Example sentences of "he still [verb] his [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But he still took his work very seriously .
2 He still wore his expression of vacuous merriment , which must have been habitual rather than assumed in my honour .
3 Perhaps they thought he was doing research , he still wore his suits .
4 He still wore his hair in a pony-tail , complete with ribbon , and wore an ankh on a chain around his neck , but beneath the veneer of a harmless flower-child gone to seed he was as acquisitive as a bower-bird .
5 Francie 's raincoat glimmered ; he still wore his coat and hat .
6 He still wore his trainers , socks , shorts and running-slip , and was aware he must smell awful .
7 He still uses his service rank , does he ? ’
8 He still kept his jacket on though the day seemed to have got warmer .
9 A dark look crossed his features as she told him she did n't want to see him , but he still kept his temper on a tight rein .
10 Yet even when he was sequestered and suspended he still kept his privileges and immunities as an officer of Chancery .
11 But he still surrounds himself with women and he still takes his camera everywhere , although now he prefers making commercials for Reebok and Virgin Airlines to taking pictures .
12 He gave Sandison the address and asked him to do three things : check that Maidstone was all right , check that he still had his money and give him back his hat .
13 There was n't even much attempt to make it look like a mugging ; he still had his wallet .
14 He still had his arms wrapped round his jacket to stop her clothes from falling out .
15 He still had his biro gripped in his right hand and he was fiddling with it tensely , his brown , slightly almond-slitted eyes fallen to the table , unable to meet the directness of Ward 's gaze .
16 He put his feet on to the floor and saw that he still had his shoes on .
17 His feet were unshackled ; he still had his shoes on .
18 First he still had his marbles , was in full possession of a lively and funny mind .
19 Jackson smiled ; he still had his back to the room .
20 He still had his hands over his ears , and he was shouting .
21 And he still had his greymass .
22 he looked down at the two hands locked onto his arm and then at the small man hurrying on ahead , and realized that he still had his chaperons , and once again they were not of his own choosing …
23 Whatever the state of the tea that was being brewed , he still had his cup .
24 He still had his pistol out .
25 Erlich had the passenger seat as far back as it would go and he still shifted his weight about as if he needed another six inches of leg-room .
26 At this stage he had been in contention behind McCallen and Dunlop and even after his restart he still clawed his way back into the leading group .
27 He still let his eyes run over her and Maggie was both embarrassed and shocked at the look in them .
28 He still retains his sense of humour , though it might not show on TV when he 's urging extra effort from his players .
29 But he still got his picture of the beekeeper and his busy little bees .
30 He still retained his grasp of her hand .
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