Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] still [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I were still at Bewick , I should still have my vision of myself quite obliterated by your violent view of how I should be , but I am free now and you can not put the chains back on , it is too late , I am growing up . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Do I have your promise that , regardless of what happens , regardless of — er — whether you like it or not , at the end of this — farce , I 'll still have my job ? ’ |
| 3 | Oh yes — I 'll still swing my mighty axe on the adventure pages too ! |
| 4 | I could still do my job , but my heart was n't in the day-to-day scramble for the latest pictures . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've been walking up and down Fleet Street , if you want to know , ’ he said , ‘ to see whether I could still show my face in public . |
| 6 | I suffered with her that evening , right through every moment , and when I went to bed at around midnight I could still hear her crying into her pillow — not a sound that sends a mother peacefully to sleep . |
| 7 | I could still hear her voice , the way she had said , ‘ You do n't approve , do you ? ’ |
| 8 | I could still hear his voice . |
| 9 | When I reached my gate I could still see her grey shape at the door . |
| 10 | I could still see her eyes twinkling , hear her voice and her laughter like a gold thread sparkling through a tapestry of words . |
| 11 | But I would still like your responsibility as division quality manager to make sure it gets done . |
| 12 | And whatever he does to me I shall still have my woman-me he can never touch . |
| 13 | ‘ I can still pay my way . ’ |
| 14 | I 've proved I can still hold my own with the best . ’ |
| 15 | I can still hear your laughter when I said , ‘ Who 's Patricia ? ’ and still do n't know why it was so funny but , God , you looked fine . |
| 16 | Dana read a group of modern Americans , which must have annoyed the British , starting with Elizabeth Bishop 's ‘ The Fish ’ — I can still hear his voice , the faint American accent and the hushed astonishment he put into the first line : ‘ I caught a tremendous fish … . ’ |
| 17 | I can still hear his plaintiff cry , in a strong Durham accent , before the cast broke : ‘ He 's pulling al me line oot . ’ |
| 18 | Big deal , I can still find my way around this blasted place . |
| 19 | In my day-dreams and nightmares you were always clothed in those washed-out jeans : I can still see their frayed , ravelled seams with their bleached , raggy threads softened by countless abrasions and grindings , the frazzled button-holes , the worn buttons showing the cheap metal underneath . |
| 20 | Nice old lady , no matter how often you tug at your woolly skirt hem to persuade it to cover your knees , I can still see your new shining cream bloomers ! |
| 21 | ‘ Yes , I can still see my mother at the urn . ’ |
| 22 | I can still see my hand |
| 23 | I mean I can still see my hand moving |
| 24 | I can still see his grinning face as he tried to chase me . |
| 25 | I can still remember my excitement as I opened the box . |
| 26 | I can still remember his immortal line , ‘ You 've ruined my Christmas . |
| 27 | Nevertheless , you may still lose your job because of the take-over or for a reason connected with it . |
| 28 | If you are not satisfied about the outcome of your application for compensation in the overseas post , you may still put your complaint to an adjudicator appointed by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators . |
| 29 | You must still plan your timing to these points at your estimated groundspeed . |
| 30 | A lot of people here think they have no rights when buying goods in a sale and it 's quite mistaken to think that , you 've still , even though you bought the goods in a sale you should still have your three statutory rights . |