Example sentences of "was still [v-ing] [prep] his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Caspar and Fenella had to explain it four times , and a fifth for Flaherty , who was still recovering from his overindulgence in the matter of the mulled wine . |
| 2 | Endill was still recovering from his journey in the basket lift and he followed behind the Headmaster without a word . |
| 3 | They parted two weeks ago but Mr Griffiths was still living near his family in Northallerton , North Yorks . |
| 4 | Leith was still gasping at his audacity as well as at his discernment when , flicking a glance at the way her chestnut hair was fastened in a repressive knot , he inserted with another glance at her severe hairstyle , ‘ Now why would a beautiful woman , with equally beautiful hair , try to hide her beauty behind glasses which she clearly does n't need , try to minimise the beauty of her splendid hair , and also try to detract attention from what I clearly recall is a figure of delightful shape and proportions ? ’ |
| 5 | As he knew , the momentum was still building in his favour . |
| 6 | He afforded himself a quick glance at Plummer , who was still struggling with his spaghetti . |
| 7 | Yet the childish voice was still repeating in his head . |
| 8 | Mike Laister was still clinging to his point of view . |
| 9 | Then , realising she was still clinging to his arm , she snatched her hand away and moved to the other side of the path . |
| 10 | ‘ So am I. ’ She was still looking at his hand . |
| 11 | He was still smarting from his encounter with the child prostitute . |
| 12 | Ardamal just beat Kreig out of the door , while Dommer was still fumbling with his flamer . |
| 13 | ‘ You did n't care that Garry was still sleeping with his wife when he was supposed to be in love with you ? ’ |
| 14 | She was still pondering on his use of her name as the taxi drove through the dark city streets , the driver having given up on any hopes of conversation after a couple of monosyllabic and nonsensical replies from his customer . |
| 15 | Lee was still pulling at his anorak . |
| 16 | Meanwhile , a cyclist was still fighting for his life yesterday after crashing in the Yorkshire Dales . |
| 17 | A CYCLIST was still fighting for his life yesterday after crashing in the Yorkshire Dales . |