Example sentences of "[noun prp] [was/were] still [verb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | By 1850 , Abel was still assisting at the college , whereas Mansfield was preparing his naphtha fractions elsewhere and was eagerly looking for socially useful outlets for his products . |
| 2 | Edward was still living at home , preparing without a coach for the Civil Service examination . |
| 3 | The establishment of such new administrative bodies in the remoter parts of the kingdom was a significant move towards building a more unified nation , but the need to create councils in the North and on the Marches is in itself an indication of how England was still divided at this date . |
| 4 | In the canter of the camp Senator Nathaniel Sherman was still seated at the table on his own , savouring his third post-prandial cognac . |
| 5 | Robert whirled round on his mother , suspecting her of some collusion with the child , but , with the wistful fondness of a woman who has finished with childbearing , Mrs Wilson was still gazing at the Twenty-fourth Imam of the Wimbledon Dharjees . |
| 6 | Lee was still pulling at his anorak . |
| 7 | Scott asked , noticing that Gregson was still gazing at Carol . |
| 8 | Braden was still looking at her . |
| 9 | ( She and Jack were still married at the time . ) |
| 10 | A year later Sharon was still living at the hostel and had managed to stay clear of drugs . |
| 11 | Bob was still looking at him . |
| 12 | A survey by Hay Management Consultants estimates that boardroom pay in Britain was still rising at an annual rate of 10–14% in the last six months of 1990 , although profits had long been tumbling . |
| 13 | Constance was still gazing at him , swinging her foot gently and clasping her glass with both hands . |
| 14 | It became clear that Iran was still aiming at a battlefield victory , posing specific preconditions for an end to the war : reparations and the removal of Saddam and his entire regime . |
| 15 | Kate was still looking at Peter but she accepted the change of subject smoothly , like a skilful footballer changing tack to cope with a pass from an unexpected direction . |
| 16 | Miss Honey was still gazing at the child in absolute wonderment , as though she were The Creation , The Beginning Of The World , The First Morning . |
| 17 | Pascoe was still grinning at the story as he rang the doorbell of Arthur Evans 's house . |
| 18 | Rachel was still staring at the paper . |
| 19 | John was still looking at the photograph . |
| 20 | Luke was still staring at her as if she had gone mad . |
| 21 | Luke was still staring at her as if expecting a rabbit to emerge from her sleeve at any moment . |