Example sentences of "[coord] [noun pl] still [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Some of the ancient fortresses and cities still harbour Dwarfs , but the connecting tunnels are dangerous places which even the Dwarfs use with due caution . |
2 | The problem , Dr Sagdeev points out , is that in some cases government ministries and departments still have control . |
3 | The reasons for Orchomenos ' special role were geographical : she controlled the northern plain and Thebes the southern ; and also historical : Mycenaean Orchomenos had counted for at least as much as Thebes , and Orchomenos still had pretensions to lead Boiotia in the eighth century . |
4 | Among them are domestic objects such as colanders , pruning hooks , needles , dice , and bowls still containing olives , barley and figs . |
5 | The remaining shippers , carriers and consignees still need documents or their equivalents that can act as receipts , contracts of freight and documents of title . |
6 | Some 700 kilometres south of Cairo , Luxor 's palaces and temples still command awe . |
7 | ‘ But comedians still use remarks about Eldorado in their routines . |
8 | Nowadays no clergyman is entitled to a living of the sort which used to make or break his marital prospects in Jane Austen novels , but incumbents still enjoy tenure . |