Example sentences of "still [been] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I only wish the man who did it had still been with her . ’ |
| 2 | Things might have been a little different if Tony Crosland had still been at the Department of Education and Science , but I doubt it . |
| 3 | He would certainly have been killed instantly had he still been at it . |
| 4 | He had twice before seen the Colonel walk through the garden to Dr Tariq 's office , but on each occasion his assistants had still been at work . |
| 5 | I suddenly knew I had either to behave like a shocked girl who had still been at school that time the year before ; or like an adult . |
| 6 | The shock of what he 'd just seen must have still been on his face because he just shrugged and ran . |
| 7 | If the tortoiseshell had still been on the windowsill she probably would not have looked in , but the tortoiseshell had removed itself to the hearth rug . |
| 8 | … and finally , last week 's news of soaring crime rates in Teesdale prompts reader Fred Day to suggest that it would never have happened had Geoff Moody still been on the Barney beat . |
| 9 | but she 's still been on her own . |
| 10 | Would that actually have solved anything , because if you had n't turned up , they 'd have still been without a P A. |
| 11 | She had been only nineteen when the Second World War ended , and by the start of the nineties was the elder statesman in a cabinet which included several who had still been in nappies in 1945 . |
| 12 | ‘ In three years ' time we might have still been in very good shape but we must take steps to protect the UK as a manufacturing base . ’ |
| 13 | Julius Ibbetson senior died in 1817 and although there is no mention of the Ibbetsons in between 1813–21 , the families must have still been in touch , although J. C. Ibbetson senior had moved to Yorkshire and he is buried at Masham . |
| 14 | Had the supplements still been in existence , they would , of course , have been reviewed each year . |
| 15 | It is impossible to check the validity of this statement , as the Government has consistently refused to provide the key information necessary to make this calculation , namely details on what would have paid out in the uprating allowance of supplementary benefit had it still been in force in April 1988 . |
| 16 | Calculated on the imputed rent of the building , a rough updating of the tax suggests that , had it still been in effect today , something in the region of £1.3 billion would be raised annually . |
| 17 | Educationally , girls work harder and do better than if they had still been in school . |
| 18 | If she had still been in love with Finn , Lydia would not now be casting round for ways to entertain herself . |
| 19 | He said it warmly and gently , and at this Lydia was surprised since she had thought her remarks somewhat offensive and would not have made them had she still been in love with Finn and desirous of his good opinion . |
| 20 | had he still been in control , and I 'm thinking God , how do they , how on earth can they possibly go and say that you know ? |
| 21 | John-William had been saying the same thing himself when Ben Braithwaite had still been in his cradle . |
| 22 | Dana had still been in the bathroom getting ready for her evening with Roman . |
| 23 | ‘ And I 'm sure he would have reciprocated the pleasure , mus , especially if you 'd still been in the same state of undress as you were when I left you . |
| 24 | It would have made her task easier if he 'd still been in the bitter , brutal mood that had possessed him after William Ash had delivered his ultimatum , but she did n't understand him at present . |
| 25 | I do not believe that any more could have been done — certainly not if the company had still been in the public sector . |
| 26 | ( c ) If the death takes place after the passing of the Finance Act , 1975 , but within seven years of the advance or determination , then in ascertaining for the purposes of CTT the value of the deceased 's estate immediately before his death there is to be included the value of any property which would have been chargeable with estate duty had Section 2 ( 1 ) ( b ) ( i ) of the Finance Act , 1894 , still been in force ( ie , after the application of any taper relief ) , unless the deceased was the surviving partner of a marriage which had been terminated by the death of the other spouse before 13/11/74 and the exempting provisions of Section 5 ( 2 ) of that Act would have applied had they still been in force ; and the persons accountable for the tax are those who would have been accountable under Section 44 of the Finance Act , 1950 , for any estate duty that would have been chargeable . |
| 27 | ( c ) If the death takes place after the passing of the Finance Act , 1975 , but within seven years of the advance or determination , then in ascertaining for the purposes of CTT the value of the deceased 's estate immediately before his death there is to be included the value of any property which would have been chargeable with estate duty had Section 2 ( 1 ) ( b ) ( i ) of the Finance Act , 1894 , still been in force ( ie , after the application of any taper relief ) , unless the deceased was the surviving partner of a marriage which had been terminated by the death of the other spouse before 13/11/74 and the exempting provisions of Section 5 ( 2 ) of that Act would have applied had they still been in force ; and the persons accountable for the tax are those who would have been accountable under Section 44 of the Finance Act , 1950 , for any estate duty that would have been chargeable . |
| 28 | We have achieved this to such an extent that had the Community Charge still been in operation it would have been 40 less than last year 's figure . |
| 29 | It is perhaps doubtful in the present climate that the aircraft could have been kept in the air beyond the end of this year , even if the VA has still been in a position to influence affairs . |
| 30 | But er , yes er , I would have been er , I think if I 'd still been in Jim 's place , er quite rightly so , getting all that we can for the town . |