Example sentences of "still [vb past] [pron] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet at the age of forty he still regarded himself a failure because his mother had projected on to him her anxieties to such an extent that he never felt he matched up to her expectation of him . |
| 2 | He still owed her a fiver more than he had on him , she complained . |
| 3 | It followed therefore that at the time of the accident the brewery still owed him a duty of care under s. 2 OLA 1957 . |
| 4 | It still surprised him a little that his aunt had finally bought a television set . |
| 5 | I walked fast — my feet stood up to it very well , I 'd been sensible and worn my trainers not my nice stiletto wobblers , but it still took me a fair old time to get to somewhere possible . |
| 6 | He still thought her a traitor . |
| 7 | I still sent her a Christmas card each year , for old times sake . |
| 8 | It still niggled me a bit that he could return to a centrally heated and solidly built barrack block , while the girls shivered in their huts . |
| 9 | PETER NIVEN ( Rubika ) : ‘ Mine just was n't fast enough to stay with the leaders but he still gave me a wonderful ride . ’ |
| 10 | Mr Berecz said he still considered himself a member of the old party and refused to recognise the new one — despite voting for its establishment — but did not rule out the possibility of seeking admission to it . |
| 11 | Although Patrick Lundy was almost twenty , Katherine still considered him a child and treated him accordingly , and often it was easier to go along with her rather than risk an argument . |