Example sentences of "but it still [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's initially armed with an Armalite AR-15 rifle ; this is the least powerful of the weapons available but it still cases loadsa damage . |
| 2 | A regular survey carried out by IFO , a research institute , shows that business confidence has slipped slightly in recent months , but it still remains far higher than at any time in the 1980s . |
| 3 | The latter survived the bombings of World War II better than it survived the ravages of time after Leonardo 's highly original method of fresco working failed to live up to its inventor 's hopes , but it still remains one of the masterpieces of Renaissance art . |
| 4 | But it still remains a heavy burden for people on ordinary wages and salaries to provide an adequate pension for themselves . |
| 5 | But it still remains to be accepted in Britain as a suitable pedigree cat for championship status . |
| 6 | These companies are being heavily promoted by Luxembourg advisers , but it still remains to be seen whether they will gain business at the expense of the Netherlands . |
| 7 | But it still remains as hard to pin down a professional . |
| 8 | This relaxation of attitude has led to a significant increase in the annual amount paid out of the fund to the successful unassisted parties , but it still remains perilous to be sued by an assisted person . |
| 9 | But it still remains significant that some of the pathetic figures are to be found on funerary urns . |
| 10 | It is postulated that cytokines may affect colonic inflammation , but it still remains unclear how they contribute to the exacerbation of the inflammation . |
| 11 | But it still keeps my up at night . ’ |
| 12 | Bright beer is certainly preferable to a fully-fledged keg but it still lacks the rounded flavour of a cask beer and is served too gassy and too cold . |
| 13 | It has dropped much of its collective thinking , which did such damage in the post-war years ; but it still lacks fundamental confidence in the entrepreneur . |
| 14 | And it 's the only house now well I left it I left it five year ago but it still belongs to my son . |
| 15 | Stalinism is dead politically but it still dominates the security and state apparatus . |
| 16 | He saw a parallel with Durham 's situation , where mining is being taken away , but it still dominates . |
| 17 | But it still falls into the category of advice no matter how sound it may be . |
| 18 | This might well be the case , but it still does not answer the question whether it can be said that there is no morality without religion . |
| 19 | My order to attack undoubtedly saved a lot of other innocent lives but it still does n't give me peace of mind . |
| 20 | But it still does not feel like proper work . |
| 21 | The exception is the Boston Consulting Group ( BCG ) matrix with its precise ‘ Growth'/'Share ’ axes , but it still does not use DCF . |
| 22 | and it 's , it 's better than it was , but it still does n't have |
| 23 | I 'm fascinated by the political innuendo , but it still does n't make sense . |
| 24 | it looks alright , but it still does n't look quite right . |
| 25 | Sometimes we know people very well , but it still helps does n't it if somebody else comes in that there 's some sort of system there that somebody else who takes over your section can find out exactly who 's received what . |
| 26 | Today it is more likely to carry honeymooning couples to Venice , but it still retains the reputation as the ultimate in stylish travel . |
| 27 | Skerne is now expanding with new houses , as are a lot of rural communities , but it still retains the farming background with familiar names still resident , Dixon and Bean to name but two . |
| 28 | Between the feet are the remains of a green parrot — whether immolated or not at the death of his mistress is uncertain — but it still retains its plumage ; it is a far less repulsive-looking object than the larger bi-ped . |
| 29 | But it still retains the liberal tradition of ‘ rescue ’ in its definition of responsibility . |
| 30 | The building has been carefully restored and in the process has lost its Medieval atmosphere , but it still retains a remarkable vault , supported on rows of octagonal piers , which covers the whole hall church interior . |