Example sentences of "still [v-ing] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He agreed , still seeing sport as ‘ an outlet ’ but ‘ in time , it just got serious . ’ |
| 2 | One important Communist still eluding capture was Jose Weibel , Secretary General of the Young Communists , and the Joint Command decided to try and locate him through his brother Ricardo , a bus driver . |
| 3 | Matthew was still repairing damage from the wind-storm , cutting fallen trees into logs for the lodge 's many fireplaces . |
| 4 | All this , supported by literary evidence , suggests deterioration : bleaker diets ( but with the poor still demanding wheat ) , a decline in non-food purchasing , with standards probably lower than at any other time since the wars at the beginning of the eighteenth century . |
| 5 | Dolores was still eating pudding |
| 6 | Maybe they were still eating cabinet pudding in those days . |
| 7 | No Anthony 's still eating darling , right , now that word there says Doc , D O C which is the name of one of the dwarfs , okay , so in all them letters there is the name Doc , so you 've got to look for those three letters D O C alright , so you go along , no let me show you how to do it then . |
| 8 | ‘ You 're still preaching death and destruction . |
| 9 | Market guru , Peter Thompson , now retired from Barclays de Zoete Wedd , but still forecasting market trends , has published a document predicting that the FT-SE 100 could be at 2,100 by the end of the month ( it closed at 2,233.9 , down 3.9 , yesterday ) . |
| 10 | From the modern to the antique , or almost ; China is still building steam locomotives , of the class Qian Jin . |
| 11 | I find the dried cocoa bean husks useful as a mulch since they tend to bind together when wet , producing a surface mat that inhibits weed growth and evaporation while still allowing water and air to reach the soil . |
| 12 | Although developing countries are generally increasing their use of oil , many of the poorest and non-oil-producing countries of the Third World are , of necessity , still using wood as their main fuel ( see the beginning of the chapter ) . |
| 13 | He will almost certainly complete the turn hard up against the kerb , front wheel off the ground , still using body weight to steer ( with the front wheel airborne he does n't have a lot of choice ) as the rear tyre continues to lay down its tell-tale streak of hot rubber . |
| 14 | Is version 5 available while you 're still using version 3 ? |
| 15 | ‘ Still enjoying life , I see . ’ |
| 16 | My father Arthur was secretary of the Southern Division for a number of years and is still enjoying life to the full . |
| 17 | In such a situation , it is hard to believe Zarei 's claim that he is still enjoying running , but an essential part of the make-up of any top ultra runner is a fierce determination to test themselves to the limit . |
| 18 | There are , of course , big areas of Normandy where the farmers are still producing milk , butter , cream and cheeses by the old methods . |
| 19 | If it is extremely fortunate , it may become a double-suckler by finding a female whose pup has just died and who is still producing milk . |
| 20 | In 1839 , Playne and Smith were still producing cloth ; then , after nearly two centuries of woollen cloth manufacture , Egypt Mill fell into disuse for a number of years . |
| 21 | She scarcely touched it , for it was downhill , but the ball chased past the hole and was still gathering pace as it disappeared off the other side of the green . |
| 22 | Mr Lambert added the inquiry was still gathering steam and had not yet peaked despite the recent removal of the mobile police pod outside the pensioner 's home . |
| 23 | ‘ Regarding the September issue , we are positive the matter is not connected and we are still gathering evidence to prosecute the culprit , ’ she added . |
| 24 | If it is accepted that general management is still gathering momentum , more may yet be to come . |
| 25 | ‘ We 're still gathering research . |
| 26 | A number were still pursuing court cases against SWWA at the time of writing . |
| 27 | Now they are much more relaxed and hope to turn it to their advantage while still denying involvement . ’ |
| 28 | But I was still denying emptiness . |
| 29 | I gave him a hard releasing shove in the general direction of Sam , Perkin and an open-mouthed Gareth and at last watched a dozen restraining hands clutch and keep him from destroying himself entirely , but he struggled against them and turned his vindictive face my way and shouted in still exploding rage , ‘ I 'll kill you . ’ |
| 30 | With the Rothschild report on the coal industry still gaining currency with its prospect of just 12–14 deep pits , Heseltine will not necessarily be toasted throughout industry . |