Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] [modal v] still [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I thought my parents would still be up , I asked him to come in in an attempt to stop him getting away . ’ |
| 2 | Far , far more recently , at around the time when the Roman Empire was at its height , the Celts across Europe enjoyed a ‘ confederation ’ of which signs can still be seen today . |
| 3 | The choice of this unyielding , deeply religious man for this particular post was a sharp reminder that , when it came to how Spaniards viewed their own country and the outside world , and to how outsiders would see Spain , their opinions would still be shaped from above according to the scale of values which had informed the Franco regime from the start . |
| 4 | The more a nation 's companies locate factories abroad , the smaller will be that country 's recorded exports , yet its manufacturers may still be expanding their share of world markets . |
| 5 | However , exports to non-E.E.C. countries in their currencies will still be subject to fluctuating exchange rates and Northern Ireland exporters will need to continue using the various mechanisms available to them to minimise exchange risks . |
| 6 | IN FACT , Pop Judgement Day hit Manchester years ago , but its effects can still be felt here today . |
| 7 | The plan was so concise and symmetrical that its lines can still be traced today , especially if you look down on Aarau from a height . |
| 8 | Her feelings on that day had been so overpowering , had filled her with such sharp pleasure that always she hoped that their ghosts must still be lingering among the leaves . |
| 9 | Her eggs might still be hatched . |
| 10 | They would do a tour and their singles would still be in the warehouse because Red Rhino could n't afford to pay for the pressing and things like that , ’ says Debbie Kaye . |
| 11 | The number of people evicted for not paying their mortgages may still be below the estimate of 75,000 for last year , however . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , their recommendations can still be ignored . |
| 13 | ‘ The scene does not seem right for a 1987 style crash , but the more cautious will be dusting off the chartist 's recommendations to see which shares can still be sold . ’ |
| 14 | On April 9 the Cabinet approved tax-free incentives to encourage civil servants to move from the west to the east , and announced pension increases of 15 per cent from July 1 for eastern pensioners ( whose pensions would still be half those of western pensioners ) . |
| 15 | His plans might still be possible . |
| 16 | She believes that his speeches will still be read and listened to in 100 years . |
| 17 | After all this time his hopes could still be rekindled , so the comment was made cheerfully . |
| 18 | Should the flowers there be lost our hearts will still be able to dance with daffodils in Farndale . |
| 19 | But our members will still be coming out . ’ |
| 20 | Our friends will still be thinking of Christmas as chronos time — just another festival . |