Example sentences of "and still [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a sociologist , what he is interested in is the knowledge of a social group and as a Marxist he is interested in the ‘ maximum potential consciousness ’ of a group or class — what it could know and still remain a coherent group . |
| 2 | Pests and diseases have had innumerable volumes devoted to them , and still remain a never-ending source of trouble and worry . |
| 3 | Such surveys formed the basis for research for many years and still remain the principal source for some categories of data . |
| 4 | ‘ I could see a hundred evictions and still keep a level head on that subject . |
| 5 | That is enough to dock 6p off the basic rate of income tax and still keep the public-debt ratio stable . |
| 6 | Although Sprake got and still gets a great deal of stick , including from me , he was in fact an excellent keeper . |
| 7 | Competition amongst producers of commercial PC software has made it difficult for shareware authors to significantly undercut them and still charge a worthwhile amount for their products . |
| 8 | June Thomas was an engineering draughtswoman until three years ago , and still does a full-time job . |
| 9 | For the last few days of her life Julia lay in a drugged sleep , free from pain and still managing a faint smile for Pat as he hung over her , gripping her hand . |
| 10 | This was consistently commended by advisory staff throughout the period under review and still remains a central component of expected practice ( for example , Leeds City Council 1989a , 1989e , 1990a , 1990c ) . |
| 11 | One thinks himself the master of others , and still remains the greater slave than they . |
| 12 | 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 " . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | This was the worst part as by now everyone was tired , hungry , needed a long hot bath and still had a long drive home ; however spirits were cheerful and by the 29th May we were ready to do it all again . |
| 16 | The young ones were less strongly coloured and still had a downy look about them . |
| 17 | She had seen this money before , of course , and still had a little collection of it that she had made as a child , yet it was disconcerting to reflect that Johnny would use it as part of his everyday life . |
| 18 | The meat was cylindrical and bloody , and still had the furry skin on . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | In Islam , it symbolizes the bridge between Paradise , the world of men and the world below , and still retains a religious significance that is no longer evident in the West . |
| 21 | These are disease-free and nutritious and are best fed when they are fresh from the hatchery and still contain the marine algae , on which they in turn were fed , undigested in their stomachs . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Is it really possible to ‘ contract-out ’ some specialties and still retain a comprehensive service ? |
| 24 | Is it really possible to ‘ contract-out ’ some specialities and still retain a comprehensive service ? |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Had he been in Whitechapel , Charlie would have been happy to run up and down the market from five in the morning to seven at night and still box a few rounds at the club , drink a couple of pints of beer and carry out the same routine the next day without a second thought , but when at nine o'clock the sergeant-major gave them a ten-minute break for cocoa he collapsed on to the verge exhausted . |
| 27 | The large differences show how one can retail one 's own eggs direct to the public at a fairer price and still make a worthwhile profit . |
| 28 | But we could sell it to the wine merchants themselves and still make a handsome profit . ’ |
| 29 | Realising that they could undercut the bids of competitors and still make a fat profit , the Reichmanns turned their company , Olympia & York , towards the property business . |
| 30 | The purchasing chemist can undercut the NHS , and still make an extra profit . |