Example sentences of "[is] still [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can hear a muffled distant television , Jancey is still chatting next door , and someone outside is calling goodnight . |
| 2 | ‘ Well fashion is still faring better than advertising in the current page squeeze , but there are now less editorial pages to correspond with the fewer advertising pages being sold in magazines ’ . |
| 3 | Favourable financing from the Public Works Loan Board is still made available to the local authorities , although the money market rationale has largely disappeared and local authorities borrow only limited amounts directly in the capital markets . |
| 4 | Also , company 1 , by focusing on decreasing margins through time , rather than the fact that it is still earning better margins than a rival , may be ‘ bearish ’ and let company 2 get established in the market too easily . |
| 5 | The WYSIWYG approach of desktop publishing certainly is n't everyone 's cup of tea , most typesetting is still code driven , but for composition systems it has changed the way we work beyond all recognition . |
| 6 | So er er er this was this was and is still gathering more powers into the hands of the Home Secretary . |
| 7 | The government , it seems , is still thinking short term . |
| 8 | Complaints about noise have increased tenfold in the past fifteen years , and all the signs are that the problem is still getting worse . |
| 9 | He 's nearly a year old now , but his right eye is still getting darker , while his left eye is staying firmly blue . |
| 10 | A further unforeseen difficulty for schools doing any kind of agricultural work has been the widespread drought of the mid-1980s , which is still affecting some parts of the country . |
| 11 | If you 're comparing us with primary and secondary schools we have to remember that the erm the great erm age bulge pass has passed through the primary schools and is passing through the secondary schools and is still to reach higher education . |
| 12 | Day-patient attendance can often be a very useful alternative , particularly when the patient is still experiencing serious difficulties in the absence of adequate support and when frequent contact is required . |
| 13 | Rita is still experiencing some back trouble so we were particularly grateful to her for making the long journey from Newcastle . |
| 14 | DG is taking Luna boxes to reduce its costs — Omron is still seeking other OEMs . |
| 15 | Data General is taking Luna boxes to cut its costs — Omron is still seeking other OEM customers . |
| 16 | And Highland Regional Council , which is considering the application , is still seeking further information . |
| 17 | Mr Bowman is still singing both parts , to much acclaim . |
| 18 | Disarming them is still proving difficult . |
| 19 | Grandfather died in 1958 and grandmother in 1966 , but my aunty Eileen is still enjoying good health at the age of 84 . |
| 20 | If the original rad is still fitted this gives an indication to the age of the vehicle . |
| 21 | This has not undermined Hong Kong 's competitiveness , however , because Hong Kong 's overall labour productivity is still rising faster than America 's . |
| 22 | The condition of the liver transplant patient Mrs Aisling Barnett has improved since she was given a Japanese drug , which is still undergoing clinical trials , to stop her body rejecting her new liver . |
| 23 | But the giant is still cash rich . |
| 24 | If anyone is still watching this flat , they 'll be doing it casually : drive by twice a day , walk along the balcony maybe , see if the milk has been taken . |
| 25 | But Friends of the Earth has claims that in practice , is still allows sensitive information to be withheld . |
| 26 | As the housing is not pitted I cleaned it and replaced the seal , however it is still leaking some oil . |
| 27 | Two speakers told a conference a dangerous gap exists between nursing and social care and that the provision of a seamless service between health and social care is still eluding most authorities . |
| 28 | It is possible for a river to reach grade and to start to form a floodplain while it is still transporting coarse material over a comparatively steep gradient . |
| 29 | That is still leaving six . |
| 30 | ‘ The council is still considering all the available research but no conclusions have yet been reached , ’ an ITV spokeswoman said tonight . |