Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] still [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I had to come back and sort of say to Ray , you know , if we go for that bid it 's not likely to be supported , erm so we , what we 'd done is a different bid which still includes investors but it 's , it 's a bit broader than that . |
| 2 | It was no wonder that the Vietnamese , he said , were willing to turn to anyone who offered them a helping hand ; and for the time being , for him and perhaps for most Vietnamese , it was China , and the kuomintang , not surprisingly , which exerted the greatest influence on the development of Vietnamese nationalism : and especially a Kuomintang which still included communists as well as nationalists . |
| 3 | But 15 months after his last appearance in the ring he still takes pride in being called a boxer . |
| 4 | I enclose a photograph of a Roman bronze coin which still has traces of the silver wash on it . |
| 5 | Hence the only thinker of the period who developed a comprehensive theory of social structure and social change which still commands respect was the social-revolutionary Karl Marx , who enjoys the admiration , or at least the respect , of economists , historians and sociologists . |
| 6 | Contributing factors include a very dry , hot summer which helps the algae to flourish , along with the residue of pesticides from farms and effluent from factories which , although greatly improved in modern times and now controlled , have left a residue on the loch bottom which still caused problems . |
| 7 | The mounds are clearly distinguishable and surrounded by the remains of a moat which still retains water . |
| 8 | Yes , she was also the only woman since Freddie and the Dreamers had a hit who still drank port and lemon . |
| 9 | ‘ Is he all right ? ’ asked Rosemary , the hint of urgency in her question revealing to Leith that , whatever Rosemary 's head was saying , in her heart she still loved Travis very much . |
| 10 | I remember that luncheon with Basil absolutely perfectly , and that I 'd been at the National Gallery or the Tate , and I had a postcard with me of one of those primitive paintings , naïve paintings , of a cricket match they still have postcards of it . |
| 11 | The biggest problem ICL faces is credibility , Enberg admits : when people think groupware they still think Notes , when they think of ICL they think of mainframes , and often in the US they do n't think of ICL at all . |
| 12 | For reasons to be explained , the original legislation was found to be defective , and was amended in 1976 ( and placed into the legislative context of the Public Order Act 1936 ) , but even after amendment it still gave rise to complaints that it fell short of the aspirations of its promoters in its effects . |
| 13 | Peter : What he 's done today is buy himself a little time , his troubles are n't over , Mrs Thatcher still casts her shadow over this conference he still has problems inside and outside the cabinet but he has bought some time . |
| 14 | For the time-varying case we still define voltage by the relation |
| 15 | He still has Jesus on his hands the position is the same for every non-christian , for every unconverted person you still have Jesus on your hand you ca n't get rid of him that easily . |
| 16 | Elise Fox was a woman who prided herself on her ability to deal with crisis , but at eleven o'clock that Saturday night she still lay limp on the sofa in the flat , looking utterly shattered when her young sister came in from the kitchen with yet another pot of strong black coffee . |
| 17 | Erm of which there , of course is erm impeccable logic er you might think well there are n't any coal mines in Didcot , which of course there are n't , but Didcot is actually a railway junction as I mentioned and in fact it 's on the main line from the midlands erm and they can get coal in from the Midlands very easily er it 's on the main line er also from South Wales and they 're getting co getting coal from , from er South Wales in the days when they built Didcot power station they still had coal m m mines in South Wales , so this was an obvious place to locate a large coalfired power station . |
| 18 | To avoid a wasted journey , readers are advised to use the telephone numbers provided to check with the organisers that a particular event it still taking place . ) |
| 19 | Even at 40 per cent off the list price it still costs £1,500 , plus VAT -a bit over the top for me . |
| 20 | If Mephistco really is determined to punish me for defying the Review Board , they have far more efficient methods at their disposal than sending some freelance vagabond who still has boneyard dust behind her ears to do their dirty work . |
| 21 | even if we see each other every week we still have loads to talk about . |
| 22 | ‘ Of course they still have time and may be using that to prepare their case . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Despite the exhaustion I still felt excitement . |
| 24 | As late as the end of Anne 's reign we still find Whigs and Tories calling each other Cavaliers and Roundheads . |
| 25 | Asik 's faith in God was rapidly decreasing and the only reason he still trusted God was because the memory of his dear mother still lingered somewhere in the back of his now muddled mind . |
| 26 | They had such a tiny life cycle it still had trainer wheels on it . |
| 27 | On stage I still have humbuckers in everything , although for the next tour I hope to change my amp setup to accommodate single coil guitars as well . |
| 28 | Java and Sumatra were the core of the Dutch empire which still had colonies in the West Indies as well . |
| 29 | The 32 members of the Moores family who still own 100% of Littlewoods , have let it be known that the sale has begun ; the biggest part of the Littlewoods Organisation — mail order catalogues — is on the market , with a reputed price tag in excess ( probably well in excess ) of £350 million . |
| 30 | From time to time we still had meat , for cattle still had to be slaughtered and there was little transport , because of the fuel shortage , to carry them to the wholesale market . |