Example sentences of "[pron] be still [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Police are targetting known thieves with a special burglary squad to catch the culprits , some of whom are still breaking into homes when out on bail . |
| 2 | Or will a new generation of qualified women , some of whom are still keeping open their options , decide that the economic penalties of motherhood outweigh its attractions ? |
| 3 | The school 's new status will also allow the staff of the Opificio , some of whom are still classed as operai , or workmen , to acquire new qualifications . |
| 4 | Alex has horrific memories and we know that many of them are still locked inside . |
| 5 | Now if you think about commercial potatoes and the ones that keep , the late ones , they are always harvested after the have died down , a long time after , in fact some of them are still digging up potatoes now . |
| 6 | Engineers and some metallurgists resisted the idea with the whole force of their emotions and even today some of them are still making growling noises in caves in the backwoods . |
| 7 | There are a number of fine amphitheatres extant in a partly ruined condition and several of them are still used for performances of opera or for bull fights . |
| 8 | Three years and 245 days into our investigation and Sheriff Truman and I are still batting our heads against the same old' brick wall . |
| 9 | Three years and 245 days into our investigation and Sheriff Truman and I are still batting our heads against the same old' brick wall . |
| 10 | ‘ I am still nursing some bruised ribs , though nothing has been broken , and I 've also broken a tooth . |
| 11 | ( I am still smarting at the MILLSTONE remark about poor little B , at which simply roared with laughter , told me to ignore it and that he , , was merely getting crabbit , old , critical and jealous … ) . |
| 12 | I am still learning the power of national identity . |
| 13 | You can still see the algae in the water , and I am still drinking bottled . |
| 14 | ‘ And I am still meeting patients like her , rejected by family and past friends , ’ she went on . |
| 15 | We finally settled for a modern house in a village three miles away , where I am still living . |
| 16 | Then as councillors at Tameside , Manchester , stood with heads bowed , he swiftly added : ‘ I am still owed £187.66 . |
| 17 | ‘ Well I do n't know , I am still trying to work this one out . |
| 18 | One Harvard client is on record as saying : " I still hold 10000 shares in the Harvard quoted company BURAD Holdings , and , since I have lost all confidence in the dealing room at Harvard , I am still puzzling over how to dispose of the shares without an inordinate amount of emotional effort . " |
| 19 | I am still searching for the answer to that one . |
| 20 | ‘ Sometimes I am still thinking about it half an hour later . |
| 21 | I am still discussing the matter with the company and I do not wish to prejudice the outcome of those talks . |
| 22 | I hope today we can get rid of this issue we can put it where it belongs in the House Of Commons , we can get rid of it and make sure that Leicestershire helps that and I am still willing to talk to the hunt . |
| 23 | I am still willing to get a forum together . |
| 24 | I am still willing to negotiate and talk to the organisations and look at the sport . |
| 25 | : Jenkins muttered ‘ I ca n't play and rugby , I am still banned ’ , but told the Western Mail he was ‘ not moving from Pontypridd and that is final ’ . |
| 26 | For myself , I am still haunted by those vowel sounds and those uniquely ungrammatical sentences only she could dream up ! |
| 27 | Now a couple of weeks ago a man called Mr Lamont actually resigned I understand or was he sacked I 'm not quite sure , but when he disappeared off the scene , Mr Major said I am still keeping forward with my policies . |
| 28 | ‘ This has not been a very good day , but at least I am still leading the championships , ’ said Mansell . |
| 29 | ‘ And I am still having fun , ’ she says . |
| 30 | ‘ I am still talking , Mrs Burrows . ’ |