Example sentences of "the [noun] were still [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , it is noteworthy that even as late as the nineteenth century , the courts were still discussing whether , in the case of a young girl , there was penetration sufficient to constitute rape where the hymen remained intact . |
| 2 | The birds were still singing as she made her way slowly to the cars . |
| 3 | The fireworks were still exploding when the procession came to an end over in hour later . |
| 4 | The guns along the banks of the Orne were still firing as I arrived back at the jeep . |
| 5 | The curtains were still pulled and he placed one of the packages of groceries on the table , holding the other to his side as he went across the room and whipped back the heavy green curtains . |
| 6 | The curtains were still pulled and the do-not-disturb sign was up on the door . |
| 7 | I got out the bed at five and twenty to eleven and the curtains were still drawn and I thought oh my God ! |
| 8 | Most of the shutters were still closed and she would have welcomed light . |
| 9 | Steve and the others were still working and I began getting the meal ready . |