Example sentences of "he still [verb] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He still wore the grey flannel trousers , white shirt and maroon pullover of his school , but his feet were bare . |
| 2 | Although the recruiter had obviously bathed , he still exuded the faint mustiness of the habitual opium smoker as he pressed past Duclos to take his place at the breakfast table . |
| 3 | Ruth loved him as much as ever , and hoped against hope that he still felt the same way about her , but somehow , something had been lost . |
| 4 | Charles was in Australia when this particular bomb dropped , but he still felt the full effect of the fall-out . |
| 5 | His handsomeness was a little battered now , but he still had the wolfish look she remembered from years ago — long face , strong jaw , broad brow ; his mouth was full and slightly lopsided , which gave him a crooked grin . |
| 6 | He still had the jewelled dagger hidden in a barrel on board his ketch , and he had put the sack with the money belt in an old sea chest left to him by his father . |
| 7 | He still had the numbed feeling on him , and that in itself was frightening , for as yet he could feel no sorrow for either Martin or Mr Smith . |
| 8 | He still remains the only man to win the 100 , 220 and 440 yards in one AAA championship ( in 1922 ) . |
| 9 | He still resented the Green Meadow Farm affair , and always would , but events had now overtaken his desire to see Brown and the FBI team off his patch . |
| 10 | A muscle jerked in his jaw , and although he still retained the humorous gleam it did n't quite warm his eyes . |
| 11 | He still has the bloodstained fragment of sleeve showing where the bullet went through his arm . |
| 12 | Even when he was not striking the ball well , he still posed the biggest threat . |
| 13 | He still remembers the first record he bought — Frank Philips narrating Peter and the Wolf on Ace of Clubs with Britten 's Young Person 's Guide ( LPO/Concertgebouw/van Beinum ) . |
| 14 | Winner of the Eclipse Stakes when ridden by Michael Kinane and the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes , Opera House is heading for the ‘ Horse of the Year ’ award and although the going may be softer than he would like tomorrow he still looks the obvious choice . |