Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [noun] be still " in BNC.
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| 1 | The important point for the contemporary literature on subcultures is that this type of resistance through rituals is still ‘ symbolic ’ . |
| 2 | The tail end of the search for Surere was still in progress when they found the fourth girl . |
| 3 | Every episode of Eldorado is still only watched by four million viewers . |
| 4 | In the 1680s , when Colbert de Croissy was preaching honourable behaviour to his son , the theft or attempted theft of despatches was still a commonplace of diplomacy . |
| 5 | None of these figures is very different from the earlier stages of weathering , and it would seem that even after more than three years of exposure to weathering , the damage and/or loss of bone is still very small . |
| 6 | Fear of this confusion of values was still so real for the Reverend Alexander Cruden in the late eighteenth century that , not content with defining and illustrating the term from biblical texts , he added two paragraphs of solemn warning : Yet there is a cure , if men recognize divine omniscience : Cruden is echoing Christ 's words in Luke 's gospel , as Milton had done in Paradise Lost , after describing how Satan 's disguise deceived the archangel Uriel : Drawing on a pagan tradition , Montaigne passed a similar judgement on lying : ‘ To say that a man lieth , is as much as to say … that he is brave towards God , and a Coward towards Men . ’ |
| 7 | In his message to the nation of 31 December 1950 , Franco admitted that " the rhythm of resettlement is still a long way below our ambitions " , but immediately excused this by saying that a sector so vital as agriculture would be damaged by " erroneous or precipitate reform " . |
| 8 | But even in Etruria , although different processes had to be synchronised , the rhythm of labour was still determined by hand work . |
| 9 | Some of her ideas about sex and marriage seemed old-fashioned compared with various loudly expressed opinions she had heard from other nurses , and her steps towards the lighter side of life were still very tentative , as Deana 's blunt accusations last week had shown her . |
| 10 | Professor Wade considers that the true effect of Anisminic is still in doubt : Administrative Law , 6th ed. , pp. 299 et seq . |
| 11 | The tiny islands of Quemoy and Matsu just off the coast of China were still in the possession of the Chinese Nationalists . |
| 12 | But even at his most confused , the essence of Maurice was still there , and we loved him for it even when it drove us spare . |
| 13 | International recognition of Macedonia was still delayed . |
| 14 | Reinforcement of the heavy bomber force in Egypt was still continuing during this period , and during the night of 14th/15th. four Wellingtons from the Reserve Flight , Stradishall ( Suffolk ) , and a Maryland , were despatched from England , approaching the Malta zone early in the morning . |
| 15 | But its boom in popularity was still a selective one — probably due to the fact that it was not until 1830 that the transport of Champagne in bottles became legally permitted . |
| 16 | It was also recommended that early subject specialisation should be discouraged ( although study in depth was still desirable in the sixth form ) ; and that two clauses from the 1944 Act which affected older pupils should be implemented , namely the raising of the school leaving age to 16 and compulsory part-time further education in county colleges . |
| 17 | Recognition from Oxford is still a long way off though . |
| 18 | ‘ Well , Boz and Alamena are married now , so I suppose your wedding to Nahum is still on too ? ’ |
| 19 | The voluntary redundancy programme at BAA is still open . |
| 20 | Fortunately his calculations were accurate and the chemistry department at Manchester is still just about intact . |
| 21 | These are the exceptions , the rare exceptions , for the contract of marriage is still the passport to distaff power and still greatly desired . |
| 22 | In effect this definition excludes the payment of the benefit under the policy during any payment in lieu period as the contract of employment is still in force . |
| 23 | As Table 3.9 shows , while the largest category of owners was still the independents , the number of weeklies taken into the provincial and national chains increased enormously . |
| 24 | Farming in this part of France was still regarded as a full-time job and of those visited only one farmer 's wife worked part-time . |
| 25 | The possibilities of choice are rather less in the most obviously vocationally oriented degrees , such as Architecture , Housing Studies and Nursing Studies , but some freedom of action is still possible . |
| 26 | Decisions in regard to the purchase of jewellery are still not determined only by aesthetics , emulation , tax avoidance or continuing inflation . |
| 27 | However , last night Adrian Corder-Birch of AJAG , the Airfield Joint Action Group , said despite the suggested restrictions the proposed level of activity was still unacceptably high . |
| 28 | Moreover , this lower level of spending is still sufficient to give us the flexibility to take up opportunities in new areas . |
| 29 | The Bank concludes that , despite the remarkable fall in the headline rate last month , the underlying level of inflation is still close to the top end of the target range of 1 per cent to 4 per cent , though at this stage of the cycle it should be below 2 per cent , and the cost pressures created by devaluation have still to feed fully into the economy . |
| 30 | Many would claim that the teaching of Jesus is still relevant and that it is virtually impossible to be totally committed to amassing wealth and to serve God at the same time . |