Example sentences of "[noun prp] still [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For all his qualities , which are many , in those days Dennis still had a huge chip on his shoulder . |
| 2 | While Siemens Nixdorf still spends a total £600m or 13% of revenues on research and development , and is certainly still investing in mainframes , Bearpark would provide no indication of how much . |
| 3 | Faldo still enjoyed a three-stroke cushion , but the pumped-up Australian resembled an executioner as he hacked away at the Open champion 's lead . |
| 4 | Mr Gorbachev still thinks the old system can be reformed . |
| 5 | Wright still managed an accurate shot but , unfortunately for him , it grazed the near post and rolled harmlessly across goal . |
| 6 | The NHS still lacks a systematic method of collecting information about outpatient waiting . |
| 7 | His rival Jonathan Ross still sports the spivvy whistle of an Eighties estate agent . |
| 8 | But Jane still dreaded the threatening disease of daily life . |
| 9 | And now in the er Trophy games this evening , these are the latest scores , Brentford nil Wickham two , Burnley nil Carlisle one , David on target there after forty , Bury one Stockport two , Cambridge against Gillingham , Cardiff against Torquay , Exeter against Plymouth , all goalless , Hull nil Scarborough two , Northampton one Hereford one , Portvale against Wrexham still awaiting the first goals there , Rotherham nil Huddersfield one , and York City one Hartlepool nil . |
| 10 | Yet it was all in a losing cause because England still finished the fourth day of the second Test 43 runs in arrears at 231 for eight in their second innings . |
| 11 | Consequently , unlike Germany , France and Italy , who lost such a wealth of their Medieval timber framed buildings , England still possesses a fair number . |
| 12 | But IBM still needs a radical rethink of its ideas , especially with regard to price-performance issues , which users are examining ever more critically . |
| 13 | Ireland still produces the famous Donegal carpets . |
| 14 | The last qualifying place is likely to be filled by China , though Ireland still have an outside chance . |
| 15 | At the end of the night , the luck was with the opposition , but Roy and Judy still had a good night out . |
| 16 | Cray still takes the simple approach to getting a good sound . |
| 17 | Owers knows that he can not afford to take any unreasonable chances , SUNDERLAND still have a limited number of tickets available for Easter Monday 's derby against Middlesbrough . |
| 18 | To recover this , you must go to the Coach and Horses pub in Soho , where you will find a drunken Jeffrey Bernard still confounding the dire predictions of all his doctors . |
| 19 | In November Pravda still viewed the ASEAN declaration for neutralisation as denoting a ‘ far from easy task ’ since it presupposed an end to US ‘ aggression ’ in Indo-China , to China 's ‘ hegemonistic aspirations ’ and contradictions among Southeast Asian countries , and the removal of foreign military bases and foreign troops from the area . |
| 20 | It 's all very mysterious — why , for instance , does Cape still need a managing director but not Chatto ? |
| 21 | While not every top player was able to travel to Newfoundland , Rugby Canada still mustered a powerful squad that included 10 internationals , eight of them World Cuppers . |
| 22 | Graham still bore the mental scars of his tragedy but he had proved to be an excellent operative and Philpott had no intention of letting him go . |
| 23 | The old Port Mill still forms an important part of that complex , and to Bensons ' credit , is beautifully maintained and landscaped . |
| 24 | Minnie Robinson still sent the occasional line but now Wimpole Street had been sold and she no longer had the doings of all the Barretts to catalogue her letters were empty things and difficult to respond to . |
| 25 | Ermine Street still formed the principal axis , lined by numerous strip buildings and associated kilns and pits , but various roads and streets branched eastwards from it , serving further densely occupied land . |
| 26 | Gavin Lees still looks a sorry sight . |
| 27 | The Gulf Families Association has now wound up but Mr Lloyd still takes an active role in the Gulf Crisis Line … a counselling charity for servicemen and their families . |
| 28 | Of slighter build than his brother , at fifteen Joseph still had the unfinished face of a growing boy , but his features were already set in a more thoughtful , reflective cast than Chuck 's and there was a hint of his mother 's sensitivity in his smile . |
| 29 | The ISE still has a paper-based system ( in contrast to America and Japan which have electronic systems ) that at times ( e.g. the 1987 bull market ) has been close to collapse . |
| 30 | While Darlington are deep in trouble at the foot of the Third Division , Hartlepool still have an outside chance of forcing their way into a play-off position . |