Example sentences of "but i [am/are] still [v-ing] " in BNC.

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1 But I am still going to sit right at the back of the aeroplane away from you !
2 The then Opposition spokesman said that would quickly be done , but I am still waiting for Labour Members to choose the subject for debate in the Select Committee .
3 ‘ I 've got to be rated doubtful but I 'm still hoping , ’ he said .
4 ‘ I 'm glad I did it , but I 'm still trying to grow out the damage .
5 " Well , it 's entered in the accounts as " commission " , but I 'm still trying to find out what it was commission for .
6 It 's ridiculous , I know , wearing the cardigan , I mean — after all , it is May , but I 'm still getting acclimatised .
7 and I know it 's too close but I 'm still getting a good wash .
8 My decision has been not to breed from her , but I 'm still sending letters to colleagues who specialise in genetics and orthopaedics , hoping that they might be able to shed some light on the significance of what I unexpectedly found .
9 ‘ I can only go along with you , but I 'm still asking you not to leave until Dana does .
10 ‘ I started the sport relatively late , but I 'm still improving , ’ he said as we took a breather at the end of a run through soft but stodgy powder ( he floated over it with extreme grace while I plunged head first into it like a deranged puppy ) .
11 About 300 metres of each , I 've torn to make the covers so far but I 'm still doing it because each one has to be the right size and colour-coded by room .
12 Last year 's holiday was great , last year , and I might get a bit of enjoyment out of looking at the photographs , but I 'm still paying for one again this year !
13 But I 'm still putting well . ’
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