Example sentences of "she [was/were] still [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The handshake was a stupid idea as she was still holding Darren , but she let him slide down to the floor and we shook . |
| 2 | When Camille entered the open-plan area that was Barbs 's kitchen and dining-room , she realized she was still holding Barbs 's handbag , and she put it on the table with a swift , rejecting movement as though it was hot or unclean . |
| 3 | She 'd wondered then why she 'd done that , and why , quite deliberately , she 'd encouraged another false notion of his — his belief that , secretly , she was still mourning Tony . |
| 4 | He really did believe she was still mourning Tony . |
| 5 | I 'm sure that you would want to talk this over , but if you do feel you can consider it ’ — she was still addressing Aggie ‘ I could ask my cousin to keep the position open for a week or two . |
| 6 | She was still wearing Phoebe 's trousers and jersey . |
| 7 | ‘ Yet she was still seeing Dr Kingdom . ’ |
| 8 | She was still taking medication after her breast cancer operation but she seemed to be on top form and very bubbly and full of plans for the future . |
| 9 | Although she felt she had settled down a lot since her last release from prison , she was still having difficulties coping with the day-to-day strain and isolation of being a single parent . |
| 10 | They played well together but she was still having difficulty balancing the needs of two children since the younger one could walk and demand a lot of attention . |
| 11 | She was still having difficulty gathering her thoughts together . |
| 12 | She was still having trouble getting her breath . |
| 13 | When your mother was sort of having a lot of a lot of children and and after you you know you you were growing up and she was still having children erm had you any idea of erm the processes by which all this was coming about ? |
| 14 | Despite everything , Dinah Asshe was not forgotten : in the intervals of pregnancy she was still offered parts . |
| 15 | Ruth realized she was still carrying Jake 's cup . |
| 16 | Besides , although she was still finding life at Levantiére exciting , it was also exhausting . |