Example sentences of "[noun] [be] still [verb] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Four secondees were still struggling to settle-in some six months after their appointment , but most secondees adjusted within three months and went on to enjoy the scope to shape their jobs , to use their expertise and to become part of a team . |
2 | Desmond Dekker is still playing to capacity crowds and you will recognise his unique sound on three national TV campaigns . |
3 | If preference was still given to diplomacy , force ( alone or in co-operation with Britain ) was not ruled out — especially in defence of oil supplies to Europe against any threat , Arab or Soviet . |
4 | In Tanzania in the early 1980s , 90 per cent of agricultural production in the resettled villages was still geared to subsistence consumption and there had been no long-term increase in the productivity of the farmers involved . |
5 | Although made in black-and-white , Sir Francis Drake is still sold to television stations around the world . |
6 | The north-bound carriageway is still closed to traffic . |