Example sentences of "[noun sg] still [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Lieutenant 's horse still lashed and kicked on the road . |
| 2 | The horse still searched desperately for a footing in the soft , moving earth of the cliff-side and Maggie felt that every bone in her body was jarred as the flying hoofs found what they sought . |
| 3 | However , in 1913 foreign investment still made up 25% of the money invested in Russian industry . |
| 4 | With the rock still grasped firmly in his left hand , he began to negotiate the glowing gap . |
| 5 | Well in that case I 'm er it 's still a compliment still intended whoever wrote it . |
| 6 | The only second-class side still left in the competition travel to Stradey Park to take on mighty Llanelli , the current holders of the trophy and eight-times winners in all . |
| 7 | Entering on the French side still wrapped in cloud , you have a good chance of exiting on the Spanish side , as we did on the morning in question , in flawless sunshine and restorative heat . |
| 8 | This decline is possibly of post-war origin , as in 1949 Thorney Island , the marshes around Pagham Harbour and Selsey , and Rye Harbour still held a total of about 150 pairs compared to about 35 in 1967 . |
| 9 | Each landing was almost an inch deep in cartridge cases across which the thin track of dried blood still passed . |
| 10 | A quick glance through the window showed his car still parked outside , but by the time she had showered and breakfasted she saw that a mechanic was at work on it , and half an hour later her doorbell rang . |
| 11 | He stumbled through , his mouth still covered by the scarf , using his hat to cover his face . |
| 12 | Even though his mouth still screamed throughout . |
| 13 | With my mouth still submerged in water , I resemble a surly alligator . |
| 14 | Nevertheless , Boosey still managed to play a good tune in the six months to June with profits up 10 per cent higher to £1.4 million . |
| 15 | ‘ Is tea still served in the Doctors ' House ? ’ |
| 16 | Support for Mr Museveni , who presides over an administration still blighted by corruption , seems to stem from a belief in his personal sincerity and integrity . |
| 17 | The wind still managed to find a way through the hairline crack , whistling eerily around the interior of the freight car . |
| 18 | At the end of the transitional phase , French government discrimination and obstruction in its subsidisation policies meant that to all intents arid purposes France 's coal industry still remained outside the common ECSC structure . |
| 19 | Once the bottom has set , the work is again mounted on the lathe , on the faceplate still attached to the bottom . |
| 20 | There on the television monitors was a body lying alone in the middle of the track with his seat still strapped to him like a pilot 's parachute pack . |
| 21 | In 1941 membership slumped to 120 men , but rather more ladies ; and despite the War , advertisements for members appeared and the Club still employed a caddie master , Jim Wetton , whose wage was increased from £1 10s. 0d. to £2 0s. 0d . |
| 22 | It was profoundly humiliating that his dreaming mind still owed allegiance to a rudimentary conscience . |
| 23 | Finally I turned and started back , not conscious of anything , my mind still locked in on the impression the place had made so that I only vaguely heard a voice calling me . |
| 24 | His arms flailed out like the wings of a bird , black against the sky , then he tipped and fell , his mind still gripped by delirium . |
| 25 | Her mind still wanted to whirl , but she would remember the words , ‘ Resist the evil that men do . ’ |
| 26 | She only had a bare glimpse of the softly lit room , her struggling figure still clasped firmly in his arms , as he continued through to the en suite bathroom . |
| 27 | The fight to hold Londonderry began heroically when , in an episode still commemorated today , the ‘ apprentice boys ’ barred the gates but the governor , Robert Lundy , proved a broken reed , if not a covert traitor , recommending that the citizens surrender and actually sending away two regiments despatched to the town 's relief . |
| 28 | He was 16 in 1959 , and just entering a local arts college still run on quasi-Victorian lines . |
| 29 | As she lay listening to the sound of the grown-ups ’ laughter coming through the wall , Dot felt round the sharp tin edges of her victory brooch still pinned to her cardigan front and remembered how Gloria had once said you 'd always be safe in a place like this . |
| 30 | She saw the first researchers , long-dead now but their essence still lived , frozen in the flow of electrons . |