Example sentences of "[was/were] still [verb] [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The emergent divisions of labour in industrialised society were also a prime means by which modern societies were still sustaining themselves in a relatively conflict-free way . |
| 2 | He was still watching her across the table . |
| 3 | Duvall was still holding him by the throat . |
| 4 | He was still holding her by the scruff of the neck . |
| 5 | He was still holding her in the loose circle of his arms and she instantly bridled at the teasing . |
| 6 | He was still clasping her by the shoulders and she tried to shake free . |
| 7 | Anne tried to get up , pulling on a coat , but Nina was still pinning her to the floor . |
| 8 | Confounded by this reply , Oscar looked across at the other man to see that he was n't looking at the stars at all , but was still busying himself with the body . |
| 9 | He was still confronting me in a pugnacious attitude , but at this he took a step back . |
| 10 | Paul had reasons for the private emptying of his ; he was still treating himself with a solution of the doctor 's recommended potassium permanganate crystals , and had to make his exit quickly when Willie was out of the room , as that gregarious gentleman would have come with him on the same errand ; then hurry outside with the tell-tale purple contents , empty them , rinse the pot at the pump , and come back . |