
9 ‘ The Italians and the Germans are still at it in Spain .
10 Although the standard of service offered by the special clinics is generally fairly high , in some ways the Germans are still in the Dark Ages with regard to the sexually transmitted diseases .
11 The general feeling that one gets from reading this novel is that nothing much has changed and that the cold-war machinations are still at play and are as irrelevant and as brutal as ever .
12 Such evidence as there is indicates that the Russians are still in Baghdad .
13 Both door posts have been previously dented and although the keeps are still in place , the doors , when fully open , touch the posts .
14 Those projects are still to be selected .
15 Nevertheless , deregulation only applies to occupation agreements made after 15 January 1989 , and many potential cases are still in the pipeline .
16 Unemployment is up another 17 per cent ; more houses and shops are boarded up ; burglaries and joyriding continue — and if there is less ram-raiding it is only because 50 or so of the hardest cases are still behind bars .
17 Tennis Courts are still in the District 's possession but , to date the tennis club has made no move to make use of them although a meeting had been arranged .
18 Tennis Courts are still in the District 's possession but , to date the tennis club has made no move to make use of them although a meeting had been arranged .
19 Psychogeriatric care is of increasing importance with the rising incidence of senile dementia — yet some health authorities are still without even a single psychogeriatrician , let alone an adequate level of staffing for their elderly population .
20 Two other similar lifts at the resort are still in use .
21 In these countries , habits of payment by cheque are still in their infancy so that bank deposits constitute a relatively small proportion of the total money supply .
22 The government of Mr Beregovoy is still discernibly the government of Mr Mitterrand and many of the old faithfuls are still in place .
23 Well yes I know it is , but the exams are still on the same day
24 The teeth are still in position relative to one another , but the mandibular bone has almost all been digested ( one fragment remains , detached at the bottom of the teeth ) and the teeth themselves are heavily digested .
25 However , the vast majority are still in the dark when it comes to understanding the importance of protecting not just their children from the sun 's harmful rays but also themselves .
26 He did not disclose the substance of the Libyan suggestions but a delegate at the meeting told Reuters : ‘ Libya 's proposals are still along the lines of its known positions , that the two could be tried only in a third country and not in the United States or Britain . ’
27 In this country , the creation of Interdisciplinary Research Centres ( IRCs ) within the universities , funded by the research councils alone or in collaboration with industry , has been recognised by the ABRC ( Roberts , Phillips ) , but the assessment structures needed for the evaluation of such complex proposals are still in a rather fluid state .
28 For the next couple of years at least the shares will be supported only by assets , which despite the fall in values are still worth 25 p.c. more than the share price .
29 The Huntsville , Alabama company is to use Versant ‘ across many of its product lines ’ although its specific plans are still in evaluation .
30 These rules are still of value and are widely followed throughout Europe and Asia .
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