Example sentences of "and [pron] [was/were] still [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and you , , I used to eat so slow they 'd all all sort of finish and I was still sort of tuck |
| 2 | This had already happened to many birds of prey and there were still farmers around who believed that eagles took live lambs , though the evidence was very slight . |
| 3 | Anyone could tell that Kate and James had everything they wanted — except , perhaps , children , and there was still time for those . |
| 4 | They were still only man to man , and there was still quietness as soon as they were quiet . |
| 5 | A round table served for working and dining , and there was still room for various arm chairs , occasional chairs and side tables . |
| 6 | So I confessed to a possibility , though it was only six weeks since Sintra and there was still room for doubt . ’ |
| 7 | The bailie apparently also read the correspondence which passed through his hands , perhaps as part of his own political activities , or he would not have learned of the contents of the letter in question , but in any event his adherence to the Duke of Argyll 's friend , Sir Peter Halkett , did him no harm and he was still postmaster of Stirling in 1755 , when his ill-health and reported nearness to death induced Lord John Murray to seek the post , in the event of Maiben 's death , for a Stirling surgeon who was a son of James Graham of Bowhaple , a Perthshire freeholder . |
| 8 | and he was still sort of erm , just . |
| 9 | And my hands were going like this and I looked at my clock and it was about six o'clock and it was still pitch black because it jump back into bed . |