Example sentences of "[vb past] they still " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this low undergrowth their disorganized progress and uneven , differing rhythms of movement delayed them still more than in the wood . |
| 2 | But she and I concealed them still |
| 3 | He loved them still . |
| 4 | It is often the way with Mughal ruins : while the more primitive forts which preceded them still have an aura of power as they rise solid and impregnable from the burning plains , the silky refinement expressed in Mughal architecture turns , in decay , to something approaching seediness . |
| 5 | And although 75 per cent of them thought 16 was the right time to start having sex , girls admitted they still made the mistake , often with drastic consequences , of saying Yes when they really meant No . |
| 6 | And 77 per cent admitted they still find it hard to talk openly about sex . |
| 7 | But even if American anti-imperialism were diluted in practice , the British knew they still faced an uphill struggle after the war to regain the degree of international power and influence which they believed was rightly theirs . |
| 8 | French banks had always had broad powers , but a new banking act in 1984 broadened them still further . |
| 9 | Members were discouraged from bringing along a personal caddie and if they did they still had to pay the caddie master the fee he would have received , irrespective of whether there was a caddie available or not ! |
| 10 | Why in such wretched circumstances , faced by such great dangers , did they still prosecute these petty feuds ? |
| 11 | After the end of the First World War and when the motor car came in did they still come along on horses ? |
| 12 | Did they still think the Earth was flat in those days ? |
| 13 | Lindner announced on Aussie network TV on Saturday that he 'd signed for Leeds , but Davies said they still had n't received final confirmation from the player . |
| 14 | THE TVP 's crank-driven DIY rock ‘ n ’ roll may sound dated in these wearing , uncaring times , but that said they still have n't lost the knack of pulling a good tune from seemingly nowhere or coming up with an idea that will tug at your sleeve for attention . |
| 15 | ( c ) If the death takes place after the passing of the Finance Act , 1975 , but within seven years of the advance or determination , then in ascertaining for the purposes of CTT the value of the deceased 's estate immediately before his death there is to be included the value of any property which would have been chargeable with estate duty had Section 2 ( 1 ) ( b ) ( i ) of the Finance Act , 1894 , still been in force ( ie , after the application of any taper relief ) , unless the deceased was the surviving partner of a marriage which had been terminated by the death of the other spouse before 13/11/74 and the exempting provisions of Section 5 ( 2 ) of that Act would have applied had they still been in force ; and the persons accountable for the tax are those who would have been accountable under Section 44 of the Finance Act , 1950 , for any estate duty that would have been chargeable . |
| 16 | Melissa took hold of the flailing hands and held them still . |
| 17 | All the family found their grief for Julia hard to bear and to see how their father suffered grieved them still more . |