Example sentences of "can still [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If there is an element of design on Pechorin 's part in the duel he fights , an element which incorporates a knowledge of the loaded dice to be employed by his opponent in the form of an unloaded pistol , the outcome can still be ascribed to chance , in a sense that must be meant to characterise the hero 's fine indifference . |
| 2 | Where the points score is equal , a decision can still be given if the panel thinks that one contestant used better techniques , used a greater variety of effective techniques , or made more of the running . |
| 3 | ‘ We can still be friends . |
| 4 | But they can still be loan-tied , which means the nationals will still effectively control these outlets . |
| 5 | The dinosaurs can have Scafell until they die out , then if anyone can still be bothered to walk ( ! ) up there , I 'm sure a line or two of bolts would n't go amiss . |
| 6 | Once the definition has changed ( and that was before publication of the guide ) then the criticism of the style of ascent could have been dropped , but of course it was not , and can still be seen amidst ascents where the rock is scarcely touched . |
| 7 | The story is an intricate one , as Herbert Schneidau acknowledges ; and Pound 's holding out against Ford for the Dantesque principle of a ‘ curial ’ diction ( see his introduction to the poems of Lionel Johnson ) represents to my mind an objection that can still be raised to Ford 's principles of diction , salutary as Ford 's polemics undoubtedly were for Pound at this time . |
| 8 | The question can still be raised whether Pound had any access to Virgil except through translation . |
| 9 | Occasional gunshots can still be heard , though no one seems to know who fires the guns and if anyone is hit . |
| 10 | The position is changing rapidly , but they can still be powerful , behind-the-scene figures . |
| 11 | Thompson , in an interview on BBC Television 's Sportsnight programme , says he is neither pessimistic nor optimistic about his prospects for the Games but is convinced he can still be an athletics force for the next four or five years . |
| 12 | ‘ The scene does not seem right for a 1987 style crash , but the more cautious will be dusting off the chartist 's recommendations to see which shares can still be sold . ’ |
| 13 | The sea can still be seen from the orchard and it is possible at this stage that the German Army could push the Commando Brigade back into the sea . |
| 14 | He can still be seen on film in November 1921 in Saratov surrounded by hungry children . |
| 15 | The warmth of the sub-lava magna can still be felt through the feet . |
| 16 | The original building ( which can still be discerned today ) was a simple block of rectangular plan adjoining a ‘ breast-shot ’ waterwheel , powered by a mill-stream fed from the River Mole . |
| 17 | The mulberry can grow to a very great age , and some of those planted over 380 years ago can still be found . |
| 18 | Surely she should be encouraging people to improve the quality of life in such areas as Tottenham , where housing can still be bought and rented at realistic prices . |
| 19 | It can still be said , he suggests , ‘ that there are some things capable of being known , though they are still not ones that can be known with an Aristotelian knowledge , but only experientially , or according to appearances ’ . |
| 20 | The water can still be changed into the wine of his presence . |
| 21 | With 15 to 20 per cent of tin or more , the alloy becomes brittle and almost unworkable , although it can still be cast to shape , and as more tin is added it becomes whiter in colour . |
| 22 | ‘ We can still be friends , ’ I explained , ‘ and I 'll co-operate on all ecological projects of this nature . ’ |
| 23 | But even in a Lutheranism which has had married priests for four centuries , the notion that the mere presence of a woman acting as priest pollutes the sanctuary can still be a powerful belief . |
| 24 | So for grassland farmers , the best time is probably February–March when the ground is moist but can still be run on . |
| 25 | This statue can still be seen in the treasury at Conques in the Massif Central . |
| 26 | Also more significant than the somewhat diminished jubilation for the victories was the ‘ hope and urgent desire that the war can still be ended in this year ’ . |
| 27 | In ways such as this one has to be careful in using coin evidence , but , allowing for these and similar qualifications , it can still be extremely useful . |
| 28 | That cream-coloured stone chair can still be seen in the cathedral treasury in Aachen . |
| 29 | Even if that analysis is too simple , the threads that lead from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries can still be followed . |
| 30 | But at least it helped to console us that , whatever happens on Thursday , there can still be a happy ending . |