Example sentences of "and still [verb] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such surveys formed the basis for research for many years and still remain the principal source for some categories of data . |
| 2 | That is enough to dock 6p off the basic rate of income tax and still keep the public-debt ratio stable . |
| 3 | One thinks himself the master of others , and still remains the greater slave than they . |
| 4 | Emphasising that his anti-tax , anti-big government , America First campaign was for " the heart and soul of the Republican Party " , he stated that he could " lose 50 primaries to George Bush and still win the national debate " . |
| 5 | But I ca n't see the man who squirmed through six successive defeats last spring and still reached the Premier League losing too much sleep . |
| 6 | The well is believed to date from the sixteenth century and still produces the pure water which the inhabitants had drunk in the days of the plague . |
| 7 | The meat was cylindrical and bloody , and still had the furry skin on . |
| 8 | Quite apart from its technical ingenuity , its wily thematic evolutions and transformations , I love its eccentricity : only Bernstein could have ‘ tuned in ’ to Plato 's timeless dinner party and still had the last laugh . |
| 9 | I have always had reasonable live-in accommodation ( having inspected it before accepting a position ) and , although on certain days I have worked non-stop , on others I have been very quiet and still received the same salary . |
| 10 | Known in due course as the Deep , or Horse Level , it was the lowest tunnel which could conveniently be driven and still serve the new Bonsor Mill . |
| 11 | She had had to wean herself off the dope over a period of years , and still felt the occasional urge for a H-9 hit . |
| 12 | ‘ Now you leave Yugoslavia and still expect the Yugoslav Army to protect you . ’ |
| 13 | That was where I met and still meet the only person I 'd call a friend ; Jamie the dwarf , whom I let sit on my shoulders so he can see the bands . |
| 14 | The façade is Lombard Romanesque style , probably built in the thirteenth-century , and still contains the old doorway . |
| 15 | If you have a break in employment for two complete consecutive tax years , for whatever reason , you must pay full-rate contributions when you return to work : so , if you leave employment in March 1988 , you can return to work at any time up to 5th April 1990 and still pay the reduced rate ; but if you wait longer than that , you will have to pay the full rate . |
| 16 | And still howe'er the mournful Tale began , |
| 17 | Brand A has been carefully put together to ensure that the slimmer enjoys a wide range of textures and flavours and still has the psychological satisfaction of preparing the food he or she eats . |
| 18 | It was intended to provide a large number of alternative words and expressions for subjects , so that advice workers could look for information under terms which were familiar to them and still find the right information . |
| 19 | Is it possible to change school science in this fashion and still preserve the essential character of science itself ? |
| 20 | Prayer-rug designs are traditionally associated with Anatolia and still constitute the underlying format of most Anatolian rugs . |