Example sentences of "very still [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Katy asked but Mum shook her head and told Katy to stand very still while a man took photographs . |
| 2 | Tug lay very still and concentrated on breathing and the voice went on , so softly that it was only just possible to hear it , even though Doyle 's face was right up against his ear . |
| 3 | Holding the gun very still and steady , pointed at her , he said , ‘ Could you shoot me ? |
| 4 | An acidified lake looks very still and clear but is an animal and plant graveyard . |
| 5 | The air was very still and drops of dew were poised in perfect globes on blades of grass and leaves . |
| 6 | Next time you are alone with nature — perhaps in a wood , meadow , moorland , valley , clifftop or beach — allow your mind to become very still and silent . |
| 7 | She sat there very still and white and thoughtful . |
| 8 | Matilda , in the second row , sat very still and said nothing . |
| 9 | She cared about surviving , about remaining very still and suffering , enduring , holding on until the train reached Chancery Lane . |
| 10 | Grainne stood very still and knew she was going forward into something that might well be a delight , but that might also be a torment . |
| 11 | Fenella stood very still and stared at the dark , hunched buildings at the side of the road . |
| 12 | And stood very still and waited — and prayed to every god he had ever heard of that the Robemaker would not utilise the dread Stroicim Inchinn and read into his mind . |
| 13 | Fenella stood very still and stared at the Robe , seeing that the lids were closed and that here and there the lashes were matted and sticky-looking . |
| 14 | She knew that if she stood very still and sent forth quiet animal-soothing thoughts , it was often enough to discourage attack . |
| 15 | Just sit very still and wait a little while . |
| 16 | ‘ Sit very still and do n't look at them . ’ |
| 17 | I sat very still and looked hard at Barrymore . |
| 18 | ‘ Yes , ’ she whispered , then smiled when he went very still and drew back to stare at her . |
| 19 | He sat very still and spoke with quiet ferocity . |
| 20 | He was sitting very still and his breathing was shallow . |
| 21 | They were both standing very still and the snow built a lace-like pattern over them . |
| 22 | She looked at her sister , who had grown very still and was staring down at her hands . |
| 23 | Er she 's always and jigging about you know but when she plays very still and she hits the ball stands up quick , watches where it goes , she 'll go like this , this up jump |
| 24 | There was now a thick fog and the night was very still as they hurried through the deserted streets of the nearby town . |
| 25 | My boss stood very still as he looked over the side of the pen at the little animal . |
| 26 | He began to examine the neck and head of the calf , then became very still as he handled one of the little horn buds . |
| 27 | She turned quickly away from me and was very still as she fought with her emotions . |
| 28 | His short , stout body was very still as he stared down into Ward 's face . |
| 29 | Isabel , watching closely , saw him go very still as he saw what lay between the pages . |