Example sentences of "[was/were] still [verb] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Implementation of that policy , in Indo-China however , would depend upon France ; and after two years of war and in spite of some growing and ineffable optimism , the French were still looking for a purposeful Vietnam policy and had revealed not so much procrastination and missed opportunities as a sort of political paralysis . |
| 2 | Carefully he tried again but Cameron took his arm and told him not to hurry unduly , the joists had only been pinned in place and they were still waiting for the long nails from Grandtully . |
| 3 | ( 3 ) Oesophageal sensitivity to acid was preserved in patients with impaired peristalsis and oesophagitis. ( 4 ) Reflux symptoms lasted longer in patients with prolonged oesophageal acid exposure but were still reported for a small fraction of the total acid exposure time . |
| 4 | Results were still awaited for the 10 non-Moslem seats . |
| 5 | Among those covered by the files were Josef Mengele , a former superintendent of the Auschwitz concentration camp who had lived in Buenos Aires from 1959 until his death in 1979 [ see p. 33759 ] ; Josef Schwammberger , extradited in 1990 [ see p. 37899 ] ; and , reportedly , a self-styled " Slovakian National Socialist " , Stefan Polakovic , who was still writing for an Argentinian publication in 1992 . |
| 6 | And yet , for all his reservations , Nietzsche continued to devote time and energy to orthodox classical scholarship ; and he was still prepared for an academic career , albeit with the special aims appropriate to one so sceptical of the established order . |
| 7 | While he was still searching for the right question to ask , the sound of a key in the padlock made them both jump . |
| 8 | She was still searching for the right words to describe how she felt when he suddenly got up and went to meet more guests , and she did n't see him for a long time . |
| 9 | On arrival at Worcester , Massachusetts , for the match , the earth was still moving for the British side and they lost nine-and-a-half to two-and-a-half , with Boomer winning his foursomes in partnership with his friend Archie Compston , but losing his single . |
| 10 | But , when asked whether he was still looking for a new goalkeeper despite Hitchcock 's form , Porterfield said : ‘ We are always looking to improve our squad of players and we will keep searching . ’ |
| 11 | The nearest they came to securing the cushion of a two-goal lead came when Rush lobbed the ball into the path of Davenport , who failed to get sufficient power into a shot to beat Walton , who was still deputising for the injured Gunn . |