Example sentences of "[noun] still [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In my view the one disadvantage still to be overcome is that the receiver is not as waterproof as it really needs to be . |
| 2 | I asked why should I bother to do that when presumably if I had set the trap I would expect Harry 's car still to be there after the races , and he just wrote down my answer as if I 'd made a confession . ’ |
| 3 | There 's undoubtedly a great deal still to be uncovered about the behaviour of Europe 's rarer species of bats , but even its common ones have secrets . |
| 4 | ICE HOCKEY : Barring a miracle , the National Hockey League 's 75th season is over , with the last 30 games of the schedule and the Stanley Cup play-offs still to be played . |
| 5 | Having won 15 of the rally 's 33 special stages , Biasion became world champion with the Ivory Coast and British rallies still to be run in a season spanning 13 events . |
| 6 | Was that closest of relationships still to be denied ? |
| 7 | The letters show Professor Smith wanted the Government to increase the ceiling on foreign holdings in BAe to 30 per cent — to boost the value of the company — and that Lord Young knew then tax concessions still to be agreed with the Inland Revenue on the deal could amount to nearer £65 million than the £25 million suggested to the commission . |
| 8 | They would have to disclose all memoranda , manuscripts and correspondence relating to the transaction , and it seemed to me almost inconceivable that this disclosure could enable the culprit still to be concealed from exposure . |
| 9 | The ‘ society-as-parent ’ protagonists , on the other hand , tend to see parental rights as a force still to be reckoned with in law , agency practice and social attitudes . |
| 10 | The crucial issue still to be determined was whether the primary purpose of the marriage was to obtain admission to the UK . |
| 11 | Telephone system still requires documentation , and some functions still to be added or re-instated . |
| 12 | In addition , the CEGB has more than doubled , from £3.1 billion to £6.4 billion , the extra provisions needed ‘ for work still to be carried out on nuclear fuel and wastes from past years ’ . |
| 13 | I see little value in the interview schedule going into the field to a small sub-sample of respondents if the designer knows in advance that there is a lot of work still to be done . |
| 14 | With costly building work still to be done , Liverpool are faced with their worst cash crisis of modern times , despite winning the FA Cup last season . |
| 15 | James Stephen provided encouragement at signs of progress in the operation of amelioration measures in the Crown Colonies but required recommitment from the representatives of the cause in the work still to be done , particularly in pressing change upon the legislative colonies . |
| 16 | This summary list indicates the amount of work still to be done . |
| 17 | The most significant element of TML 's work still to be completed is commissioning , which includes the design and installation of a complex and comprehensive software system for all data control and transmissions networks . |
| 18 | After the boat had stopped for the night there was always some work still to be done on the platform . |
| 19 | Er , so , there is undoubtedly a lot of work still to be done in making the D S O competitive , as for building maintenance work , I 'm not certain we 've ever considered having a building maintenance D S O. We may have looked at it in the days before D S Os , but that 's er , a long time ago , and it 's certainly worth having a look . |
| 20 | NEW MODEL ARMY were confirmed for the gig last week and now KILLING JOKE and THE HENRY ROLLINS BAND join the bill , with one more act still to be announced . |
| 21 | It said there were matters still to be resolved in adapting the new novel , To Play a King , which depicts a King of England in crisis with an unscrupulous Prime Minister . |
| 22 | If they know nothing upon the question , is that nothingness still to be respected ? ’ |
| 23 | Some of the less trampled beaches have an interesting flora , the seeds of which now provide a food supply for some of the largest wintering finch flocks still to be found in the county . |
| 24 | There have in fact been achievements in the care of the mentally handicapped in our society , and one of the fundamental barriers still to be broken — that of public opinion — will only come from a more positive attitude among the media to the good things that are happening . |
| 25 | This is by no means the only important issue and other aspects of multimedia technology are also rich with problems and complexities still to be addressed . |
| 26 | The one hurdle still to be jumped was the gatekeeper ; but she had chosen her night carefully . |
| 27 | But copper , the major London Metal Exchange contract still to be denominated in pounds , did benefit . |
| 28 | Anyway , with 400 miles of deep blue paradise still to be explored and a tall drink on its way , courtesy of a rather handsome member of the crew , I think I could get used to this . |
| 29 | A social worker can support the family in hanging on through this pain , to recognise the major part still to be played . |
| 30 | Restoration of old cars is a way of life in this country , with many beautiful maintained Morris Minors , Ford Anglias and Triumph Heralds still to be seen bowling along the roads , so giving a new lease of life to old aeroplanes seems to come naturally . |