Example sentences of "[noun pl] and still [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For individuals requiring income , an investment in convertibles can bring a higher return than an investment in equities and still give scope for some capital appreciation . |
| 2 | Research has proved that we can eat more carbohydrate calories than fat calories and still lose weight ! |
| 3 | I had a bike and could pedal down to Middleton in Teesdale , meet Marie , take her to the pictures — not the best seats mind — then buy us both fish and chips and still have change out of that two bob . |
| 4 | ‘ He was drinking a lot , eating loads and still losing weight . |
| 5 | If you want to eat a salmon at its best , try to find one that has been netted at the river mouth or offshore early in the spring , that has been out of the water for no more than twelve hours and still has sea lice on it . |
| 6 | You can pay up to 15 per cent of your earnings altogether as contributions and still get tax relief . |
| 7 | We continued to cut costs and still lost money . |
| 8 | Holiday beauty that means you can take the essentials and still travel light — follow our guide . |
| 9 | ‘ A scientist can not be swayed by such fears and still remain time to science . ’ |
| 10 | You can repay that sixty pounds and still have change . |
| 11 | • when you could buy all of the top five best-selling singles and still have change form a pound ? |
| 12 | Hannah read extensively about the classic cities when her eyes permitted such luxuries and still absorbs information from radio and television like a sponge . |
| 13 | They would throw the ball against a wall , do one or more twirls and still have time to catch when it came down . |
| 14 | I believe that when the French were here , a man could enlist with the forces and still claim paternity for children born during his absence , even if he 'd been away a couple of years . ’ |
| 15 | Happily both are popular with tourists and still make money . |
| 16 | To presuppose this is both contradictory and dangerous ; contradictory because the West can not insist on a certain outcome from free elections and still uphold democracy ; dangerous because , if the confusion of the two in the public mind persists , there will be many more instances of superpowers subverting elected governments because they have not opted for a market economy . |
| 17 | Norman became a four-handicap polo player He was devoted to sport , golfing around the world 's best courses and still finding time to be an active member of the Royal Yacht Squadron , He owned a 70-ton yacht called Revive . |