Example sentences of "[pers pn] still [vb -s] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She still gets a bit funny sometimes , and wo n't go out at night , even if there 's a party or summat . |
| 2 | However , she still retains a trademark in the numerous quotes and sources of thought she incorporates into the text , providing ammunition from scholarly sources in proving her point , even if it means twisting what they say to fit her point of view . |
| 3 | Karen went to a wedding and er somebody 's wedding and she still has a dress . |
| 4 | They can not suck from a mare and must be bottle fed if they still posses a suck reflex or by stomach tube if they can not suckle . |
| 5 | It still remains a question whether it all works physically . |
| 6 | However , it still remains a scheme that is limited to a relatively small proportion of practices . |
| 7 | If such an exclusion of the Withington mosaic is accepted , It still remains a matter of conjecture as to which of the three closely related mosaics was earliest . |
| 8 | I have checked that it still remains a right and that it is OK to withdraw . |
| 9 | It still represents a cost to the Exchequer and a loss of potential output , but it can be argued that it is not particularly distressing to the people concerned and , for the economy as a whole , it may actually result in a more efficient use of labour : this is because high short-run unemployment may be a reflection of greater mobility of labour between jobs and areas and consequently may result in the labour force being more suitably and productively employed . |
| 10 | This is a great advance over the rate achieved by earlier machines , but it still allows a routine lookahead of only four moves . |
| 11 | This image is almost entirely man-made , save perhaps for the palm-tree , yet it still evokes a sense of paradise . |
| 12 | Even if the court is satisfied that there is a real prospect that one or more of the purposes ( set out above ) can be satisfied , it still retains a discretion as to whether or not to make an administration order . |
| 13 | In this condition its mobility is severely hampered , but it still has a chance of survival if its environment is benign . |
| 14 | We know that it still has a poll tax element , that it will still need a register , and that it still does not relate to the ability to pay . |
| 15 | It still has a minority government determined to hold on to power and interfering with the process of change by its illegal financial ( and other ) support of Inkatha . |
| 16 | However you colour , cut or style your hair , it still has a personality all its own . |
| 17 | Today it still has a market as it has done since 1255 and retains its lively and bustling atmosphere . |
| 18 | However , the XE is not well supported by software houses , and although it still has a lot of games , most of these are very old . |
| 19 | It still gives a lot back to me , and I am still making new friends . |
| 20 | It still overlooks a bridge and in those days there was also a causeway to take the traveller over the marshy ground beyond . |
| 21 | But , although making claims for Reason less ambitious than those of the seventeenth century , it still sets a problem of how causal powers can be known to exist . |
| 22 | Presumably , Lloyds Bank , which Midland spurned in favour of Hongkong , is not prepared to buy in case it fails to win the bid : it still holds a stake in Standard Chartered from a similar unsuccessful venture . |
| 23 | That it still attracts a nucleus of prestigious and established art dealers : Waddington , Raab , Flowers East , Glasgow print Studio amongst others , is a reflection of its vitality , and that new ones are appearing emphasises its buoyancy and optimism . |
| 24 | All right , Clare never admitted it and I ca n't prove it , but it still seems a betting certainty . ’ |
| 25 | Although he is king of Uruk , possessor of perfect beauty , laden with gifts by the gods and two-thirds divine , he still feels a need to set up his name ‘ in the place where the names of famous men are written … |
| 26 | The designer who today shows so little emotion was devastated and he still keeps a mural of revered fashion figures ( Mary Quant and Vivienne Westwood are two of his heroines ) with Galeotti at the centre situated behind the enormous , clutter-free desk that 's one more powerful statement . |
| 27 | He eats a wide range of solid foods , but he still likes a breastfeed last thing at night . |
| 28 | He still likes a kiss . |
| 29 | ‘ Perhaps he still has a chance , ’ said a western diplomat in Pakistan , ‘ but it looks as though events have overtaken him . |
| 30 | Marples has been given a free transfer by manager John Ward , even though he still has a year of his contract to go . |