Example sentences of "was still [v-ing] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was still wearing kid gloves . |
| 2 | He was still wearing summer clothes and , once back in his room again , the only heat was regulated by how much a tenant could afford to put into the meter — and Freddie was abysmally short of cash . |
| 3 | ‘ Yet she was still seeing Dr Kingdom . ’ |
| 4 | And I was , I was laughing and it , everyone was going because it was Patrick Swayze but I was still seeing Whoopie Goldberg ! |
| 5 | Throughout his time at university , Gedge was still seeing Janet Rigby , although they were separated for a year while she finished her ‘ A ’ Levels in Middleton . |
| 6 | This story did the rounds some years ago , when Romanians already had the measure of their leader , but while the West was still honouring President Ceausescu for what was considered to be his independent stand on foreign policy issues . |
| 7 | Since 1955 both had been swamped with material from Operation Gold and even six years later MI6 was still transcribing voice tapes from the tunnel operation . |
| 8 | Apart from dealing with the matter of the will if one was made , it may be agreed , if your parent wishes , that he should also take on the responsibility for contacting various persons and organisations : the bank , to arrange for money to be available to her pending the settlement of her husband 's affairs ; her husband 's employer and Trade Union branch secretary , or the secretary of any professional association to which he belonged ; his insurance company ; the Department of Health and Social Security , to obtain forms for claiming the death grant and the widow 's pension ; the Inland Revenue , if her husband was still paying income tax ; the Building Society , the mortgagor ( or landlord if she and her husband lived in rented property ) and any other person or organisation concerned . |
| 9 | Terry was still making League appearances for us in 1968–69 when Palace again gained promotion , this time to the elite of the 1st Division but , to his disappointment and the chagrin of all Palace followers , he was never able to turn out for us in Division One . |
| 10 | The player knew he was still combating dressing-room uncertainty and terracing doubts over his capabilities as well , when he made the mistake against Sparta Prague at Ibrox in the European Cup which meant his club 's elimination , and another trip up the marble stairway to see Smith . |