Example sentences of "is still [v-ing] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Amber is for ‘ caution ’ behaviour , which you do n't encourage but tolerate because your child is still learning and making mistakes : something like digging holes in the lawn with his spade or hurling her toys across the room in a moment of fury . |
| 2 | I was going to say , the Centre is still operating although it may be reduced in size . |
| 3 | Most of Scotland is still rising but the south-east of England is sinking by 15cm a century . |
| 4 | ‘ Today 's figures prove unemployment is still rising and with 29 people chasing every JobCentre vacancy in the region the Government 's promise seems a long way from materialising , ’ he said . |
| 5 | One of the most far reaching developments of recent years , which is still influencing and affecting schools today , came from Education in Schools , a consultative document . |
| 6 | On the official level , the PLO is still insisting that ‘ it is ready to accept to deal with the Baker plan ’ but only if the composition of the Palestinian delegation is publicly selected by the PLO . |
| 7 | On the official level , the PLO is still insisting that ‘ it is ready to accept to deal with the Baker plan ’ but only if the composition of the Palestinian delegation is publicly selected by the PLO . |
| 8 | As far as the Channel Tunnel is concerned it has reluctantly accepted the need for on-train immigration checks but is still insisting that customs checks must be carried out at the terminals , against the advice of commercial interests who see such checks as detrimental to the ‘ user friendliness ’ of the Tunnel . |
| 9 | Jim Bolger is still considering whether to aim his Irish Derby and King George winner at the mile and a quarter contest , but that does not worry Michael Kauntze . |
| 10 | Videodisc technology is still evolving and different systems are competing in a market which is still uncertain . |
| 11 | It survived and is still trading but Gilbey now works from his Norfolk home as marketing manager for Team Lotus . |
| 12 | Native speakers of English typically use " have " in the present tense ( as in these two examples ) only when they want to imply that the event described is still happening or is still the case . |
| 13 | And all the time the tension around the ground is still mounting and the smouldering excitement of the spectators finally bursts into flames as the commentators announce that ‘ the ground is on fire. ! ’ |
| 14 | Mr Mieno is still talking and acting tough because he is intent on bursting the speculative bubbles in shares and property . |
| 15 | ‘ My maid is still wondering whether she ought to learn to swim . |
| 16 | Keith obviously is still continuing because s again some money was found to keep his , to keep paying him for another few months . |
| 17 | It appears as the instrumental introduction ( and two instrumental interludes ) , it comes four times in each of the two choruses , and it is still going when the song fades out . |
| 18 | This school is still going and Peggy regards all the children as her family . |
| 19 | Her son is still studying and is two years beyond matriculation . |
| 20 | The European indoor champion is still deciding whether to lodge an appeal but maintains the stance of innocence he has taken since being sent home in disgrace from Barcelona on the eve of the Olympic Games . |
| 21 | It has also been suggested that the Bond albedo was lower within the last few hundred years and that the atmosphere is still cooling as Jupiter adjusts to its new higher albedo . |