Example sentences of "still had [pos pn] " in BNC.

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1 Maggie 's sobs were becoming more natural , but she still had her arms tight round Phoebe 's neck and her head pressed against Phoebe 's breast and her voice was muffled .
2 ‘ It seemed to work OK , although I was always a bit worried Thom might take Eva from me — he still had her US passport . ’
3 ‘ Bread and jam , my dear ? ’ said Mrs Hollidaye as though she still had her cloth-ears on .
4 The queen dowager might no longer be regent , in Protestant eyes , but she still had her French troops and stalemate continued .
5 While crossing the Old Bridge , she suddenly wondered if she still had her money in her breast purse .
6 She still had her clothes on but was covered by a grey duvet .
7 She noticed she still had her socks on .
8 She could see only through a watery mist and realized after a moment 's panic that she still had her reading glasses on .
9 Therese still had her Medusa face .
10 But she still had her friend , and Aileen put her arm round Tildy .
11 But she still had her friend , and Aileen put her arm round Tildy .
12 Even when she 'd had a drink or so too many she still had her stocking seams straight . ’
13 Carolyn , who still had her job at the ‘ Craft Basket ’ , stayed at home .
14 Maisie still had her ear pressed to the glass .
15 But she still had her eyes hidden against seeing her father thrown across the stage .
16 She still had her glass in hand , and sipped then passed it over .
17 When midday arrived and she still had her job at Vasey 's , Leith began to have doubts that Naylor Massingham intended to dismiss her .
18 The Great and Good still had their uses .
19 But most of the foreign exchange , gilts and swaps dealers still had their eyes on the ball , rather than their heads in the clouds of political speculation .
20 The Health Authorities at this time maintained that the maximum aluminium level had been 109 mg/litre , but the Ahrenses still had their jar of water and when it was analysed at Somerset Council 's laboratories it was found to contain 620 mg/litre , 3,000 times the EC limit .
21 In February 1990 , Dr Tom McMillan , a clinical psychologist at Atkinson Morley Hospital in London , said most of his 11 Camelford patients still had their lives disrupted by the poisoning .
22 When I first came here with Mister Johnny — he was only a little lad then and I was n't much older — the Gotobeds still had their money and they kept house in style .
23 Alcoholics who still had their health , their families , their jobs , and even two cars in the garage , began to recognise their alcoholism .
24 The remaining three sides of the square still had their original superior tradesmen 's villas , built around 1840 .
25 Some still had their shape ,
26 The local team still had their moments with Lynch and Peter McGrattan getting their fair share of the points .
27 Even though they were poor they still had their pride .
28 The eagle still had its talons in the goat , and the goat had its horns embedded in the eagle .
29 It still had its pepper trade and the factories in India at Surat and Madras , and at Bantam in the East Indies , with a number of smaller bases , and it was beginning to look for new opportunities .
30 ‘ Powick still had its reputation for cheapness and it made a profit . ’
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