Example sentences of "still [vb base] their [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Above the roaring and cracking of the storm , it could still hear their voices , still smell their presence . |
| 2 | I give way to the hon. Gentleman , who is an endangered species on the Opposition Benches as he is one of the few who still speak their mind . |
| 3 | Cover and cook over gentle to moderate heat for 30–35 minutes or until the centres are tender but the potatoes still hold their shape . |
| 4 | The younger generations of Tenants still earn their share of fame and , unfortunately , notoriety . |
| 5 | This allows for up to five of the airline-standard LD3 containers to be loaded — many DC-3s still earn their crust flying night mail and small package freight and ease of cargo handling is important . |
| 6 | Television may be much more popular than radio , but radio plays still deserve their place amongst the airwaves , and they are worth listening to . |
| 7 | Unguarded pto shafts , clearing machinery while it is still running , failing to switch off engines , and removing fallen and hung-up trees still exact their toll on the lives of our workforce . |
| 8 | In the distance , the bereaved colobus still sound their alarm calls . |
| 9 | But why do the other animals , seeing the pigs hoodwink them every time a commandment is altered , still accept their right to lead ? |
| 10 | However , the children still know their place in the hierarchy with unerring accuracy and we still fail to get through to too many of them . |
| 11 | That way they still get their moral . ’ |
| 12 | Because er I mean you , they still get their maternity leave |
| 13 | In ages past Caledor Dragontamer bound the fearsome dragons to his will and his descendants still name their kingdom Caledor in his honour . |
| 14 | Most firms in the UK still present their balance sheets based on historic-cost book values , the least useful method from the viewpoint of investment analysis . |
| 15 | Many of them have been slain , and those who still pursue their craft do so in large bands , which means for bad hunting , even while it keeps them alive . ’ |
| 16 | She says her children still expecxt their dad to come home . |
| 17 | Troyna and Carrington 's dissatisfaction with simplistic assumptions about the antiracist effects of ‘ culture contact ’ and white students ' ‘ direct experience ’ of black realities , as well as their growing awareness of the limits of rationalist pedagogies , points to a need on their part to break with realist assumptions about the curriculum which still underpin their antiracist projects ( Troyna and Carrington , 1990 ) . |
| 18 | still pay their money every week . |
| 19 | The right to mine Oakenhill was bought in the early '80s by the Free Miners , who still exercise their mining privileges in the Forest under laws laid down 7 centuries ago . |
| 20 | The majority are now made in workshops , but a number of authentic tribal items still find their way onto the market . |
| 21 | They know that their children are stronger than them in many ways and it is hard for them to come to terms with that and still keep their dignity and self-respect . |
| 22 | If the sale is abandoned , they still collect their fee , and their responsibility ends at once . |
| 23 | Add red lentils and cook for a further 10 minutes until they are tender but still retain their shape . |
| 24 | In Scotland , independent councillors still retain their position on some local authorities . |
| 25 | Those with Crohn 's disease who still retain their pouch , however , have a bowel frequency that is only just greater than in those patients having the operation for ulcerative colitis . |
| 26 | There 's a very large amount of clothing which is new in the last twenty years , because the technology of producing leather is such that the skins can be split thinner and still retain their strength . |
| 27 | They still retain their stronghold in southwest Scotland and northern England today . |
| 28 | For compulsive readers , two classics still retain their power today . |
| 29 | Nine of these still contain their fuel rods . |
| 30 | But even though the newest treatments are gentle on hair , they still take their toll . |