Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [modal v] still [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or I would still be flying between Siberia and eternity with nothing to listen to but ‘ Pretty in Pink ’ by The Psychedelic Furs . |
| 2 | A brass plaque was duly struck in Benjamin 's memory and mounted in the church near the organ , where it may still be seen : |
| 3 | If a back-up copy is available a potential disaster can be averted and the urgent report or whatever can still be completed on time . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , I had hoped that she might still be received . |
| 5 | There was no-sign of the witch , but Virginia knew that she might still be coming in chase of her . |
| 6 | She was n't going to do it again , and let him think that she could still be affected by anything he said , or by the way he looked at her . |
| 7 | Thus provisioned , he invited Louise to come to the banqueting hall to celebrate her birthday , though in a very quiet way , he assured her ; he had not forgotten that she must still be suffering on account of her father , who had only recently taken his last dive down the well in the Residency yard in the wake of so many of his former patients . |
| 8 | The 25 year term is fixed — there is no chance that you will still be paying off your loan into your retirement , as is the possibility with a repayment type loan . |
| 9 | ‘ Ben and I were sure that you must still be feeling jet lagged . |
| 10 | Cameron and Menzies looked at each other , searching for signs of belief that something could still be made of the occasion . |
| 11 | While DCs are in this state , no modifications may be made to the modules , although they may still be read out of LIFESPAN . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , it has been held that they may still be postponed to later mortgages , notwithstanding the limitation of the company 's actual authority . |
| 13 | Rugs employing this scheme are becoming increasingly rare and , although it may still be found on some workshop items , the only group to use it with any regularity are the Abadeh weavers of south central Persia , India and Pakistan make a few rugs in this design . |
| 14 | It has also been made clear that where an unmet need is recorded which the department has a legal duty to provide , it could be used as the basis for a legal challenge , although it should still be recorded . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Little did they think that it would still be going , if only just , well over 100 years later . |
| 17 | So strong is the activity in these discharges that it can still be measured in the sea right down the western coast of Britain , northwards round the top of Scotland , and even as far away as Scandinavia . |
| 18 | Derain 's Baigneuses is in many ways closer in spirit to the Demoiselles , and it was regarded by Vauxcelles at least , as a revolutionary work , but it had the advantage that it could still be fitted into a traditional frame of reference . |
| 19 | However , two tunes stand out : the single ‘ One Love In My Lifetime ’ , and the alluring , groovy ‘ Looking For Someone ’ , a song so lazy that it must still be living with mum in middle-age . |
| 20 | But after about twenty paces , when she had forgotten that he might still be looking , the shoulders drooped , her footsteps slackened , and she walked like someone in a dream . |
| 21 | There was no response , which meant that he might still be sleeping off a particularly heavy lunchtime session or perhaps was in the bath and could n't be bothered to get out . |
| 22 | But he pledged last night that he would still be leading the team for tomorrow 's League game at Darlington even if Flashman does sack him for the third time in a year . |
| 23 | Darrel had mysteriously signed Littlecote over to Sir John in 1586 on the understanding that he would still be allowed to remain . |
| 24 | Typically he extracted an understanding from his air officer commanding , ( Sir ) Basil Embry [ q.v. ] , that he would still be allowed a ‘ ration ’ of operational flights . |
| 25 | The effect unsettled him , and he found the fact that he could still be unsettled somehow curious . |
| 26 | However , the definitions of ’ payment ’ , ’ debt ’ and ’ loan ’ all contain the word ’ money ’ , so it can still be reached if the search goes far enough . |
| 27 | This aircraft does have the advantage of a bench seat in the back which is removable , so it can still be used as a four-seater if you watch the weight and balance . |
| 28 | There are more than 350 lots , which were on view at Sotheby 's in New Bond Street , London , earlier this month and which can still be seen today and tomorrow at the Assembly Rooms before the sale begins . |
| 29 | And she would still be listening to Mama 's complaining and thinking up excuses for not having the wedding just yet , which had n't been fair of her , really , because she did want to marry Charlie . |
| 30 | Another four years would drift by , and she would still be tied to Julius Landor . |