Example sentences of "[noun] it still [verb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | While it was doubtless a noble religion it still had a greater contribution to make to humanity . |
| 2 | But to her mind it still did not excuse his neglect of everything else . |
| 3 | This had been substantially rewritten since publication of the first draft in February [ see pp. 37234-35 ] , some of the revisions reflecting conservative criticism of the party leadership , but as delivered by Gorbachev it still came across as a spirited defence of his perestroika reform policies . |
| 4 | Although a picture of NCC confusion emerged from this study it still held out the hope , if only by implication , that more rigorous thinking would achieve better results . |
| 5 | It is notable , however , that although titled nobles were very prominent in the highest ranks in the college it still had to make extensive use of commoners , since even in the 1750s it was impossible to find enough dvoryane ( members of the privileged landowning class ) with an adequate knowledge of foreign languages . |
| 6 | Although he put the poem to one side it still continued to worry him , and in October he explained to Mary Hutchinson that the contemporary situation was such that only good work was appropriate ; bad writing , after all , would seem even more trivial or superfluous . |
| 7 | When polluted rain was substituted by clean rain , the ‘ bleeding ’ of sulphate from the soil reduced 50 per cent but after 36 months it still continued at up to seven times the rate of input . |
| 8 | The Imperial Airways ground staff at Karachi assisted with the repair of the Croydon , but without the facilities available in England it still took several weeks . |
| 9 | And ten years after the kiosk starred in Bill Forsyth 's film Local Hero it still acts like a magnet for hundreds of fans drawn to the Buchan village of Pennan . |
| 10 | But talk about a hassle they wanted , they , well they picked the be the pr you know the present that you c you claim erm , a deep fryer and I think it was in March time and by July it still had n't come in spite of ringing and writing and everything else |
| 11 | Even allowing for delicious exaggeration it still added up to a horrifying picture and she began to wish she had n't even tried to get into the company . |
| 12 | In the centre of a rich and densely populated countryside with ready access by canal and river to 5 of the most populous counties in Ireland it still remained ‘ but a small town of very insignificant appearance ’ with only about 867 inhabitants . |
| 13 | There is a proposal to turn part of the building into a museum of pharmacy ; at the moment it still functions partially as a hospital . |
| 14 | For reasons to be explained , the original legislation was found to be defective , and was amended in 1976 ( and placed into the legislative context of the Public Order Act 1936 ) , but even after amendment it still gave rise to complaints that it fell short of the aspirations of its promoters in its effects . |
| 15 | Though the estate has somewhat diminished since the Weighall days it still has superbly laid-out grounds of over thirty acres . |
| 16 | Heterosexism was a theory that was increasingly attractive to lesbian and gay socialists , but in the mid-1980s it still carried little clout in the lesbian and gay communities as a whole . |
| 17 | Even in incessant rain it still seemed lovely and , at least within its walls , remarkably unspoilt , though behind the medieval faades many houses have been relentlessly modernised . |
| 18 | Even after all these years it still carries an authentic medieval flavour . |
| 19 | Ben is described variously as a ‘ merchant 's clerk ’ and as an ‘ outrider ’ , itself a dialect term used extensively in Somerset and elsewhere to describe a tradesman 's travelling agent — a meaning it still carried in New Zealand , for example , well into the 20th century . |
| 20 | Hanson revealed that it had sold 100,000 shares in Morgan — but told investors it still owns 4.4million shares in the merchant bank . |
| 21 | It was built as a defence against the Russians , on whose border it still stands . |
| 22 | Despite all the changes it still bears many of the hallmarks of a family-owned company . |
| 23 | To avoid a wasted journey , readers are advised to use the telephone numbers provided to check with the organisers that a particular event it still taking place . ) |
| 24 | Even at 40 per cent off the list price it still costs £1,500 , plus VAT -a bit over the top for me . |
| 25 | Banged up at 9 p.m. or 10 p.m. at night it still goes on . |
| 26 | Newman not only inspired Doctor Who , he also played a major role in structuring the whole fabric of British television drama in the 1960s , adding considerably to the worldwide reputation for quality it still enjoys today . |
| 27 | While Unani medicine has completely died out in the area where it was born and developed , I had not been surprised to find that like almost every other tradition which has ever come to Delhi it still survived intact in the alleys of the Old City . |
| 28 | Despite some later rebuilding it still possesses much work from the oldest stave church in Norway . |
| 29 | Even in its most calm state it still resonates to brain waves that vibrate at eight cycles per second . |
| 30 | From Old Stratford to Towcester it still goes in a straight line for 8½ miles . |