Example sentences of "[conj] we [modal v] still [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the Scottish cruise I distinguished myself by bending our port propeller on a rock in the Caledonian Canal whilst negotiating a shallow bend , and although we could still use the bent prop I was very conscious of the faux pas with our Chairman on board . |
| 2 | Minutes later , although we could still see nothing through the trees , we heard the dogs ' excited , nearly frantic , barking . |
| 3 | Without underestimating the possibility that we may still witness some increase of private medical insurance , it would not be realistic to pretend that one can see how an alternative system could now grow up beside , or be substituted for , the channelling of this £1,000 million of the national income through government agencies . |
| 4 | The implications of this for employment are that we would still expect to see large-scale manufacturing in developed countries , absorbing substantial amounts of labour ( though this labour would be involved in knowledge work rather than metal-bashing ) ; and we would expect to see more labour employed again in small firms producing semi-custom-made products or services using machinery produced by the large companies . |
| 5 | I had already explained to Maxine that discovering the reason for the phobia would not in itself be a cure , and that we would still have to work together to overcome it . |
| 6 | Chairman Sir Anthony Tennant rightly predicted that many of us would be too hard up to stand a round of drinks in the pub anymore — but that we 'd still fancy a cheap tipple at home . |
| 7 | I think that we must still look cautiously at adoption without consent . |
| 8 | But there is no getting away from the fact that we must still use water wisely . ’ |
| 9 | Backing up Bedu admirably were Rita and Jean , who worked hard and paced us well , so that we could still walk after hours of exercise . |
| 10 | Brady explained : ‘ Jack Charlton wrote to me , saying he was sorry about the way it had ended and expressing the hope that we could still have a decent relationship . |
| 11 | Our existing residents will continue to get social security funding for their rent and we assume that we will still get grants from the health authority and social services for our running costs . |
| 12 | But what is especially characteristic of Todi and San Gimignano is that their golden age , their period of most notable prosperity , came to an end about 1300 , so that we can still inspect cities whose walls and public buildings , though there is an element of Etruscan and Roman in many of them , belong above all to the period from 1050 to 1300 . |
| 13 | On opening one of these small tins and tasting its contents , I am pleased that we can still rely on good old Machonachie 's stew , at least its edible . |
| 14 | Speaking of the activities of elementary particle physicists , he writes that whereas the activity appears essential as long as we believe in the independent existence of fundamental laws that we can still hope to know better , it loses practically its whole motivation as soon as we believe that the sole objective of the scientists is to make their impressions mutually consistent . |
| 15 | It 's absolutely fantastic and it 's a vindication that we can still do something new technology-wise . |
| 16 | This means that we can still operate as an independent entity with our own , in some cases , unique courses and programmes , but we have the backing of a highly reputable university . |
| 17 | It also is a chance to show those shits that we can still play without Batty . |
| 18 | There 's stll Rocky and Tinkler in the wings , Wallace can play wide on either side and Speed can play in the middle , so we would still have enough cover . |
| 19 | Evil men can be fully qualified and have resources at their command , so we may still find that we have evil to contend with . |
| 20 | Operators have got another couple of weeks in which to take decisions on capacity for the summer , so they might not cut back as much as they erm , they might have done had the war still been ongoing , so we should still have plenty of holidays available this summer . |
| 21 | Steer away from bloody television and we might still have a fighting chance . |
| 22 | But if it was over tomorrow I said it 's still left our lads in quite er hole financially , and we shall still need that . |
| 23 | There 's still probably a lot more people thought who saw things out there , and we 'd still like them to contact us at Cowley if they 've any information as to who the offenders are . |
| 24 | If things went well , we 'd get our investment back in five years , with a handsome profit as well , and we 'd still have effective control of a hotel which we could continue to operate as part of our group . |
| 25 | They may not do them and we could still issue , we would still have to issue the statements of general conformity . |
| 26 | Nearby , alum has been worked for centuries and we could still see the remains of the old landing stage where little coasters brought brimming vats of urine from London , which was mixed with the local mineral to produce dyestuff fasteners for textiles . |
| 27 | Benton and his Assistant Editor managed to keep the New Times of Burma going and we could still use the radio , but it was obvious that things were moving to a climax , and I was desperately afraid that violence would develop throughout the country . |
| 28 | As she toyed with a pottery unicorn made by Leonora during her stay in Bart 's , Lady Romsey added : ‘ When we knew she was n't going to survive we said , ‘ We will get through this and we will still thank Bart 's . |
| 29 | Lend me Melissa and the twins and we can still make the village shop before it shuts . ’ |
| 30 | And we can still go for cocktails at the Frasers ’ and bridge at the McAlpines and tee off with the Gordons and cruise with the Hamiltons with a united front , a respectable face , ca n't we , Fergus ? ’ |