Example sentences of "[noun] still [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although not packed with tourists like Stratford , Warwick still attracted its fair share of visitors . |
| 2 | In any case , for as long as they remain as powerful as they are and until the country is ready for a proper comprehensive system the grammar school should be preserved : ‘ It would , moreover , be absurd from a socialist point of view to close down the grammar school , while leaving the public schools still holding their present commanding position . |
| 3 | Tiller writing the storyline still whisked his audience round the world but the comedy element was more dominant . |
| 4 | Maisie still had her ear pressed to the glass . |
| 5 | The fans still loved their idol , and Mitchum could now afford to relax and believe that his studio would not find itself forced to invoke the ‘ morals clause ’ and thus cancel his contract . |
| 6 | I went to the Maly Opera Theatre that night and saw Verdi 's Otello , and with the voices still occupying my mind I decided to take a subway down the Nevsky and have a drink at the Astoria . |
| 7 | MacLane still had his rubber hosepipe with him , like a comforter blanket . |
| 8 | The comparison between the axial age and the Hellenistic age also serves to remind us that Hellenism still affects our attitude towards ancient civilizations . |
| 9 | but the echoes of light still staining our eyelids . |
| 10 | Jezrael fluttered her eyelids to see him but the blue light still opaqued her vision . |
| 11 | And they 'd come along cattle there just contented as could be and then they got their supper and we 'd give them a wee while of light still to eat their supper . |
| 12 | But Berlin has outlived its shameful war And last week saw the vile Ceausescus ' fall As long as Gorbachev still gets his way , The Stalinists at last have had their day . |
| 13 | Richter 's peerless account on DG still remains my ultimate recommendation in this work ( Lill offers a stunning account too ) , but Gavrilov 's performance is certainly impressive . |
| 14 | The monument still retains its fine Renaissance grille by G. Schmidthammer , finished in 1591 . |
| 15 | Detailed coverage of Sports Car races is also included as the Sports Car still has its special appeal and aura . |
| 16 | Kevin Kline still maintains his reputation for being one of Hollywood 's most versatile and most elusive of actors . |
| 17 | Why can the tobacco industry still advertise their products , while cannabis , one of the safest drugs known to man , still remains illegal ? |
| 18 | But the tobacco industry still reaches its target through general interest publications read by young people , through overt product placement in films and through lengthy coverage of tobacco sponsored sport by the BBC . |
| 19 | Nicaragua still produces its own coffee . |
| 20 | Z2033 now wears the markings of Firefly DK431 of 1771 , Squadron , RN , when embarked upon HMS Implacable , although the aircraft still retains its original serial . |
| 21 | I put my hands out to the wall and , as I did so , the optimist still containing my legs , drifted away slowly , leaving my stomach sagging gracefully into the water . |
| 22 | On this side of the Channel , in contrast , religion still maintains its place in schools , however uneasily ; and this itself has made it easier to assume that somehow or other there will be moral teaching as well . |
| 23 | The gathering momentum of clericalism under the Carolingians can be seen from the fact that while Alcuin still addressed his learning in many ways to the laity , his pupil Hrabanus Maurus , abbot of Fulda , wrote the De Institutione Clericorum , a compendium of theology and law exclusively for the clergy . |
| 24 | The cell still echoed my voice . |
| 25 | The country houses of Goa still retain their Bohemian chandeliers and a mellow stateliness ( left ) , but since land reforms have had a crippling effect on incomes , they are difficult to maintain . |
| 26 | London Transport Underground still draws its power from Lots Road , the vast elegant power station that overshadows Chelsea Harbour . |
| 27 | The newly restored Chinese bedroom still has its original hand painted eighteenth century wallpaper , and features a ceiling painting of flying cranes.Queen Mary slept here in 1937 during a visit to Herefordshire . |
| 28 | She said : ‘ They were lovely men , and it was great to see brothers still enjoying their own company late on in life . |
| 29 | Jay demanded , her voice ugly , feeling so far away she could lose no more , the angrier she grew the further Lucy went ; but when she forced herself to be quiet and good , Lucy still kept her distance . |
| 30 | ‘ Meredith still has his cape . |