Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] still [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For though when I say Gold is a metal , I say by implication that if there be any other metals it must resemble them , yet if there were no other metals I might still assert the proposition with the same meaning as at present , namely , that gold has the various properties implied in the word metal … |
| 2 | The closest he comes to it is , I think , in the passage quoted earlier in which he says that ‘ though when I say Gold is a metal , I say by implication that if there be any other metals it must resemble them , yet if there were no other metals I might still assert the proposition with the same meaning as at present , namely that gold has the various properties implied in the word metal ’ . |
| 3 | And then thought : I might still have a title . |
| 4 | But Mike wo n't be losing touch with his beloved Everton : ‘ I 'll still get the Football Echo sent out to me , so I can keep in touch with Everton . |
| 5 | I cut up back towards Hackney and Fly 's opticians , judging I could still make the Banker by three , though I wondered why I was worrying about leaving Werewolf waiting in a pub . |
| 6 | Halfway home I stopped in the mist to listen , and I could still hear the sound of the file . |
| 7 | I could still write a letter in Doctor Jekyll 's name ! |
| 8 | I would have to go as fast as I could while I could still see the way , and then rest for longer , and then probably crawl . |
| 9 | Although it was dark , I could still see the stone wall at the edge of the road . |
| 10 | Made some more bets that did n't quite work out , but I could still see the pattern — a good one , too . |
| 11 | I could still see the causeway . |
| 12 | Luckily I could still ride the bike . |
| 13 | I could still read the name of the English toffee manufacturer on the lid which she prised off with a knife . |
| 14 | I 'd still like the name of the front for the Crocus List . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I actually won quite easily when I expected that I 'd still have a lot to learn , ’ he explains . |
| 16 | I 'd still need a car . |
| 17 | She added : ‘ I would still love the chance to be a model . ’ |
| 18 | If I used that particular eyepiece on my 76-mm refractor , I would still obtain a magnification of around × 600 — but the image would be so faint that it would be completely useless . |
| 19 | Oh yes , if you , you , no you get the sound , if I erm s say I 've got Oracle erm channel three on and I switch to text , I will still get the sound of the television programme |
| 20 | ‘ Whatever the outcome on Wednesday , I will still query the expense on leaflets , ’ he said . |
| 21 | I can still make a flight back to Blighty which will connect with the last plane to Inverness . |
| 22 | ‘ Then if I go back and change I can still make the reception . ’ |
| 23 | I can still smell the changing rooms . |
| 24 | Yet I can still detect the presence of a large lorry or bus out of the extreme corner of my eye . |
| 25 | I can still feel the shame now . |
| 26 | I 'm honest too but I can still tell a joke . |
| 27 | I can still recall the amazement of finding such a wealth of talent on show . |
| 28 | ‘ I was only young at the time , but I can still recall the funeral , and the flat cart with his coffin being pulled up the field by his horse . |
| 29 | Well I can still get a couple of Christmas presents with that anyway so it does n't matter . |
| 30 | Yes , yes , and then Barnsley , so I can still get a bit of a rough . |