Example sentences of "still [pron] " in BNC.

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1 So if you want to be noticed , and enjoy a more exclusive sense of well-being , there is still nothing like a Rolls .
2 Nick asked me to read the putts with him but still nothing happened .
3 Ordinary pumice , by contrast , shows a wide range in density , depending upon the degree of vesiculation that has taken place in the magma , but it is still nothing more than a solidified rock froth .
4 The Office of Works examined the damage and reported that the houses were in an ‘ extremely defective and unsound state ’ and should be rebuilt as soon as possible , but still nothing was done .
5 But still nothing happened .
6 She tried , but still nothing happened .
7 Still nothing .
8 He waited for a fortnight after the heavy snowfall of late November and still nothing appeared to have been said with regard to Sarah 's move to Leeds .
9 Two hours gone and still nothing had happened .
10 Our friends from Harvard might reply that there is still nothing sexist about the convention , and the triumph of he might even reflect its ‘ naturalness ’ for the function the prescriptivists laid down for it .
11 He might be a pal of Livingstone 's but there is still nothing to excuse Thompson 's mealy-mouthed attitude. : - .
12 And still nothing from the Consulate .
13 Still nothing .
14 The main enemy attack was still nothing but a sound of blended menace ; a crashing noise in the rye , a thump of drums and a deep-throated cheer .
15 Still nothing .
16 He knew that they came from two different worlds , but still nothing would deter him .
17 Still nothing from the Conference Office .
18 Still nothing unusual … except … hold on .
19 I go back to Chelmsford most weekends and manage to see my daughter quite regularly , though our relationship is still nothing like as close as it was before my arrest .
20 still nothing black and white .
21 He was straining hard now , and still nothing was happening ; everything had gone a couple of shades darker , and the roaring in his ears drowned out everything else .
22 There was another click , lower down ; possibly a table lamp , but still nothing happened .
23 ‘ And still nothing . ’
24 Next morning , the countryside was heavy and sullen like a house where a dreadful quarrel has taken place and still nothing is resolved .
25 There was still nothing .
26 But after two months and $4000 and still nothing to show for it , he was getting a little hacked off at Condor Television .
27 Still nothing .
28 Still nothing .
29 Two years later Moyra moved on to North DEVON where she attracted new members by giving displays , the most challenging ( for performers ) being at the village fete in a field of long grass which hid numerous rabbit holes ( among other things ) … still nothing ventured nothing gained !
30 But still nothing .
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