Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] [be] still " in BNC.
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| 1 | Native speakers of English typically use " have " in the present tense ( as in these two examples ) only when they want to imply that the event described is still happening or is still the case . |
| 2 | I went home sulking and was still in a mood when Frankie returned . |
| 3 | The splitting and penetration of the bone of the skull was slightly more advanced than shown earlier , but the difference is not great enough to be worth illustrating and is still equivalent to stage 1 weathering ( Behrensmeyer , 1978 ) . |
| 4 | That 's what the continentals were doing and are still doing . |
| 5 | But I am managing and am still pleased to be living in my own home . |