Example sentences of "still [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even in the mid-afternoon there were still copies of most of the morning 's newspapers , and Carson picked up a couple at random . |
| 2 | Although the STA had a continuous existence from 1853 , there were still imbalances between the different branches in numbers , strength and militancy . |
| 3 | She confirms that there are still vacancies at a higher level . |
| 4 | Torquay November 21st 623rd There are still vacancies on this Medau weekend course but this may be because it is the same weekend as the Reunion . |
| 5 | United , according to Gray , has a number in mothballs awaiting either revival or sale , and there are still independents which may decide to sell up . |
| 6 | She had not realised there were still houses where there was no hot-water system or that a relative of hers might live in one Neither was there proper toilet soap . |
| 7 | Still hats off to the both of them for agreeing to work as shop assistants for the day to raise money for AIDS charity , the Terrence Higgins Trust . |
| 8 | A note of caution , however , began to be sounded in Gorbachev 's warning that ‘ contradictions ’ were unavoidable in any kind of social development , including relations among the nationalities , and he acknowledged that there were still tendencies towards ‘ national isolation ’ and ‘ localism ’ . |
| 9 | There were still tendencies towards national rivalry and arrogance , and these could only be countered by a steadfast policy of internationalism . |
| 10 | The mosque was now packed full , but still crowds were pouring in . |
| 11 | In his late teens , there were still signs of puppy fat , and his rounded face sat under an unruly head of hair trimmed to the current style , though not especially trendy , and he could be lost in a crowd as being just another boy on the block ; unassuming and unspecial . |
| 12 | Mr Woodward knew the area well and there were no railways here at all ; there used to be many years ago and there are still signs of the old trackbed to be seen . |
| 13 | While it may be exaggerating to say that the Scottish Office is anti-cycling , it has in the past done far less for us than the local authorities have , and despite changes of public opinion the Scottish Office still views cycling as a ( road safety ) problem instead of a solution to traffic congestion which is healthy ( cf. the BMA Report , ‘ Cycling : Towards Health and Safety ’ , 1992 ) , cheap , quick and pollution-free . |
| 14 | So eleven minutes remaining plus a little bit of injury time , it 's still Spurs three , Oxford United one , United go forward , a chip forward there by Simpson . |
| 15 | So eleven minutes remaining plus a little bit of injury time , it 's still Spurs three , Oxford United one ; United go forward , a chip forward there by Simpson , there 's a chance for Martin Foyle , Martin Foyle — and he 's scored . |
| 16 | So take the plunge now , those of you on the sidelines ; think about a serious attack on the situation , in the knowledge that there are still improvements to make . |
| 17 | Although their reception by whites was more hostile than they anticipated , their conditions were still improvements on what they had left behind and their thoughts for the future would have turned about accumulating money through regular , if uncomfortable , comparatively rewarding employment . |
| 18 | But there are still prisoners of conscience in Europe , and in every other region of the world . |
| 19 | They were still prisoners of the attraction which , under the guise of antipathy , had arced between them the moment Nathan had entered the Customs office . |
| 20 | The shapechangers had sought to control their lives with their willpower , able to transform their bodies into any form , but they were still prisoners of this mortal , finite universe . |
| 21 | In literature , though there are still cases of artisanal and distributive post-artisanal relations , productive post-artisanal relations have long been dominant , and important internal changes within them have taken much publishing into a later market phase . |
| 22 | There were still cases advocating only limited review . |
| 23 | For all the concern and first name friendship the officers are still jailers with keys . |
| 24 | They were still minutes away from Deerhurst Road . |
| 25 | The fashion for spas has died out in Britain , but in Germany and Italy there are still spas where people gather to drink the waters and undergo hydrotherapies . |
| 26 | She was losing him before she had to , with their final parting still hours away , but too soon — too soon ! |
| 27 | She lowered her voice : ‘ There are still secrets . |
| 28 | There were still splinters of glass gleaming on Maggie 's shoulders and high flat breasts . |
| 29 | A local plan , however , is still a fairly new procedure but gathering in momentum although there are still authorities which do not have formal plans and even where there is such a plan they often only cover parts of the authority 's administration area , usually the central area only . |
| 30 | Of course there were still enemies to fight : marauding Goblins continued to cross over the Worlds Edge Mountains , and there were plenty of savage human tribes in the northern forests beyond the Middle Mountains . |