Example sentences of "[noun pl] there [be] still " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even when the discussion is limited to public sector organizations there are still difficulties . |
| 2 | Though the office is bursting with images there is still one final opportunity to send in related work from this issue , so why not hurry and post yours today ! |
| 3 | Part of the school 's work with the press may well be to break down unfair stereotypes about shortages of equipment , dilapidation , neglect and poor levels of morale , though these are serious concerns there are still an overwhelming number of positive aspects to primary education that are worth celebrating and sharing . |
| 4 | Even where the signers had deaf parents there was still a very strong influence of English on the syntax of the signing . |
| 5 | But for all these criticisms there was still a serious and effective attempt to involve the best minds in the country in laying a foundation for curriculum decision making and to provide an instrument to ensure that detailed curriculum plans reflected this . |
| 6 | On the high mountains there was still snow but the valleys looked hot and dry . |
| 7 | In the case of the universities there is still a tenuous connection with schools in the broad context of A level examination syllabuses . |
| 8 | Well I mo moved because promotion was in the line for me , I was in the Royal Marine Police in island depot in Plymouth and er I 'd been put on plain clothes work and I 'd been doing acting sergeant you know when the sergeant was off sick and all that business and er I 'd put , been put in for this to move because we had a two bedroom bungalow but the twins were getting big and I realized that we 'd have to have another bedroom you know , very soon and er , this seemed an opportunity to get a house and also in Plymouth , that Plymouth was a naval town , you see , there was still those days there was still kind of a , a lower deck of sons , what they call lower deckers , in other words you know people in the lower deck of the navy , their sons did n't really have much , ever have much chance of getting into places like Dartmouth College or Cramwell to do as cadets , well the headmaster at Regent Street School had said to me that Keith was very keen on flying , he was aeroplane mad you see , and , he wanted to go in the Royal Air Force , well he said to me he said oh no put him in the Navy and as a chief art as an artificer , so I said oh no , I said if he goes in the Navy or the service I want him to go in the front door not like me the back door , I had ambition for him |
| 9 | INCREDIBLY for a railway system that has served the nation for more than 150 years there is still a considerable amount of history either still serving or extant . |
| 10 | His profound sense of fatalism becomes apparent as early as the last paragraph of his very first speech : ‘ … every few years there is still a case , and as the parties tell me what the trouble is , … the thought comes in that … another lawyer , quite differently dressed , heard the same complaint and sat there as powerless as I , and watched it run its bloody course . ’ |
| 11 | That 's how I was taught you see and so in spite of the long lapse of years there 's still a tremendous amount up there because it was , it was properly learnt , you learn something thoroughly |
| 12 | Young and Willmott 's detailed empirical study found that in poorer and older families there was still a considerable domestic division of labour but that , nonetheless , the great majority of married people in their sample formed the newer symmetrical family ( p. 94 ) : |
| 13 | But then of course with erm , the modern fireworks there is still in injury problem . |
| 14 | Answer guide : The reason for choosing this example is that this particular area is subject to rapid changes in technology which make estimation of useful life extremely difficult as in many cases there is still utility in the asset but it has been superseded by a ‘ better ’ alternative . |
| 15 | In some cultures there are still some established religious and social rituals surrounding death that help all the bereaved have a better understanding of how they are supposed to behave at certain times . |
| 16 | In the warehouses there were still some bales of fine leather and if sold to an honest dealer , they would bring in enough at least to pay off some of her father 's debts . |
| 17 | Nevertheless , in certain occupations there was still a tendency for women to be over-represented amongst those working on a temporary basis . |
| 18 | When he reached the house on stilts there was still no sign of life ; the windows were all tightly shut and the curtains more than half drawn . |
| 19 | Despite the increase in mechanisation on farms there were still many jobs that had to be done manually . |
| 20 | He concludes that although developed during 25 years , progress has been very rapid , but in many fields there is still considerable scope for further empirical work . |
| 21 | It had been snowing and , although the snow melted quickly in the lowlands , up here on the heights there were still extensive patches . |
| 22 | Police there are still hunting his murderers , the inquest at Reigate , Surrey , was told . |
| 23 | ‘ All the guys there are still my friends , still totally cool comics , and I think one day the Houston influence will be a chapter in the development of comedy . |
| 24 | ( Brixton and the riots there were still fresh in everyone 's mind . ) |
| 25 | But a world ranking of 222 shows there is still a lot of room for improvement . |
| 26 | Moore prices undoubtedly suffered from over-heating and have fallen back but looking through our records there is still a consistency again the best works getting the best prices . |
| 27 | After O-levels there was still a month of term to go , a month in which I had ample time to devote myself to my obsession . |
| 28 | They believe that despite the pit closures there 's still a healthy demand for the firm 's hydraulic mining systems which include lifting machinery , roof supports and face cutting equipment . |
| 29 | Although after the talks there were still reports of heavy skirmishing along the Kashmir border , at a third round of talks in Islamabad in late 1990 an agreement not to attack each other 's nuclear installations was finalized . |
| 30 | Morphine given pre-emptively in an acute pain model will block the induction of c -fos in a dose dependent manner , however , even with relatively high doses there is still a basal level of c -fos induction with noxious stimulation . |