Example sentences of "but [pron] still [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But everyone still thought we were being stupid and wacky , so we 've given over . |
| 2 | But everyone still thought we were being stupid and wacky , so we 've given over . |
| 3 | But I still felt as though I 'd have a nervous breakdown if I had to cope for much longer … . |
| 4 | It was a bit everything-but-the-kitchen-sink on sexual politics , and its switches from comedy to Myra McFadden 's chilling incest victim 's song might have been a bit startling , but I still felt pleased with it and learned ( I hope ) an awful lot from it , mainly about structure which I find hard , and how to pinch plots from people who knew how to do it . |
| 5 | This time the porridge was not burnt , but I still felt hungry , as the quantity was so small . |
| 6 | This technique produced a great deal of interesting material , but I still felt a need to achieve more insight into the language behaviour of my informants — especially outside school . |
| 7 | I never had an hour 's happiness with her , but I still thought about her , day and night , and my dearest wish was to marry her . |
| 8 | ‘ When we dragged Cpl Edwards out of his seat the back of his head had been blown off — but I still thought he would be OK when we got him to hospital . |
| 9 | I think in fact it was too warm but I still thought it was cold . |
| 10 | ‘ But I still wish you had accepted my invitation to stay here for the wedding , instead of at a hotel . ’ |
| 11 | That makes me feel a bit better , but I still du n no when I 'm going to see her again . |
| 12 | Receptionist Amanda France , 23 , said : ‘ It 's not as funny as his other films but I still laughed out loud . ’ |
| 13 | But I still retain sympathy for the misguided foreign tourists who read about its properties as a ‘ gateway to the beautiful western Highlands ’ and end up wandering in dismay down streets that make the Bronx look like Disneyland . |
| 14 | It scares me a bit , but I still hold onto her hands . |
| 15 | I do n't understand how a car works , but I still drive it . |
| 16 | Meeting Jenny the following day at least gave me something else to hang on to , but I still had n't the faintest idea how everyone was going to react . |
| 17 | I would probably have liked to replace my boots and ski-jacket , but I still had n't much personal money . |
| 18 | I might have been able to afford to pay them on the spot because of the win , but I still had to get home on the train that night . |
| 19 | But I still had doubts about giving up my job at Lloyds insurance firm , so for another year ( they were yearly contracts then ) I was allowed to keep the job , training two nights a week and playing in the reserves . |
| 20 | In the beginning , when I was two or three , I could n't reach the barrel — but I still had to join in . |
| 21 | My foot was giving me murder , and it got worse during the next few days , but I still had to go out and fodder the cattle . |
| 22 | Some years earlier , I had lost almost 2st ( 12.7kg ) from my heaviest weight of 10st 3lbs ( 65 kg ) , but I still had revolting hips and thighs as you will see from my ‘ before ’ photograph . |
| 23 | Next morning I cleaned up the vomit and got myself ready for school but I still had a nasty taste in my mouth and I was hot and achey . |
| 24 | My picture was also there but I still had to present my ID before I was allowed to play a note of Mozart or whatever . |
| 25 | I 'd have waved back , but I still had the manacles on . |
| 26 | I had got to the beach , but I still had to find the dinghy — and Joanna . |
| 27 | But I still had more room than I needed in that so that was quite useful . |
| 28 | But I still had to pay the new increase like ! |
| 29 | Now I mean many of the erm practices of religion I 'm not sure I understand them all , but but I still take part in them . |
| 30 | But I still thinks it 's just best to leave that on there . |