Example sentences of "[noun] but 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 | My order to attack undoubtedly saved a lot of other innocent lives but it still does n't give me peace of mind . |
| 4 | Most of the material was written by the band but it still sounded very much in the tradition . |
| 5 | I cough a bit but it still tastes good . |
| 6 | An old trick but it still works . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | We landed and changed the plugs but it still ran rough — too rough for the Timor Sea ! |
| 10 | Sinclair improved the system by using two heads on a continuous belt but it still takes four passes of each head to create a row of characters . |
| 11 | As we understand it , nothing has changed in Japan but it still managed to make the news and push the share price higher , so that it ended the month in much the same place as it began . |
| 12 | Dad steadied the bottom of the ladder but it still swung about a bit which really frightened me . |
| 13 | The book predates the 1986 Act and concentrates explicitly on management issues but it still contains much useful and relevant advice . |
| 14 | For a head to override governors and parents in one sense contradicts the spirit of the manager as consulter but it still underlines the need to realize that consultation is not endless and that consensus can not always be achieved . |
| 15 | Sea bathing developed in the mid-eighteenth century but it still remained somewhat select until the railway arrived . |
| 16 | Lee Marvin 's song ‘ Wand'rin' Star ’ would be unacceptable to most bullfrogs but it still got to number one . |
| 17 | I had been expecting this news for some time but it still came as a terrible shock . |
| 18 | I thought then I 'd be able to use it as an airing cupboard but it still did n't work but it 's like you said it 's because it 's got such a good |