Example sentences of "[conj] still [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By 1920 , although still receiving the Conservative whip in Parliament , Herbert regarded himself as an Independent , formally crossing the floor on the Irish vote on 20 November and thereafter sitting on whichever side he felt inclined . |
| 2 | A further question is whether or not a less costly form of regulation could be devised that still allows the same degree of competition in the markets with the same level of investor protection . |
| 3 | Losing his life in the crash of Avro York in the foothills of the Alps late in 1944 , there is no doubt that despite the controversy that still surrounds the Big Wing theory , the RAF lost one of its most brilliant commanders . |
| 4 | Lonesome Snapper Pond is the kind of place that still has a general store . |
| 5 | It then passes near Gate Manor , a fine Victorian mock-Jacobean hall , before crossing the Dee by way of Rash Bridge , a quiet spot with a tiny Methodist chapel and an old mill ( one of three corn mills that at one time ground in Dentdale ) that still has a working waterwheel . |
| 6 | But while the audience can relax in relative comfort in the mini auditorium which seats 200 , staff and performers have always had to work in rather cramped conditions in tiny dressing-rooms and offices that still have the old wall-paper on the bedroom walls . |
| 7 | Even after overcoming the tremendous technical difficulties of mining and smelting metals , the end result of all this endeavour was a raw material that still required the considerable skills of the metalsmith to turn it into artefacts , whether practical , artistic or both . |
| 8 | As a sociologist , what he is interested in is the knowledge of a social group and as a Marxist he is interested in the ‘ maximum potential consciousness ’ of a group or class — what it could know and still remain a coherent group . |
| 9 | Pests and diseases have had innumerable volumes devoted to them , and still remain a never-ending source of trouble and worry . |
| 10 | Such surveys formed the basis for research for many years and still remain the principal source for some categories of data . |
| 11 | ‘ I could see a hundred evictions and still keep a level head on that subject . |
| 12 | That is enough to dock 6p off the basic rate of income tax and still keep the public-debt ratio stable . |
| 13 | Although Sprake got and still gets a great deal of stick , including from me , he was in fact an excellent keeper . |
| 14 | Competition amongst producers of commercial PC software has made it difficult for shareware authors to significantly undercut them and still charge a worthwhile amount for their products . |
| 15 | June Thomas was an engineering draughtswoman until three years ago , and still does a full-time job . |
| 16 | For the last few days of her life Julia lay in a drugged sleep , free from pain and still managing a faint smile for Pat as he hung over her , gripping her hand . |
| 17 | This was consistently commended by advisory staff throughout the period under review and still remains a central component of expected practice ( for example , Leeds City Council 1989a , 1989e , 1990a , 1990c ) . |
| 18 | One thinks himself the master of others , and still remains the greater slave than they . |
| 19 | Emphasising that his anti-tax , anti-big government , America First campaign was for " the heart and soul of the Republican Party " , he stated that he could " lose 50 primaries to George Bush and still win the national debate " . |
| 20 | But I ca n't see the man who squirmed through six successive defeats last spring and still reached the Premier League losing too much sleep . |
| 21 | The well is believed to date from the sixteenth century and still produces the pure water which the inhabitants had drunk in the days of the plague . |
| 22 | This was the worst part as by now everyone was tired , hungry , needed a long hot bath and still had a long drive home ; however spirits were cheerful and by the 29th May we were ready to do it all again . |
| 23 | The young ones were less strongly coloured and still had a downy look about them . |
| 24 | She had seen this money before , of course , and still had a little collection of it that she had made as a child , yet it was disconcerting to reflect that Johnny would use it as part of his everyday life . |
| 25 | The meat was cylindrical and bloody , and still had the furry skin on . |
| 26 | Quite apart from its technical ingenuity , its wily thematic evolutions and transformations , I love its eccentricity : only Bernstein could have ‘ tuned in ’ to Plato 's timeless dinner party and still had the last laugh . |
| 27 | In Islam , it symbolizes the bridge between Paradise , the world of men and the world below , and still retains a religious significance that is no longer evident in the West . |
| 28 | These are disease-free and nutritious and are best fed when they are fresh from the hatchery and still contain the marine algae , on which they in turn were fed , undigested in their stomachs . |
| 29 | I have always had reasonable live-in accommodation ( having inspected it before accepting a position ) and , although on certain days I have worked non-stop , on others I have been very quiet and still received the same salary . |
| 30 | Is it really possible to ‘ contract-out ’ some specialties and still retain a comprehensive service ? |