Example sentences of "still for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Half a century later , such commentary as there is on Pound 's poem is still for the most part concerned with this question that for Bunting ‘ does not arise ’ . |
| 2 | More disturbing still for Hong Kong businessmen , the governor of Guangdong , Ye Xuanping , is said to be under pressure to leave the province to take a new job as vice-premier in Peking . |
| 3 | Her interests are almost all active ones ; and to be with someone whose idea of a holiday is to sit stock still for three hours at a time , with a small box of watercolours and a sketch pad and ‘ watch ’ things , was beyond her . |
| 4 | That is rarer still for a worldwide index . |
| 5 | It looked massive and majestic in the evening light and Tug stood quite still for a second , imagining the wind blowing across its top . |
| 6 | The farm is still for sale . |
| 7 | He had not quietened down at all as he had grown older — far from it — and could not now be still for a single moment . |
| 8 | It is harder to recognize the vertebrates as a natural group , and harder still for the molluscs ( snails , clams , squids ) , because the similarity is of basic anatomy , and there are vast differences in shape and habits . |
| 9 | But Sam was still for caution . |
| 10 | He could n't stay still for more than a few seconds and either paced the ground or fidgeted with his hair , clothes , hands , face and anything else within his reach . |
| 11 | This hill of water stays relatively still for most of the time , and is steadily heated by the Sun . |
| 12 | Eachuinn Odhar stood absolutely still for a long , long breath . |
| 13 | The river , serene and still for long dreamy stretches , bursts with occasional scenes of activity where bunches of noisy children play in the shallows alongside gleaming water buffalo , or groups of chattering women pound the weekly wash . |
| 14 | Some of the wealthy homes even installed their own still for extracting essential oils from plants to be used in medicine and perfumery . |
| 15 | Worse still for ITT , the company is now starting to sell a Digivision television set for broadcast and television studios . |
| 16 | I discovered that sitting very still for as long as possible was the first great secret . |
| 17 | The most obvious clue to its presence is its movement , so in order for its camouflage to work it must be prepared to remain very still for long periods of time , or at least to alter its position very slowly and gently . |
| 18 | George was utterly still for a moment , before rolling over on to his stomach . |
| 19 | Hold still for 10 counts . |
| 20 | Hold still for 15 counts . |
| 21 | Hold still for 10 counts . |
| 22 | Hold still for 20 counts . |
| 23 | Hold still for 20 counts . |
| 24 | Hold still for 20 counts . |
| 25 | Hold still for 20 counts . |
| 26 | Hold still for 20 counts . |
| 27 | He stood quite still for a moment . |
| 28 | Having learned to hold the camcorder still for these static scenes , and having resisted all temptations to pan the camcorder to and fro to ‘ get it all in ’ you can now move in for some closer shots . |
| 29 | I admired him for his decision then , I admired him for not thinking being world champion was worth the risk , and I admire him still for maintaining a moral stance . |
| 30 | Even the guns were still for a moment . |