Example sentences of "it still had a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 While it was doubtless a noble religion it still had a greater contribution to make to humanity .
2 It still had a blackish colour but was narrower and less deep .
3 It still had a good edge .
4 The house that William had found was down one of the side streets and not so majestic , but it still had a fair bit of the Gothic about it , and the brass knocker on the front door had the face of an ogre .
5 This self-propelled weapon was not yet a serious threat ; it still had an effective range of less than a mile , but the tiny torpedo-boats which were beginning to make their appearance heralded a whole new range of warships for the future .
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