Example sentences of "but still [vb pp] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Furthermore , there is opportunity for multicellular plants to grow , firmly anchored to the rocks , but still exposed to the light ; and many animals — sessile mussels and barnacles ; anemones , which are almost sessile ; and animals that are only modest movers , such as starfish , winkles , and limpets — find a handy substrate and convenient grazing . |
| 2 | At best Gordievsky was tolerated by the authorities but still regarded as a traitor and untrustworthy . |
| 3 | Pow , in spite of taking a knock on the knee , will be at stand-off for today 's home encounter against Watsonians , who are on eight points but still embroiled in the relegation issue . |
| 4 | She scorned the ‘ literary ’ but still believed in the literature she admires here in the work of Christina Stead , Louise Erdich , and in the best discussion of Jane Eyre you will ever read . |
| 5 | I 'd hardly got comfortable when another lady — older , but still born after The Beatles had their first Number One — wearing a pink trouser suit with waistcoat , announced herself as the hospital administrator and told us to follow her . |
| 6 | The election was without socialist candidates but still consisted of the Tsar enemies , mainly liberals and social revolutionaries . |
| 7 | Malpass shook his head but still concentrated on the faded yellow door . |
| 8 | If he treats her from the beginning like a woman , elderly perhaps , but still entitled to every courtesy and consideration and some of his undivided attention , and if she treats him with affection and interest , voicing her pride in his achievements , and turning to him for advice on various matters , their relationship is usually off to a good start . |
| 9 | Central to Thorngumbald was the blacksmith 's shop , hub of working activity for a large area , now rebuilt as a modern garage but still owned by the fourth generation of Willinghams . |
| 10 | Steve Morrell of King 's School , Chester , hit a hat-trick against Repton but still finished on the losing side . |
| 11 | Ipswich Town ended their goal famine in style — but still finished on the losing side in a thrilling see-saw match at The Dell . |
| 12 | Neil Jenkins , the Wales fly-half , took his points tally to a record 60 in the Worthington Welsh Sevens — but still finished on the losing side in the final . |
| 13 | Spennymoor Comprehensive 's Steven Thorogood hit 74 but still finished on the losing side as 14-year-old Ian Dixon 's 72 took Willington Parkside Comprehensive to victory in a high-scoring game . |
| 14 | — MIDDLESBROUGH and Cleveland 's Kerry Matthew knocked two minutes off the intermediate girls 3,000 metre record but still finished outside the English Schools qualifying time . |