Example sentences of "and [is] still " in BNC.
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| 1 | The art of mime was developed by the commedia dell'arte and is still being developed by such artists as Marcel Marceau and the mime theatres of Poland and Czechoslovakia . |
| 2 | Maris Otter was first listed as an approved variety by the Barley Committee of the Institute of Brewing 26 years ago and is still used by brewers such as Youngs , Brakspear and Eldridge Pope . |
| 3 | The prestige of the armed archangel was and is still very great . |
| 4 | A Time-CNN survey of 1,000 women across the country found that the vast majority think the women 's movement has helped women become more independent and is still improving their lives . |
| 5 | Subtly , though , in other , more subterranean ways , the uprising has changed — and is still changing — Israeli society . |
| 6 | Subtly , though , in other , more subterranean ways , the uprising has changed — and is still changing — Israeli society . |
| 7 | There are numerous varieties of mustards from around the world , although Dijon in France is acknowledged as the mecca of the trade and is still said to produce almost 50 per cent of the world 's mustard . |
| 8 | Their exclusive claim to punish clergymen for ordinary offences has long since disappeared ; the power to try and punish laymen for immorality has become practically obsolete ; their jurisdiction over the matters of ritual , and ecclesiastical offences of clergymen , such as heresy , still remains and is still exercised by them . |
| 9 | ‘ Do you mean to say that Mrs Ross 's daughter never left you and her children ? — that she has been with you all the time and is still your wife ? ’ |
| 10 | It dates back to at least the fifth century BC and is still carried out today at the roadside in parts of Asia . |
| 11 | Radiocarbon was developed forty years ago and is still the scientific dating method most commonly used by archaeologists . |
| 12 | Sadie is very quiet and gentle and is still easily worried . |
| 13 | One of these entered the popular literature and is still repeated by journalists , despite the fact that Hugh McClean , who , in admitting his part in the Shankill UVF killings , is supposed to have said : ‘ I am terribly sorry I ever heard of that man Paisley or decided to follow him ’ , later denied making such a statement to the police . |
| 14 | The process is one of the most complex in biochemistry , and is still only partly understood . |
| 15 | Rodrigo de Triano clearly needed the run and is still on target for the 2,000 Guineas , for which he is now a top-priced 7–1 . |
| 16 | Hunting has some steady on-going business — such as highly classified nuclear work — and is still hoping to see new orders generated by the lessons learned in the Gulf war . |
| 17 | Tree worship of this sort was a feature of pagan Germanic , Norse and early Celtic culture , and is still found in myth , legend and folklore in many variant forms . |
| 18 | He ordered crosses to be erected at the nine places where her coffin rested on that journey ; one was at Waltham — and is still in existence — known as Waltham Cross , and the last was at a small place named ‘ Char ’ where there is a marked turn ( char ) on the River Thames — now known as Charing Cross . |
| 19 | And as if this is n't enough , Kos has wonderful weather with a frequent cooling on-shore breeze and is still comparatively undiscovered compared to some Greek holiday isles . |
| 20 | A new ( wooden ) professional 's shop was built nearer the first tee and is still to be seen above the Secretary 's office , although now in a poor state of repair and its demolition likely . |
| 21 | The clean-up alone has cost over a billion dollars — and is still going on . |
| 22 | ABOVE : Lodgemore Mill has been in use since at least the 12th century and is still in use for cloth manufacture . |
| 23 | The mill was built from a combination of sandstone and brick and is still in good condition . |
| 24 | His son , Claude , took over the mill in 1952 and is still at the helm . |
| 25 | As elsewhere in Peru , this whole hillside has been ploughed by hand : the animal-drawn plough was unknown in Inca times and is still unsuitable for use in the Andes . |
| 26 | If a patient returns after a prolonged course of antibiotic therapy and is still found to be harbouring the ubiquitous pus cell in the urethra , then it may well be that he has reinfected himself from his , as yet untreated , sexual partner . |
| 27 | The carpet has been there for three years and is still in good condition — the only signs of wear are the marks left by ‘ wee Lachie ’ , the Stewarts ' three-year-old son . |
| 28 | In later centuries the mace was to become an emblem of authority , and is still used by town councils and corporations in Europe as a ceremonial implement . |
| 29 | On the contrary , it is time to treat religion as something strange and outside the ordinary run of life , something which , mysteriously , has had a vast effect on people , over which wars were fought and people were burned and persecuted , and which still has an effect on people ; something which can not be reduced to mere kindness at the old people 's parties or village jumble sales , but which has inspired some of the most splendid painting , writing , music , and architecture ever to be produced by the human imagination , and is still capable of producing martyrdom , cruelty , and sectarian passion . |
| 30 | The mill at Alford was built in 1837 , and is still in working order . |