Example sentences of "it [modal v] still " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | But being watch 'd that it may still go right ! |
| 2 | Protectionism ( exchange controls , import controls ) is likely to be extensively applied by developing countries , but it may still be relevant in an industrialised country which is suffering a high level of unemployment , with consequent pressure on the government to take economic measures to remedy this situation . |
| 3 | ( It may still have been the prisoner of vested interests , but that is another matter . ) |
| 4 | It may still avoid one , by luck or by a decisive further tightening now . |
| 5 | Although AFDC is not generous , it may still be attractive . |
| 6 | I think now that her predominance has done in justice to lesser things in my life , as indeed it may still do . |
| 7 | For no matter how much it is objected that it can not be stated definitely from these considerations just what the thing is like according to its nature , but only what it is like in respect to one thing or to another , it may still be said what there is in it which makes it appear to be this in respect to one thing and that in respect to another ; and consequently it may be said both to be one thing according to its nature and to be this or that in respect to other things . |
| 8 | It may lack a certain flair , it may have a garish badge , it may still be cheap and cheerful inside ( there are now some very attractive leather-look plastics about ) but it is proving to be a reliable , easy-to-drive family car with lots of equipment as standard and rock bottom prices . |
| 9 | But it may still be significant of at least part of contemporary reaction to Mary . |
| 10 | So even if Tit for Tat is rare in the population as a whole , it may still be locally common . |
| 11 | It may still be objected that , though pupils at school must be in some way ranked in order of merit , the only way to do this that would not be restrictive is by in-school assessment . |
| 12 | Yet something of the Parish 's strange reputation lingered into the twentieth century ; it may still be said of a headstrong woman , ‘ send her to Temple Moor ’ . |
| 13 | However it may still be useful to compare some of the main relevant characteristics of the samples , omitting those who went straight into institutional care , in order to see whether the development officers had more dependent or problematic clients to deal with than were in the control samples . |
| 14 | The Legendre functions of integer order are well known , but it may still be appropriate to note just the first few . |
| 15 | It may still have . |
| 16 | It may still be important to say no , on those grounds , even to older teenagers . |
| 17 | It may still be necessary to avoid certain food items or undergo other forms of treatment , but it should speed the body 's recovery , and make it possible to return to a more normal diet sooner . |
| 18 | Finally , even if all the factors mentioned so far are not influencing the cat , it may still turn its nose up at a particular dish of food . |
| 19 | It may still be too late for the London Zoo . |
| 20 | While it may still be a rite of passage , it 's clear that marriage is no longer regarded as a journey without end . |
| 21 | A brass plaque was duly struck in Benjamin 's memory and mounted in the church near the organ , where it may still be seen : |
| 22 | If you are getting a ‘ low light ’ warning in the viewfinder , take a careful look at the picture before giving up on the shot ; if the light is only marginally below par it may still be worth taking despite the warning . |
| 23 | Smaller companies that are just experiencing difficulties getting a phone line are not going to want to pay that kind of money , but it may still be worth their while to get in touch with BT , given its extensive knowledge of and contacts within the former Eastern bloc . |
| 24 | If the mark is unregistered it may still be protected by common law , and its owner could take steps to prevent its use by asking the court for an injunction under the tort of passing off . |
| 25 | However , when this approach is used with single children or with small groups , it may still not be possible to attribute any observed changes in the child 's language to the effect of the intervention . |
| 26 | If you care for a relative or close friend on a long-term basis and feel unable to return to full-time work it may still be possible to make alternative arrangements in order to work for one or more days or nights a week . |
| 27 | It was to have been the IRA 's biggest gun-running plot ever , but it was foiled because of what was called ‘ Operation Leprechaun ’ , where the CIA , our MI5 and Irish Intelligence took a healthy — or unhealthy , it all depends on your point of view — interest in the activities of Noraid , an Irish-American group that specialized — for all I know it may still be specializing — in buying American arms and shipping them to the IRA in Ireland . |
| 28 | But it may still be worth striving to see the Right-Left medal of that contentious era as a whole , its opposite sides complementary as well as antagonistic . |
| 29 | Once the Mob has moved it may still move in the movement phase , shoot and fight just as normal . |
| 30 | AT&T Co 's plans to buy a big stake in McCaw Cellular Communications Inc still worry Standard & Poor 's Corp despite the company 's news on Tuesday that it would restructure its debt to cut its interest bill ( CI No 2,134 ) : it says it may still cut AT&T 's ratings , because although it will benefit from the move , uncertainties over the planned investment in McCaw will dominate the credit outlook until terms of the transaction and its structure are known . |