Example sentences of "[pers pn] are still a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You are still a good looking woman Ma , ’ Yanto teased . |
| 2 | As Niki puts it , ‘ you can drive like a god , say nothing but nice things in Italian and always eat spaghetti , it does n't do the slightest good , you are still a swine … |
| 3 | ‘ If I ca n't find your father and talk to him , I must ask you , my dear child — you are still a child , appearances to the contrary — to come home with us of your own accord . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You are still a handsome minx , Cleo Sinister , I 'll say that for you . |
| 5 | ‘ You are still a child , ’ he pointed out scathingly . |
| 6 | Sorry if some of you are still a bit cold but I thought the heater had been turned on , but it does n't seem to be doing anything . |
| 7 | He had worked in Belfast in the late 1940s , and compared the Labour scene in Derry unfavourably with that of the larger city : ‘ We may pride ourselves on being a city but politically we are still a small Ulster town . ’ |
| 8 | We are still a long way from moving from ‘ the polluted pay ’ to ‘ the polluters pay ’ principle . |
| 9 | A week is a long time in football , seven days in fact , but somehow a reversal of February 's 11–0 defeat at the hands of today 's opponents would prove that Lazarus does n't have the last word in comebacks , and we are still a team to be reckoned with . |
| 10 | As a company and as individuals , we are still a very long way from the goals set at the outset of TOP in February 1992 and much remains to be done . |
| 11 | ‘ Gottle a geer ’ Gazza would undoubtedly be a tremendous asset to the team , but after Silvers recent professions of poverty , I tend to agree with the Guardian that this is a ‘ We are still a big club ’ smokescreen . |
| 12 | Retest foods once or twice a year to see if they are still a problem . |
| 13 | In man this is very clear , for although a child may be sexually mature and fully grown quite early on in his or her teens , they are still a long way from any degree of emotional maturity . |
| 14 | They are still a great club and they had several internationals out there . ’ |
| 15 | They are still a significant constituent of Euravia 's business . |
| 16 | When cleaned up , they are still a full ¾in ; joists as much as 8in deep and 2½in wide . |
| 17 | However , the number of people with fathers in the professional group is relatively small , so that they are still a minority of those who have been in higher education . |
| 18 | BY the end of the summer show season there will be few in the farming world who have not seen an Irish Moiled calf , despite the fact they are still a rare breed . |
| 19 | Despite all the fine statements that young people are the future of the country , they are still a disadvantaged group and will remain so until they are made a priority policy target . |
| 20 | And they are still a community under pressure . |