Example sentences of "[noun sg] still [vb past] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The thing was wearing clothing still ; shreds of fabric still clung to it and were somehow interwoven with the grey and leprous flesh . |
| 2 | With the exception of one cottage , where a light still shone in the window , all the others were in total darkness . |
| 3 | It was not difficult for Lewis to find his way to the Kemps ' home in Cherwell Lodge , the ground-floor flat on the extreme right of the three-storey building , since it was the only window in the whole street , let alone the block of flats , wherein electric light still blazed at a quarter to one that morning . |
| 4 | The court held that the car still belonged to Bennett . |
| 5 | It was held that the car still belonged to the trader . |
| 6 | He kept the windows open because the car still smelled of Arabella 's perfume . |
| 7 | His mouth still quirked in the aftermath of his laughter , and she wished that he would move away from the top step so that she could pass him . |
| 8 | The mill pond still existed during the 1950s , but has now been filled in . |
| 9 | The next morning the wind still blew from the west . |
| 10 | The wind still howled through the chimney pots and rattled through the cracks of the window frames . |
| 11 | Despite the need to return to a monetary economy under the liberal market conditions of NEP , by the end of 1922 over onethird of total revenue still came in the form of taxes in kind . |
| 12 | Mr Hill said the murder still appeared to be motiveless . |
| 13 | And meanwhile , a ruthless killer still lurked in the darkness . |
| 14 | The rent still had to be paid and it was impossible to sell the lease with so much property available . |
| 15 | When we got there the cranes had already left but the marsh still resounded with the calls of waders , most of them now looking after young . |
| 16 | The wrecked Wellington bomber still smouldered in the open field . |
| 17 | Most of the enemy still seemed to be asleep as the avalanche of horses and riders bore down upon them in pounding fury . |
| 18 | Rose looked helplessly down to where the old lady still flailed against her pillows , catching her breath on each series of cackles as they left her throat . |
| 19 | St George and the dragon still flew from the walls of Famagusta . |
| 20 | The crossing keeper 's box complete with track plan still existed until the late 1940s . |
| 21 | He knew he had not been dozing very long because the smells of fried bacon and toasted bread still drifted through the house . |
| 22 | The Archimandrite continued to smile , and his mood still appeared to Miss Logan a gracious one . |
| 23 | No Roman Catholic movement of the left had appeared to help Rome in its political struggles at a time when the suffrage was spreading ; in spite of a few ‘ Christian socialists ’ , Roman Catholicism still seemed to be tied to social and political conservatism . |
| 24 | The torchlight still flickered at the windows , and there were faint bursts of song filtering out . |
| 25 | The drive snaked across the flank of the hill to a levelled clearing which had once been the site of a mine ; a giant stack still stood within a hundred yards of their door . |
| 26 | The young boy still stood behind him , one hand gripping the bag , the other balled into a tight fist , guarding Athelstan 's penny as if it was the key to heaven itself . |
| 27 | The young boy still stood like a soldier , holding the reins of the horses , his eyes looking eagerly at the piles of steaming dung obligingly dropped by both Philomel and Cranston 's mount . |
| 28 | Then she turned her attention to the tabby cat still spreadeagled on the back of the broom with its eyes screwed tightly shut and its claws gripping on for dear life . |
| 29 | Neither made a significant provision before 1820 , and their rivalry still persisted in the 1830s when the government began at last to assist them with grants . |
| 30 | Despite becoming constant companions , she says his marriage proposal still came as a shock . |