Example sentences of "[noun sg] 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 | Most of the material was written by the band but it still sounded very much in the tradition . |
| 3 | I cough a bit but it still tastes good . |
| 4 | An old trick but it still works . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Dad steadied the bottom of the ladder but it still swung about a bit which really frightened me . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Sea bathing developed in the mid-eighteenth century but it still remained somewhat select until the railway arrived . |
| 10 | I had been expecting this news for some time but it still came as a terrible shock . |
| 11 | 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 |