Example sentences of "of [pron] be still " in BNC.

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1 I made a lot of new friends , some of whom are still in touch .
2 And that applies not just to young people — too many of whom are still dismissive of safe sex — but the parents who worry that their teenagers will become infected with the virus .
3 The school 's new status will also allow the staff of the Opificio , some of whom are still classed as operai , or workmen , to acquire new qualifications .
4 Or will a new generation of qualified women , some of whom are still keeping open their options , decide that the economic penalties of motherhood outweigh its attractions ?
5 ‘ Although I had seen a few people through Plump Partners — some of whom are still great friends — romance never really blossomed for me .
6 Police are targetting known thieves with a special burglary squad to catch the culprits , some of whom are still breaking into homes when out on bail .
7 A similar appeal in May turned up new faces , several of whom are still in the reckoning for a place on the under-international panel .
8 We have a very young team , most of whom are still in their teens and could become a really powerful side if only we can afford to stay together . ’
9 ‘ One of whom is still unidentified . ’
10 I found coming into Suffolk from Hertfordshire I had n't heard the , any East Anglian dialect before at all erm I did n't find it difficult , there were only two cases and I can remember thinking there were two people er , one of whom is still alive , er who I had great difficulty in understanding and I thought when I can follow both of them without any difficulty I shall know I really belong .
11 But what about the other half ( not all of whom were still alive ) ?
12 As for the earliest date of birth , it is theoretically possible that it could be 1855 , since the first recruits to the trade , some of whom were still working in the 1900s , were aged 18 in 1873 .
13 This part of me is still quite strong , though of course I know there is no logical reason for race hatred .
14 Three days ago I was in Darrowby and half of me was still back there , back with Helen .
15 It 's still working today , or one of them 's still working today .
16 One of them 's still alive but he 's likely to bleed to death . ’
17 The only problem is , one of them 's still only thirteen and has to get time off school to play gigs .
18 On the other hand , Harold Pinter 's characters Mick and Aston from The Caretaker are familiar , and both of them are still young and exciting enough to make good choices .
19 ‘ Sorry , Angus , ’ he was saying , ‘ my lad from Ballinluig never turned up , I had to get my father to blow the bellows — ouch ! some of them are still hot — that bag has charred , spread them out to cool , or keep them for tomorrow .
20 Some of them are still exogenous and can be modified only by varying the stimulus , but some of them now seem to depend mainly on the way the subject is processing the stimulus .
21 One or two of them are still open , and it 's still pretty bright with all their lights and that .
22 Significantly , twenty-two of them are still in service today , although their distinctive design has been lost under extensive rebuilding .
23 All of these fish have appeared only recently in any numbers and some of them are still extremely rare and pricey but if you do see any of them and have the money , I would recommend you buy them .
24 ABSENCE MAKES THE COMPANY POORER There are sound business reasons for UK companies to manage absenteeism , but many of them are still complacent
25 Engineers and some metallurgists resisted the idea with the whole force of their emotions and even today some of them are still making growling noises in caves in the backwoods .
26 Two of them are still in prison , where they are serving 18-month sentences .
27 Alex has horrific memories and we know that many of them are still locked inside .
28 Yes , all of them are still true as a good approximation as long as the inequality ( 4.1 ) stands .
29 Teenagers are also heavily over-represented amongst the temporary labour force ; a substantial number of them are still at school and are working part-time .
30 Temporary workers are also considerably younger than the generality of workers , largely because a high proportion of them are still teenagers .
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