Example sentences of "[pron] still [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if this state of comparative retirement owed much to his desire to experience as fully as possible the companionship of marriage , it was also imposed upon him by the demands of his still fragile health . |
| 2 | His descent into drunkenness and sexual dissipation filled him with self-disgust , and his still undeclared love for Mary Evans was gaining a disturbing power . |
| 3 | ‘ What they do to this bird ? ’ he had asked in his still broken English |
| 4 | But in his still semi-confused state , writing a letter to Liza seemed beyond him . |
| 5 | With James McAdam from Coats Viyella ensconced as chairman and Ratner himself still chief executive , there can be little doubt that Ratners will develop a policy of doing what it is best at : selling cheap jewellery cheaply . |
| 6 | The plan , which still required approval by the Legislative Yuan , aimed to transform the country 's infrastructure . |
| 7 | Their three-pronged diplomacy followed proposals made on April 7 by the EC Commission ( which still required approval by EC member governments ) to introduce an EC-wide quota on banana imports from Latin and Central America . |
| 8 | The Bishop of Chester proposed an amendment which still condemned lesbian and gay sex but put no obligation on bishops to punish in any way people who took part in it . |
| 9 | And I think the , the erm , the jobs which are elected are the Chair Person and , do we still have a Vice Chair Person ? are you still Vice Chair Person ? |
| 10 | Shapira 's view is that she still used English through a translating frame from Spanish and had not fully embraced the language form . |
| 11 | Are we still investigatory stage , or have we taken a policy decision that we will purchase this ground ? unclear at the moment , is n't it ? |
| 12 | Many of those who call themselves farmers because they still own land derive the major part of their incomes from non-agricultural occupations . |
| 13 | To her still greater fury , his lips curved into a blatantly mocking smile as he nodded towards her clenched hands . |
| 14 | He reached out a hand to cup her chin , scanning her still thin face with its near translucent skin . |
| 15 | And that was before , halfway to the door , he turned and flicked a glance at her still flushed face , then fired , sarcastically , cruelly , ‘ With regard to your being a virgin , sweetheart , I 'll bet you say that to all your lovers ! ’ |
| 16 | Robyn straightened her dress , glanced in the rear-view mirror at her still unrecognisable appearance and got out . |
| 17 | At the back of his mind , he still half-expected Control to call one day and say the Justice Department had fouled up as usual but everything was all right now , that it was time to send him out again . |