Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] it still [verb] " in BNC.

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1 My second term after Christmas was much smoother as a result but it still held problems .
2 That was by that was by normal recruits but it still happens it , actually the the bullying goes down the line .
3 The Westboro company is able to shrug off the small but steady and grinding losses because it still had $196.2m in cash and marketable securities at the end of the quarter .
4 Commenting on its reduced second quarter loss ( figures , page seven ) , Data General Corp said that while it was n't satisfied with its overall results , it was encouraged by the continued success of its AViiON family of Unix computers , which showed significant growth over the year-ago quarter , and it remains cautious for the short-term because of the weak worldwide economy and because it sees no evidence that industry-wide pricing pressures will abate in the near future ; the Westboro company is able to shrug off the small but steady and grinding losses because it still had $196.2m in cash and marketable securities at the end of the quarter .
5 Since then , and until very recently , Europe has been united against the fear , which would have seemed as absurd in previous centuries as it still does to many in the 1980s , of Russia .
6 The enclosure turned the Broyle into the landscape of ploughland bisected by long straight roads that it still remains .
7 Nonetheless , the right of journalists and broadcasters to demand trial by jury , in those areas of criminal law where it still exists , is an important security against interference with media freedoms — for reasons explained in 1885 by Dicey , the leading writer on our unwritten constitution : " Freedom of discussion is , then , in England little else than the right to write or say anything which a jury , consisting of 12 shopkeepers , think it expedient should be said or written …
8 It was one of the first cities conquered by the Arabs in Andalucía and it still retained a Moorish atmosphere .
9 My order to attack undoubtedly saved a lot of other innocent lives but it still does n't give me peace of mind .
10 If you 're taking regular care of your hair and it still looks less than great , do n't be downhearted .
11 He lives in the same town and it still hurts her to see him .
12 Well Terry said it was because , we took this , we took that , we took , taken a place on Pranting Street and it still do n't work
13 Damage is extensive on both the dentine and the enamel , some teeth having all of the enamel removed , leaving a narrow and eroded dentine core , while others also have much of the dentine removed so that the edges of the dentine , or of the enamel if it still remains , collapses in on itself ( Fig. 3.22 O ) .
14 Pollen was an almost identical diet and it still remains a most important prize .
15 Most of the material was written by the band but it still sounded very much in the tradition .
16 This was built to supply water for the Grand Union Canal as it still does today .
17 It is common practice to put a battery on charge when it still has some life in it .
18 I cough a bit but it still tastes good .
19 An old trick but it still works .
20 That if you work in the big city you might only have seven miles between calls but it still takes you three quarters of an hour .
21 Bright beer is certainly preferable to a fully-fledged keg but it still lacks the rounded flavour of a cask beer and is served too gassy and too cold .
22 I do about three hundred sit-ups a day and it still refuses to firm up , but what else can I do ?
23 Well , Dell has apparently run a car over one of the new machines and it still worked afterwards !
24 If you are sitting in a very large house on your own , which is draining away your resources because it still has mortgage payments to be met and it takes a lot of money to heat and light every year , you must seriously consider cashing in on your assets by moving to a smaller house that eliminates your mortgage and cuts down on running costs , or by taking out an annuity on your house .
25 Its full name is 4-methacryloxyethyl trimellitic anhydride , and even this is n't a true systematic name because it still refers to methacrylate chemistry .
26 The CFTC might well have felt that desperate moves were necessary to remind those in authority that it still exists .
27 The acquirer should not agree to a clause which states that if by completion it is aware of a breach of warranty and it still elects to proceed to completion it thereby waives any claim for damages .
28 I was work la last week and I erm I got ta scrub my nails after done everything anyway like every , like after I made the sandwiches , I scrub my nails after I 've been washing up , scrub my nails so I was scrubbing them all day Saturday , last week and it still did n't come out .
29 His study on psychoanalysis was crucial in this respect and it still provides the basic model for the particular notion of social representation ( Moscovici , 1976 ) .
30 You see , I found the collar of the lap dog and it still bore the Deveril 's family motto : ‘ Noli me tangere ’ .
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