Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [modal v] still [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A brass plaque was duly struck in Benjamin 's memory and mounted in the church near the organ , where it may still be seen : |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , I had hoped that she might still be received . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Cameron and Menzies looked at each other , searching for signs of belief that something could still be made of the occasion . |
| 6 | While DCs are in this state , no modifications may be made to the modules , although they may still be read out of LIFESPAN . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , it has been held that they may still be postponed to later mortgages , notwithstanding the limitation of the company 's actual authority . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Darrel had mysteriously signed Littlecote over to Sir John in 1586 on the understanding that he would still be allowed to remain . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | The effect unsettled him , and he found the fact that he could still be unsettled somehow curious . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Another four years would drift by , and she would still be tied to Julius Landor . |
| 20 | The indexes , in Latin and English , are followed by seven practical lists , similar to those in the catalogues of many leading nurserymen today and they can still be consulted to advantage . |
| 21 | [ I ] f the insider is a substantial shareholder , the damages paid by him will , in part , indirectly return to him and he will still be left with a net profit on the transaction … |
| 22 | With no airbrake the glider will float some distance even at low speed , and it must still be held off for a proper touchdown . |
| 23 | With an endowment , you can top it up to cover the extra borrowing and it will still be repaid 25 years after you bought your very first house . |
| 24 | The emphasis is on beef but its milk yield remains adequate and it can still be considered a dual-purpose type . |
| 25 | If it could still be shown that it remains an effective expression of democracy , that would indeed be a reason ; for any diminution of democracy is deplorable . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | But she could still be asked to leave with just one month 's notice if someone takes over the 20-year lease . |
| 28 | After burial , bones are protected from the worst effects of weathering , but they may still be subjected to corrosion by soil or sediment . |
| 29 | The mode of economic production prevalent in a society may be very different from the mode of ideological production , but they can still be said to share certain ingredients . |
| 30 | But they can still be drawn very widely . |