Example sentences of "[noun] still [vb past] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Duchess had sworn in a very mild tone , but her words still made Lord John bridle . |
| 2 | Arsenal still bought Lukic 6 months later . |
| 3 | In spite of all the worrying about it the next stage with Edward still took Sally by surprise when it actually happened . |
| 4 | Yet Bella still wanted Johnny , that much was clear . |
| 5 | Even then , 26 Tory Eurosceptics still defied Mr Major to vote against the Government while at least another six abstained . |
| 6 | She supposed Meredith still ate meat , which could n't be helped , ‘ but according to the newspapers so many cows are going mad . |
| 7 | Hekmatyar had refused to join the interim government , and his forces and artillery still threatened Kabul from the south . |
| 8 | In 1844 one auxiliary corps of artillery still stood guard on the city walls at night , and they disturbed many people with their noisy alerts . |
| 9 | In 1880 , Spain still held Cuba and Puerto Rico ; in Africa she had Rio do Oro and in the Far East the Philippines . |
| 10 | The Swedes ' 3-1 victory over Albania yesterday left Robson mildly disappointed but England still had control of Group Two , he said . |
| 11 | Niki still thought Ron Dennis was giving Prost the better service . |
| 12 | The survey , Equal Voice , carried out by Portsmouth University 's social services research and information unit , showed how black communities still had difficulty gaining access to social services and how their needs went unmet . |
| 13 | My survey revealed that a few people in Sukuma-speaking areas still had difficulty in answering questions in Swahili ; others who understood Swahili nonetheless asked to be interviewed in Sukuma . |
| 14 | His regular column on the London Literary Times had been axed , but the editor still chucked scraps of work his way . |
| 15 | Philip looked out at the houses , some of the front gardens still had pockets of dirty snow in them . |
| 16 | In this period capital account transactions were at a much lower level than they are nowadays , partly because many countries still had restrictions or limitations on this type of flow . |
| 17 | If most big countries still had exchange controls or other barriers to the free flow of money across borders , then costs of debt could differ widely . |
| 18 | H-M still had Rodriguez , and himself . |
| 19 | Laws against witchcraft were abolished in 1736 but long after that date Church courts still tried people suspected of witchcraft . |
| 20 | Laws against witchcraft were abolished in 1736 but long after that date Church courts still tried people suspected of witchcraft . |
| 21 | Although silk prices fell after 1925 the additional cash income still cushioned farmers against the effects of a simultaneous fall in rice prices . |
| 22 | Louise was standing in what used to be the studio long ago , when Irena still taught ballet . |
| 23 | They had lapsed into everyday small talk , but a strand of their previous intimacy still infused Luke 's questioning . |
| 24 | He must have been about fifty summers old , his copper-coloured face was lined , his swept back hair silver-grey , but the moustache and the neatly clipped beard still showed traces of a golden youth . |
| 25 | Thus in 1985 the wealthiest 1% of the population still owned 20% of all wealth and the wealthiest 10% owned 54% , leaving the other 90% of the population with less than half of all personal wealth . |
| 26 | Bowe still taunted Lewis , opening his dinner suit to show one of his championship belts . |
| 27 | In this anaemic echo of her own box on the Moon , her body still had substance . |
| 28 | But the sign on the wall still said King Street , and Jacob presumed that as yet only members of the IRA and their supporters would call it by its new name . |
| 29 | Her bowels were much improved by this , but Edith still had migraine attacks and trouble with her joints . |
| 30 | For all its humiliating decline , Khan still saw Delhi as a vibrant and sophisticated city , full of glamour and intrigue ; the beauty of its palaces and shrines , he thought , was rivalled only by the strangeness of the city 's society and its dazzling complement of poets , dancers and mystics . |