Example sentences of "of [noun] still [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | He threw down the towel , damp locks of hair still slicked on his forehead . |
| 2 | Millions of Europeans still worked on the land , and the absolute numbers of those dependent on agriculture for a livelihood did not begin to fall until very recently , yet the tendency for population to increase and to accumulate in a few densely populated and highly urbanized regions had already begun to alter the patterns of earlier centuries . |
| 3 | And now she had one bony hand extended towards Charles at the top of the table and in it was her dinner fork with a piece of meat still speared on it . |
| 4 | So , for by far the greater part of humanity , the fortunes of life still depended on what happened to and on the land . |
| 5 | The Combination Acts brought the state into a more manifestly repressive role against trade unions , although the initiation of proceedings still rested on the employers . |
| 6 | THE BALE OF STRAW STILL SECURE ON ITS BACK , IS ON THE LEFT OF THE PICTURE ( Page 92 ) |
| 7 | Parts of Hawaii still frown on the paraphernalia of the text : on printed words , on pens and paper , on portable computers . |
| 8 | Although large areas of grassland still remain on unploughable slopes , particularly on the north-facing scarp , they have largely changed in character . |