Example sentences of "[was/were] still [verb] she [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was still watching her across the table . |
| 2 | He was still watching her with that professional expression on his face . |
| 3 | The frustration of what she could only identify as love for him , plus the fact that she 'd given herself to him so completely , mixed with her suspicion that he was still using her in some way to further his own undisclosed purposes , had engendered a turmoil of emotions within her , among which , she was ashamed and horrified to realise , lurked a certain impulse to exercise violence on his person . |
| 4 | He was still holding her by the scruff of the neck . |
| 5 | He was still holding her in the loose circle of his arms and she instantly bridled at the teasing . |
| 6 | ‘ You can let me go now , ’ Jenna said stiffly , reminding him that he was still holding her in arms that were beginning to tighten almost imperceptibly . |
| 7 | He was still clasping her by the shoulders and she tried to shake free . |
| 8 | Anne tried to get up , pulling on a coat , but Nina was still pinning her to the floor . |
| 9 | 4 ) ‘ My daughter met any other child at playgroup with a resounding thump if they touched ‘ her toy ’ ( because I think her older brother was still treating her to this type of jealousy at home ) . |