Example sentences of "[conj] they [modal v] still [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 While DCs are in this state , no modifications may be made to the modules , although they may still be read out of LIFESPAN .
2 Nevertheless , it has been held that they may still be postponed to later mortgages , notwithstanding the limitation of the company 's actual authority .
3 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 .
4 After burial , bones are protected from the worst effects of weathering , but they may still be subjected to corrosion by soil or sediment .
5 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 .
6 But they can still be drawn very widely .
7 Not only did the Dissenters still suffer civil disabilities , but they could still be prosecuted for worshipping outside the Church of England if they did not fulfil certain requirements at law .
8 But they could still be summoned to appear in court to answer the allegations of their creditor , to admit or give good reasons for disclaiming them — if the sum involved was less than £5,000 in a county court , if more in the High Court .
9 Not all these are easily or indeed ever available to outsiders , but they should still be considered as potential sources of data , bearing in mind that they are produced as by-products of social , economic , and political processes .
10 Because they could still be comforted or distracted , by a sweet and a story .
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