Example sentences of "still [adv] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Far from being a science , we 're still only dabbling on the periphery of the subject . ’ |
| 2 | Confused and troubled , and with her body still gently glowing from the pleasure it had shared with the man lying next to her , Jessamy closed her eyes and tried to shut everything out . |
| 3 | Apart from O'Leary 's injury , Arsenal had things largely their own way in the first half against a Norwich team who were still obviously suffering from the disappointment of Sunday 's Cup defeat . |
| 4 | When Ludo returned , he found her still dreamily lying on the bed . |
| 5 | If , therefore , the pointer reads " here " and we blink our eyes and look at it again we shall certainly find the pointer the second time still stolidly sitting at the mark " here " . |
| 6 | She made her way , still seemingly dancing to the tune , the huge crocodile-skin handbag on her arm swaying heavily in time , to the door down to the saloon . |
| 7 | Since the swells were still partially coming over the reef and the wind holding at 15–20 knots , we also set the CQR down once again and streamed out 120ft ( 36m ) of ⅜″ chain : at least it would provide additional weight on the bottom , and should we drag we would hear the chain scraping over the rocks . |
| 8 | Tearing herself away from him , she viewed him distractedly , her mouth still sweetly aching from the impact of his kisses . |
| 9 | Those arms were my arms — even though my arms were still lazily resting among the rainbow petals . |
| 10 | The English girls , as I recall , were still faithfully standing by the camera we had set up for long shots , having been asked to press the button at appropriate moments when we were not in frame . |
| 11 | An hour later she was still happily chatting to the woman , finding out about the terrible Harry who had ‘ torn the heart ’ right out of her daughter and gone off with a woman from Cork , which naturally led on to the dreadful and often incomprehensible ways of men and the stupid way women always put up with it . |
| 12 | But the rose he had given her was still miraculously blooming on the breast of her gown . |