Example sentences of "[prep] it still [vb -s] " in BNC.

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1 The thought of it still sends shivers throughout me .
2 Though it is 11 years ago the memory of it still haunts me .
3 The thought of it still amuses him .
4 Much of it still remains .
5 Er whether we 've got anything usable out of it still remains to be seen .
6 Some of it still survives , but needs attention .
7 A ruin now , although much of it still stands , adding to the beauty of the court surroundings .
8 It 's just like it still surprises audiences .
9 Something like it still seems to be believed by some economists close to Mrs Thatcher .
10 Built of stone rubble faced with ashlar ( stone dressed to a smooth finish ) and Roman tiles , the original polygonal tower may have been 80 feet high , but it had fallen into ruin by medieval times and was partly rebuilt , probably in the reign of Henry V. It still stands to a height of 40 feet , however , and we can see the original windows which were tiny on the outside walls to prevent draughts interfering with the flames of the beacon at the top .
11 Meanwhile the Pisans had carried off their booty and used a part of it to start the rebuilding of the cathedral , as an inscription in it still records .
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