Example sentences of "[pron] [is] still a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More than two thirds of that colossal amount was devoted to lager , which is still a minority brand in Britain . |
| 2 | Then too , there is no such thing as Soviet culture , whereas with the British Empire there was English culture , which is still a feature in many of your former colonies , together with the language . |
| 3 | In 1955 he took 175 wickets , which is still a club record . |
| 4 | The ubitron , an acronym for undulating beam interaction , was developed by Robert Phillips at General Electric during the late 1950s , and ultimately generated 150 kW peak power at 54 GHz ( V-band ) , which is still a record . |
| 5 | There is , however , a very important subsidiary question which is still a matter of controversy . |
| 6 | An amount which is still a matter for pride , if tinged with apprehension at the increasing number of unnecessary restrictions . |
| 7 | If we conceive of the least pleasant experience which is still a pleasure , then one way of quantifying its intensity would be by characterising the number of times more pleasant a pleasure is at a particular moment than that . |
| 8 | ‘ And I 'll bet you a guinea to a farthin' she 's still a virgin , ’ said Sal . |
| 9 | Of workmen 's rights she 's still a guarantee . |
| 10 | She 's divorced , but she has n't emigrated or defected — she 's still a Fellow of Somerville , and still living at a solid address in North Oxford . |
| 11 | She may work with the Sisters of St. Francis , but she 's still a tinker . " |
| 12 | The years have been kind to Irene , though she 's still a lot more tired and worn than even the roughest of our nurses . |
| 13 | Mrs Gonzalez has also tried to mend the fratricidal split between her husband and Nicolas Redondo , leader of the UGT union , of which she is still a member . |
| 14 | The Labour-CND break was absolutely necessary ; but equally , Margaret Beckett 's announcement this weekend that she is still a member of the campaign is welcome . |
| 15 | 4 May : The Express pounces on Margaret Beckett 's admission that she is still a member of CND . |
| 16 | Marjorie Mowlam , Labour candidate for Redcar , has admitted she is still a member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament . |
| 17 | She is still a bit shy but she 's tremendous with me . |
| 18 | Her sister , who is still a teenager , was so affected that she attempted to commit suicide two years ago . |
| 19 | A privileged account of racial prejudice in the police is provided by an interview with the first black policeman to join the Metropolitan Police , Sergeant Roberts , who is still a serving officer nineteen years later : |
| 20 | The lodge itself is still a feature in the landscape , possibly built in the style of the great house as those latticed panes would suggest ; but the family within it is to displace with its architecture the great houses of the Victorians , whether old or new . |
| 21 | But there 's still a bill to be settle . |
| 22 | But gazelles need n't mourn their micro-minis , there 's still a way to show off long , shapely legs … with hot pants . |
| 23 | Other items from oop north , there 's still a ramp in the Church , Chris Lonergan aka Noodles is now sponsored by Nidecker for snowboards , and Jamie Blair now rides for Cockroach . |
| 24 | But he said : ‘ There 's still a stigma attached . |
| 25 | Yeah , if I sell at a time when there 's still a recession on and you see somebody has to get my they had a visit perhaps that was somebody that actually bought a house , not she not |
| 26 | There 's still a chance of the stuff turning up ; not the camera , but the notebooks , yes . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ So there 's still a chance you could keep it ? ’ |
| 28 | They tell me there 's still a chance of a decent lunch at the hotel on the prom . ’ |
| 29 | So there 's still a chance that he 'll become the Conservatives ' first black MP . |
| 30 | Below that , there 's still a chance . |