Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] still [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Of course I still have a wife , but there 's no need for you to worry your pretty little head about it .
2 The mathematical precision which went into the development of hieroglyphics and the invention of paper resulted in an efficient and scientific method of building which still remains a mystery to modern day man .
3 ‘ Yeah , to a large degree I still scoop a lot out for the rhythm sound , but for lead I add a bit of mid .
4 We owe a lot to Tom who still has a fondness for his kites , although he is better known in the 1990s as the creator of the GeoSphere Project , a spectacular image of the Earth produced from over 2000 satellite images .
5 That left Smith free to deliver the coup de grace to Glyn Charles , the only other helmsman who still had a chance of beating him .
6 The committee agreed to write to Mr Rifkind , environment minister David Trippier , Richmond MP William Hague and former Richmond MP Sir Leon Brittan , now a European Commissioner who still has a home in Wensleydale .
7 It would make an ideal present for a young person whose railway consciousness was just being awoken and , perhaps , light reading for the more railway aware person who still has a hankering to remain in touch with history .
8 Although ministers have suspended moves to reduce subsidies until May , many dentists in the North-East say they still believe a reduction is on the cards .
9 Although the observer on another star loses touch with the collapsing object at this stage , the object itself still has a future .
10 This is the great hall which is which is although it looks finished is actually by no means finished , I was just explaining to Mike we still need a go there , we still need a table there , we need all the windows to be done and we need three thousand pounds for that window .
11 But when the Futurist painting manifestos appeared early in 1910 the work of the painters themselves still lacked a sense of direction .
12 On the other hand , if there is someone in his past who still has a place in his heart , you do need to know about it before you can deal with it .
13 Is that not merely a last act of spite by a Government who still bear a grudge against London ?
14 For a band that was formed because four teenagers were blown away by a Wedding Present gig in Oxford they still have a lot to learn from their masters .
15 John G. is a shy , virginal youth who still shares a room with his widowed father .
16 While a welcome improvement it still meant a gap of 3,332 between CNA and average population .
17 Last year they still commanded a majority — 54 per cent .
18 In fact I still possess a tape of the GFE performing some pretty oddball chamber pieces of Mason 's , with titles like Dead Swan in Bolshoi Pit Incident , Slug Tease and McGonagle 's School Bus Rumpus .
19 In his rapid rise to stardom he still retained a measure of the paternalism of the good C.O. He knew how much apparently little things mattered to the fighting soldier .
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