Example sentences of "was still [v-ing] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She saw the shadowy movement out of the corner of her eye and she was still reaching for her Beretta when she was struck heavily on the shoulder , knocking the Geiger-Muller counter from her hand . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Endill was still recovering from his journey in the basket lift and he followed behind the Headmaster without a word . |
| 4 | Creeping to the windows of the married quarters in which she was still living since her husband 's sudden and secret posting , she looked up to see a mass of twinkling red , green and white lights , as wave after wave of aircraft passed overhead with unceasing regularity , making the earth shake beneath them as they roared southwards to the English Channel . |
| 5 | At a party at 9 Apollo Place , Norman Bowler had spent much of the evening dancing with Henrietta Law who was still living with her husband Michael in Kensington though their marriage was by then over . |
| 6 | For Melanie , at fifteen , it had been her first sexual relationship , she now had a baby daughter and was still living with her family . |
| 7 | But Chaman was very protective and supportive ; it was as if I was still living with my mother . ’ |
| 8 | At the time of this story , I was still living at my friend Sherlock Holmes 's flat in Baker Street in London . |
| 9 | They parted two weeks ago but Mr Griffiths was still living near his family in Northallerton , North Yorks . |
| 10 | 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 ? ’ |
| 11 | As he knew , the momentum was still building in his favour . |
| 12 | He afforded himself a quick glance at Plummer , who was still struggling with his spaghetti . |
| 13 | Yet the childish voice was still repeating in his head . |
| 14 | A very large number of kilocreds has a loud voice , and the Fraxillian fee was still shouting in my ear . |
| 15 | Mike Laister was still clinging to his point of view . |
| 16 | Then , realising she was still clinging to his arm , she snatched her hand away and moved to the other side of the path . |
| 17 | She had never spent so long taking her clothes off , but when she finally stood alluringly naked she saw that he was still looking at her mouth . |
| 18 | ‘ So am I. ’ She was still looking at his hand . |
| 19 | He was still smarting from his encounter with the child prostitute . |
| 20 | Ardamal just beat Kreig out of the door , while Dommer was still fumbling with his flamer . |
| 21 | Now she tidied herself up , arranged her shawl on her forehead , and soothed the baby , who was still nuzzling for her breast . |
| 22 | Juliet herself had not long arrived home , and was still changing into her chambray shirt-waister and high leather boots when the doorbell went . |
| 23 | ‘ You did n't care that Garry was still sleeping with his wife when he was supposed to be in love with you ? ’ |
| 24 | She was still sitting with her head partly averted , so her face was hidden . |
| 25 | It seemed bizarre to select a washing machine and an electric cooker for the use of some prospective young maid who was still sitting with her family in a Karachi or Lahore back street . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | He was still lying on her bed , his head propped up on one hand . |
| 28 | The glamorous nightdress I 'd bought to wear for his visit was still lying in my locker and , instead , I was wearing a shabby old hospital gown . |
| 29 | Yes , Phyllis Henley , the tough professional , would tell him when she had hard information , so he could only conclude she was still working on her lead . |
| 30 | Indoors Mum was still crying into her apron and Dad was pacing back and forth , fuming . |