Example sentences of "she still [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | She still belongs to Hannah , and is merely boarding out . |
| 2 | Motivated by a ‘ passion ’ for what she does , she still refuses to ‘ take it that seriously ’ , emphasising that , as far as motherhood goes , she will not compromise . |
| 3 | Oh he was a lovely man I think John knew you know , I mean look at Derek she still talks to him |
| 4 | But she still goes to school in Soweto — a journey of two-and-a-half hours each way by train and bus . |
| 5 | ‘ She still clung to me , but the social worker was thrilled about it , she said it meant she 'd bonded well . |
| 6 | She still went to church occasionally , she loved the singing , and in spite of her husband 's example , she still told me ‘ Not to take the Lord 's name in vain . ’ |
| 7 | Lou continued to be the nearest he had to a first and real love and she still went to all the broadcasts and visited Pinewood for every film , sitting on her own canvas chair , sometimes by herself , frequently with her sister Daisy , of whom Ken himself was still very fond . |
| 8 | She still gets to you , does n't she , Jessamy ? |
| 9 | No matter how hard she tries to give up , she still admits to smoking the occasional cigarette . |
| 10 | Coleen listened to his amorous overtures of love never doubting his sincerity , but she still wanted to be sure and she tried to gently tell him so ; she had to be sure before she said ‘ yes ’ . |
| 11 | But he or she still seems to be unencumbered by , for example , the class , gender or ethnic relations which are of course socially constructed . |
| 12 | So it , then I had erm , I brought up my husband 's sister 's daughter from when she was fourteen , I brought her oh , yes fourteen , I brought her up for nine years and br brought her up as my own daughter like because she got , got to be put away in a home and I did n't want her to have to go into a home so I , I brought her up you know we brought her up and sort of as , I lost my little girl she was with me like , see and she still comes to me like , she still calls but she calls me mum , mother like now , ha , you know all those years I had her , she 's married and her family 's grown up now and er she 's got one daughter left , left at home who 's just got engaged that 's Mrs from er she lives , yes so , so that was my hubby 's er sister 's daughter she only had the one daughter and two brothers , but she , the brothers she do n't hear nothing of them they just , you know they were gon na put her in a home , but we took her so she did n't have to go in a home , I did n't want her to have to go in a home |
| 13 | Nevertheless , she still wants to be a teacher , and has begun to develop more social confidence through her work as a tutor . |
| 14 | I think she still wants to be friends . |
| 15 | There was further antagonism when she failed to get into Leeds Polytechnic but wanted to be with Gedge so much that she still moved to Leeds anyway . |
| 16 | ‘ It would give you and Miss Liza ’ — as she still referred to Celia 's mother — ‘ a bit of a break . ’ |
| 17 | She still writes to you , does n't she ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Yes , she still writes to me , ’ Harry answered Cora-Beth 's question , ‘ but the way I feel about you is different and I do n't think I can explain . |
| 19 | She still liked to type , so they would have got in the way of that , anyhow . |