Example sentences of "[modal v] still be [vb pp] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After burial , bones are protected from the worst effects of weathering , but they may still be subjected to corrosion by soil or sediment . |
| 2 | If there is an element of design on Pechorin 's part in the duel he fights , an element which incorporates a knowledge of the loaded dice to be employed by his opponent in the form of an unloaded pistol , the outcome can still be ascribed to chance , in a sense that must be meant to characterise the hero 's fine indifference . |
| 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 | It has less memory than the MP version , but can still be upgraded to MP capability . |
| 5 | Starving Somalis , and now it seems , starving Bosnians , and many others have reason to be grateful that the generous conscience of America can still be roused to action , often at major risk to American lives . |