Example sentences of "and [noun] still [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The early morning was cool and birds still chattered in the long grasses along the line . |
| 2 | The scores from the returns were added together and Chelmsford still remained on top , led by Katie and her colleagues Annie Marie , Kate and Karon . |
| 3 | Translation — with both Sega and Nintendo still locked in combat for the pre-pubescent male dollar , anything that might alienate little boys ( eg girlie games ) is still a definite no-no . |
| 4 | For the high K coverage regime , our results show a very large increase in the heat of adsorption , to 300kJmol -1 , although the simultaneous desorption of K and CO still occurs at 700K ( ref. 11 ) . |
| 5 | We do not know how many agencies and courts still adhere to this policy and practice . |
| 6 | ‘ What with all this , and Ken still lying in that bed — ’ She broke off and Tina intervened . |
| 7 | ‘ Do you know if Lachy and Fergus still talk to each other ? ’ |
| 8 | I knew that if I let it go it would collapse on to a teapot and mugs still waiting to be cleared from the sideboard , which would confuse the situation still further . |
| 9 | In general , salaries are no higher than can be expected in England , and the cost of living ( coupled with health insurance costs ) may actually be prohibitively expensive in many areas ; people still have to work , and bills still have to be paid . |
| 10 | APPLE AND IBM STILL APPEALS TO JOHN SCULLEY |
| 11 | We thought the worst that would happen would be a national partition with Jews and Arabs still living in their own homes . |
| 12 | Cynodonts and thecodontians still prevailed as carnivores . |
| 13 | This will considerably help cash Mow problems for new haulage firms and hauliers still operating at a modest turnover . |
| 14 | In Berlingen , flanked by vineyards a little further on , fishing and farming still survive as major occupations . |
| 15 | Planting , staking and feeding have been talked and written about so frequently that it really is astounding how many questions and problems still occur about these subjects . |
| 16 | In the last reports they were able to compile , in April 1940 , Sopade observers were still noting that ‘ many prefer to keep Hitler than to envisage what could come after a defeat ’ , that fear of chaos and revolution still predominated among the bourgeoisie , but that ‘ there is no doubt that up to now the majority of the people is still convinced of Germany 's victory ’ . |
| 17 | It 's a terrible thing actually , because you always pretty much er once they work , once they to the data and people still worry about it , why have rather than some other . |
| 18 | Mrs Quigley and Emily still live with us . |
| 19 | Despite the high hopes of Penal Policy in a Changing Society , recognizable authority in the shape of detection , arrest and prosecution still counted for more than prevention . |
| 20 | But Mesopotamia and Egypt still lived in a world which had been built in the second millennium upon the power of monarchy — the divinely protected monarchy of Mesopotamia and the divine monarchy of Egypt . |
| 21 | It was early , and dew still lingered in the grass . |
| 22 | Without some clear thinking about what Europeans and Americans still need from one another , the transatlantic partnership that has kept Europe safe for half a century will break apart . |
| 23 | But he proved , when he joined the illustrious band of Yorkshire bowlers to take 1000 wickets for the county , that experience and craftsmanship still count for much in a game which seems to reserve its greatest acclaim for the lean , young gunslingers . |
| 24 | Different agencies may assist in different situations and lawyers still labour under the handicap of their public image . |
| 25 | The number of contracts undertaken each year is approaching 10,000 deriving from thousands of customers in 50 countries , but 14 top customers in the UK and Europe still account for 70% of all business sales . |
| 26 | Debate on the Church went on through half the time available for discussion in the entire session , and revisions still had to be brought back for approval . |
| 27 | This was built in the 1550s for the Dryden family , but some of the banks and ditches still remain in the fields opposite the Hall . |
| 28 | It 's easy to forget that it 's over eight years since Pepsi and Shirlie first sang with Wham ! and Shirlie still laughs at the memories : ‘ When we started out I had one dress and I wore it to every photo session — I could n't afford any more ! ’ |
| 29 | The party had quietened in the half-hour since Belinda had turned into the driveway , but music , laughter and conversation still flowed over her with a welcome wave of sound that drowned the thudding pulse in her ears and the silent clamour of her thoughts . |
| 30 | Benjamin stumbled into the kitchen , his hair and clothes still laden with snow . |