Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] are still [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 It would seem that on the northwest side , where they are still sought , the marshy area of ground formed a natural limit to their position .
2 Where they are still organized separately from social services , education welfare officers can sum up an area 's state of mind as well as help — or question — individual families , at least up to the time when centralized social work services are cut back .
3 Women working in the media in Poland are preparing to assert their right to full participation in their profession , as well as in their churches , where they are still excluded from the decision-making processes .
4 It was in this role that he removed the relics of the Three Wise Men from Milan , and placed them in Cologne Cathedral , where they are still found to this day .
5 The modem newspaper horoscope has largely taken over from dream-books , although they are still published , and still draw largely on the works of Artemidorus ( or claim to ) .
6 In the second phase they tend to be more regional , although they are still dispersed over considerable distances , up to 200 km apart .
7 A note of the fact that they have started out equally separated from each other , are now marching in parallel straight lines , and we need to check later that they are still separated by equal distances and still going in the same direction .
8 Everyone planning to start a baby should check with their doctor that they are still protected against German Measles .
9 As we have seen earlier , this is a Freudian term implying that they are still committed to the ‘ pleasure principle ’ .
10 The oil-shipping system is basically safe — so safe that men forget that they are still required to run it properly .
11 Practitioners who initially took a stance against involvement in purchasing because of their concerns over fundholding leading to a two tier system need to be persuaded that they are still needed in influencing purchasing decisions overall .
12 In the meantime , if you are still determined to keep me here , could we try not to fight ? ’
13 Originally umbrellas were used to shade high ranking people and they are still used this way in some parts of the world , for example in Ghana .
14 And they are still sealed .
15 When it comes to choosing cavalry you have fewer options than with infantry but you are still spoiled for choice compared to most armies .
16 Slemen added : ‘ We accept we must take a back seat to the national side , but we are still determined to succeed where the Midlands and England B failed . ’
17 Attitudes in the media are slowly changing , but we are still presented with stereotyped images of older people .
18 Jason Donovan is not seeking the full amount controversially awarded him by the jury in the High Court , but we are still required to pay him the sum of £95,000 in reduced costs and damages .
19 But we are still left with the problem of just how the Stewart monarchy could achieve what it did .
20 The opening up of broadcasting has developed across thirty years , but we are still left with huge room for improvement .
21 But we are still left with the problem of testing .
22 In some parts of the country spur and snag can mean the same thing , and in others have quite different meanings — but they are still caused by the same thing : bad pruning .
23 The better off may use some private systems from time-to-time but they are still supported by a network of public systems they can and do fall back on .
24 But they are still used as nest-eggs and , in particular , they could find favour among directors with substantial interests in multi-nationals .
25 Bu but surely this is something a at this stage you ca n't make public because you are still committed to the United Front
26 The merlin population has yet to recover , because they are still affected by levels of PCBs , which are not easily broken down by the environment and are still leaking from industrial sites .
27 Erm anybody who 's who 's interested erm if you 'd like to ask for a leaflet aft at the end of the session because the main thing is that you do have to take advantage of this while you are still employed in reckonable service .
28 Now , shall we forget about it and concentrate on enjoying the Park while we are still allowed in it ? ’
29 However , the Financial Times of Oct. 21 reported that Western companies " are likely to remain sceptical … since they are still owed millions of dollars for products delivered to North Korea two decades ago " .
30 Stress is quite a problem among the teaching staff since they are still overstretched , and it takes very little extra pressure to produce a minor crisis .
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