Example sentences of "[pron] be still [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | you know I 'm still struggling and we were having a laugh , but the others who had him last term , said he was brilliant , because he actually combines work individually |
| 2 | ‘ What we have here , ’ she says , ‘ is an oldtime country school , and I 'm still teaching and the kids are still learning . ’ |
| 3 | I 'm still wondering whether the experience was physiological or psychological . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm still renovating and furnishing much of it . |
| 5 | In the end I had to admit he was right and I 'm still extending and using the ideas where they apply to my present job . |
| 6 | That 's what it is Martin , confirmation really of what er Mick said to you in that interview , Steve , Tommy two , three but playing at central defence , Dean 'll be the skipper playing in midfield , Michael at the heart of the defence , Phil in midfield , Paul wears seven but will play up front , er Mark at eight in midfield , wears nine , well that 's a bit of nonsense is n't i in terms of numbering , cos he 's gon na play at left back not at centre forward , Gary is ten , Tony eleven , then on the bench , really good to see David and Rod , Bob 's there as well along with er Paul and that 's er possibly a a first chance for the youngster there , and Michael who has been bloodied already but er a little bit of experience in and er the youngsters , and as I say again it 's really good to see and in the number and er I 'm still practising and I shall give you the Pisa team when you return to the er rather sodden Lane with the spectators all huddled towards the back of the stands to get er extra protection from the er rain that 's being swept a on to the stands and er has obliterated the markings on the pitch . |
| 7 | when I lost my weight with slimming we were try I was losing two pounds a week and I were n't starving , I was still drinking and it come off and I lost , I lost about I think it was about eighteen pounds , it was over a stone . |
| 8 | I was still recognised and my picture ended up in People magazine ! |
| 9 | I was still trembling when I was handed the details of my late . |
| 10 | I was still trembling when I reached the barn and hardly said a word as Mr Bailes led me back across the road to the farm . |
| 11 | I was still frowning and my throat felt constricted . |
| 12 | ‘ I THOUGHT I was still standing and then I realised I was on the floor . ’ |
| 13 | And er but it was only about half past five I did n't I never stopped till the I just kept going now tha well about half past four , I started to pack up and I realized my sandwiches were still in my snack box so I I 'd I 'd had one one earlier on whilst I was still working but yes the lady there she made us a couple of cups in the morning , er cu cup of coffee , I think about what yeah about half ten time but the time I painted a little bit and I thought oh I 'll stop and have a fag , with my coffee and I had a cup of tea later on in the afternoon but er I did n't stop , I kept going , you know and then course by time I got to my drink , it was cold it was cool , so you drink it straight down |
| 14 | Eventually I got an old house , I had another baby , I was still working and put the kids in a nursery . |
| 15 | I was still crying when I put on my boots and picked up my kitbag ; and after a few desperate embraces I burst out into the stars and the snow — the constellations of snow , the blizzard of stars . |
| 16 | I have to admit that at this stage I was still wondering if this was just one of those gimmicky fashions that organizations , educational as well as industrial , go through occasionally . |
| 17 | I was still going and getting the shopping for my mum , and looking after my sister 's baby as she could n't cope because he was a naughty little boy . |
| 18 | They were seventy two feet long , built of carvel construction in wood and were powered with Gardner engines , which are still acknowledged as being one of the best and most reliable of diesels . |
| 19 | No discussion of tribunals can ignore the impact of the Report of the Franks Committee , which is still viewed as laying down the ground rules for the operation of tribunals . |
| 20 | The Children Act 1989 is likely to require much more account to be taken of the children 's views and those of their parents and other interested parties , but it is a process which is still seen as difficult , and is less frequently carried out than is desirable . |
| 21 | What we see today are mere shadows of their former selves and I shall be discussing later a number of these — Hull Fair which is now purely a funfair , the revived Masham Sheep Fair , the dying horse fairs at Lee Gap and Boroughbridge , and Yarm which is still proclaimed and has its high street occupied at one end by the showmen and the other by the gipsies . |
| 22 | The castle walls surround the medieval town , which is still inhabited as it has been for hundreds of years . |
| 23 | One of the most far reaching developments of recent years , which is still influencing and affecting schools today , came from Education in Schools , a consultative document . |
| 24 | The emphasis of the legislation , as of philanthropic effort , was upon the removal of the child from a corrupting environment , rather than upon improvement within that environment which was still seen as too intractable a task . |
| 25 | He ran back and into the house , first to his own room , and then into the other half of the cottage , feeling a strange compulsion to find something , as if there were some crucial thing , upon which everything else depended , which was still hidden and must not be left behind . |
| 26 | Last night a County Durham police spokeswoman revealed Mr Dobson 's death appeared to be connected to the steam cleaner , which was still working when his body was found . |
| 27 | Then the fortunate staff who are still employed and they 're regarded as fortunate that you 've still got a job , because that 's what the management use repeatedly to professional people like nurses , sisters and other professional organizations who work within the Health Service , you 're very lucky to have a job . |
| 28 | They did n't injure anyone that time — not physically , at any rate — but there must be mothers in Yorkshire who are still wondering if the babies were really sorted out correctly . ’ |
| 29 | Anyway , if you 're still watching when the news comes on you might see me . |
| 30 | Anand 's new Cabinet , unveiled on June 14 , contained many members who had served in his February 1991-March 1992 government and who were still perceived as being politically non-aligned technocrats . |