Example sentences of "[conj] it still [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor is Zurich neglecting its home base , where it still earns nearly a quarter of its premiums and does nearly half of its life insurance business . |
| 2 | Nonetheless , the right of journalists and broadcasters to demand trial by jury , in those areas of criminal law where it still exists , is an important security against interference with media freedoms — for reasons explained in 1885 by Dicey , the leading writer on our unwritten constitution : " Freedom of discussion is , then , in England little else than the right to write or say anything which a jury , consisting of 12 shopkeepers , think it expedient should be said or written … |
| 3 | The business was set up in one upstairs room in premises on High Row and moved to Priestgate in the early 1900s where it still practises , on a much larger scale , with a staff of more than 50 . |
| 4 | HERE IN THE STORE is where you should feel a little scared , except it still seems like a game , and the hardware lining the walls , to the uninitiated , still like toys . |
| 5 | Chancroid is generally less common than it used to be , and is very rarely seen in Northern Europe , although it still poses problems in Asia and parts of Africa . |
| 6 | Although it still contains air , it can no longer support the weight of the car . |
| 7 | The fourth is a few steps up the ladder and could easily be used as a gigging guitar , although it still carries hallmarks of the mass-produced Korean instrument . |
| 8 | However , the XE is not well supported by software houses , and although it still has a lot of games , most of these are very old . |
| 9 | Although it still has a stronger name on the track , the 1992 road range builds on the strength of previous years . |
| 10 | It is difficult to define accurately what it was like for , although it still exists , it has been damaged , altered and restored so the original design has been obscured . |
| 11 | I pour it into the remainder of my old drink , so that it still tastes faintly of orange juice . |
| 12 | The enclosure turned the Broyle into the landscape of ploughland bisected by long straight roads that it still remains . |
| 13 | I have checked that it still remains a right and that it is OK to withdraw . |
| 14 | Sharing a home with relatives ( other than parents ) before marriage is another phenomenon which was more common in the past than in the present ( Anderson , 1971 ; 1980 ) Very little is known about circumstances under which young people now may go to live with a non-parental relative , although Gill Jones ( 1987 ) has shown that it still happens for a substantial number , especially those designated as working class on occupational criteria . |
| 15 | We know that it still has a poll tax element , that it will still need a register , and that it still does not relate to the ability to pay . |
| 16 | The recent tours of the Republic by New Zealand and world champions Australia demonstrated that it still continues to do so — and how . |
| 17 | Cut the loaf into about 12 slices , making sure that it still holds together at the base . |
| 18 | The CFTC might well have felt that desperate moves were necessary to remind those in authority that it still exists . |
| 19 | A pity , thought Chesarynth , that it still makes the same pathetic face with its weedy pointy chin . |
| 20 | Walsh emphasizes how this has advanced women 's position in US psychology , and suggests that it still provides a needed ‘ anchor of outrageousness ’ ( Albin quoted in Walsh 1985 : 24 ) . |
| 21 | That it still attracts a nucleus of prestigious and established art dealers : Waddington , Raab , Flowers East , Glasgow print Studio amongst others , is a reflection of its vitality , and that new ones are appearing emphasises its buoyancy and optimism . |
| 22 | The trouble with [ a view that what is needed is a re-evaluation of the feminine ] is that it still leaves uncriticised the whole association of particular qualities with the masculine and others with the feminine … |
| 23 | It would not be an exaggeration to stress the extent to which the nouveau roman has dictated the terms of critical discourse , nor to state that it still acts as the essential reference point in any definition of postmodern aesthetics . |
| 24 | The insurance fund has since doubled its reserves through a levy on its other members , but fears that it still has insufficient funds to cover its potential obligations . |
| 25 | And Hewlett-Packard , with its laser printers , has demonstrated that it still has the ability to build a major business from scratch , and its OEM disk drive business , although not very visible , is treated with respect by its competitors . |
| 26 | What happened next was to so profoundly influence the way the typesetting market operated that it still has n't fully come to terms with the consequences . |
| 27 | We know that it still has a poll tax element , that it will still need a register , and that it still does not relate to the ability to pay . |
| 28 | A second objection is that it still has not taken the point seriously enough about the rights of pupils to autonomy and freedom in reflectiveness and choice of commitment . |
| 29 | The release of the husband from his obligations under the mortgage ( as in Precedent 5 ) will not release him from the covenants for title implied under s76(1) of the Law of Property Act 1925 by his having charged the property as beneficial owner ( The Conveyancer , 1982 , p252 ) ; this lack of complete release however is necessary for the mortgagee so that it still has the covenant for further assurance in the event that a defect in title becomes apparent and some mortgagees insist on a specific covenant to this effect . |
| 30 | Okay , so it still takes the best part of an hour to move the next ten paces past passport control . |