Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] it still [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For reasons to be explained , the original legislation was found to be defective , and was amended in 1976 ( and placed into the legislative context of the Public Order Act 1936 ) , but even after amendment it still gave rise to complaints that it fell short of the aspirations of its promoters in its effects . |
| 2 | Of course it still has to sell the idea to management and our source thinks Austin is still 24 months from a product , but the notion could be IBM 's answer to Microsoft 's NT . |
| 3 | At this point , the family probably can not yet afford a high quality modern house , but for reasons of status it still decides to move into a sub-standard , ill-constructed house built with modern materials , a house that turns into an oven during the summer and generates demand for electrically-powered cooling devices . |
| 4 | The theory is now in disrepute but in side paths of the groves of Academe it still finds plenty of support . |
| 5 | After the breakthrough with Chaman it still took two months of regular visits with Zakir before I got to know the other eunuchs properly . |
| 6 | Newman not only inspired Doctor Who , he also played a major role in structuring the whole fabric of British television drama in the 1960s , adding considerably to the worldwide reputation for quality it still enjoys today . |
| 7 | In the centre of a rich and densely populated countryside with ready access by canal and river to 5 of the most populous counties in Ireland it still remained ‘ but a small town of very insignificant appearance ’ with only about 867 inhabitants . |
| 8 | The Imperial Airways ground staff at Karachi assisted with the repair of the Croydon , but without the facilities available in England it still took several weeks . |
| 9 | In Japan it still sells more than all other British cars put together . |
| 10 | But in April it still retained an image of patriotism and integrity , attracting by this the support of financiers and of the Rothermere press . |
| 11 | Islam is also the most recent as it only began in 612 A.D. Even though this religion is different from others it still has the common belief in good that all religions have . |
| 12 | although in fact it still had some way to run ; the third were presents given when the case really was over . |
| 13 | While Unani medicine has completely died out in the area where it was born and developed , I had not been surprised to find that like almost every other tradition which has ever come to Delhi it still survived intact in the alleys of the Old City . |
| 14 | From Old Stratford to Towcester it still goes in a straight line for 8½ miles . |
| 15 | At times it still feels like yesterday , otherwise it seems a lifetime away . |
| 16 | The shady ground under the coppice of trees was a blue and white carpet of anemones — what trouble Claire had with that word when she was little , at times it still defeated her . |
| 17 | Banged up at 9 p.m. or 10 p.m. at night it still goes on . |
| 18 | This had been substantially rewritten since publication of the first draft in February [ see pp. 37234-35 ] , some of the revisions reflecting conservative criticism of the party leadership , but as delivered by Gorbachev it still came across as a spirited defence of his perestroika reform policies . |
| 19 | But talk about a hassle they wanted , they , well they picked the be the pr you know the present that you c you claim erm , a deep fryer and I think it was in March time and by July it still had n't come in spite of ringing and writing and everything else |