Example sentences of "[pron] still [vb -s] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | John Loudon McAdam ( 1756–1836 ) , inventor of the modern road surface which still bears his name : ‘ Tarmacadam ’ . |
| 2 | Eusebio played that night , and again when United beat Benfica at Wembley two years later to lift the European Cup and enshrine a friendship between the two clubs which still leaves its mark in Lisbon . |
| 3 | He had a degree of concern for the vanquished Germans , and respect for them as individuals , which taught me another valuable lesson , and which still makes his name in Wilhelmshaven one which is honoured rather than reviled . |
| 4 | They were supported by the press lord , Beaverbrook , and the combination of the Daily Worker and Daily Express created a unique political movement which still awaits its historian . |
| 5 | Room 89 is haunted , according to the security guard , by the ghost of an RAF batman who still brushes his master 's phantom uniform . |
| 6 | " And he has n't asked about me , " says the woman , who still loves her husband and worries about whether he 's eating and whether he 's well . |
| 7 | She still balances her job working in insurance with her part time modelling work . |
| 8 | She still drives her car . |
| 9 | When she still laments her fate he can only add ‘ We are not bound for ever to the circles of the world , and beyond them is more than memory . |
| 10 | And yet she still believes her doctor . |
| 11 | This change in Pip 's attitude and behaviour and perhaps his realisation that he is not a true gentleman is his final change from contentment , to discontentment and snobbery to finally semi-contentment though I think he knows he can not be fully content with reaching some sort of conclusion with Estella as she still has his heart . |
| 12 | Inside the Visitors ' Centre , a beautiful scale model of number 70000 ‘ Britannica ’ built by Mr G Kirkby to a 10¼ inch gauge rested and it still retains its boiler certificate . |
| 13 | Between the feet are the remains of a green parrot — whether immolated or not at the death of his mistress is uncertain — but it still retains its plumage ; it is a far less repulsive-looking object than the larger bi-ped . |
| 14 | There is no way of stopping the seeping of water , by every valley and hollow it still finds its way . |
| 15 | It still has its power to fascinate and impress . |
| 16 | Although southern Italians ate meat when they could afford it , gratefully , and quantities of beans when they could not afford it , it still gives me pleasure , at least , that the philosopher who established the doctrine of migrant souls taught in my mother 's homeland , where corks and bottletops might renew their lives as children 's toys , magazine pictures provide wallpaper , and tins turn into percussion instruments . |
| 17 | He still uses his service rank , does he ? ’ |
| 18 | But he still surrounds himself with women and he still takes his camera everywhere , although now he prefers making commercials for Reebok and Virgin Airlines to taking pictures . |
| 19 | He still retains his sense of humour , though it might not show on TV when he 's urging extra effort from his players . |
| 20 | He still has his portrait , painted in blood and grass stains by a colleague . |
| 21 | But he still has his hat on . |
| 22 | He still defends their use on the grounds that ‘ For selfish reasons a prison administrator needs to know as much as he can about each prisoner , especially incoming prisoners . ’ |
| 23 | Even with those commitments , he still regards his lifestyle now as rather relaxed . |
| 24 | If anyone still has his number , they can ring him up and tell him so . |