Example sentences of "were still [v-ing] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They stayed first in the hotel and were still living there when John was born . |
| 2 | ‘ And you were still sitting here when the eunuch came ? ’ 'l was , ’ said the steersman . |
| 3 | They were still sitting together when Hotspur came from the prince 's apartments . |
| 4 | The crews were still rowing well but as Cambridge 's bend began to end , Oxford drew level again . |
| 5 | About 90 per cent of the ravers were still dancing enthusiastically when closedown finally came . |
| 6 | She became worried when she realized the workers were still dancing wildly and would not be going home soon . |
| 7 | The purge failed in Wigan and women were still working there and in a couple of other regions until after nationalisation . |
| 8 | We were still going slowly and painfully round the room when Estella brought in the relations who had been waiting downstairs . |