Example sentences of "be still [adj] [to-vb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hope I am still alive to go back to Palestine again . |
| 2 | We believe that screening programmes are still necessary to learn more about the condition . |
| 3 | Scientists are still anxious to obtain even more powerful machines than are now available , in order to tackle a large range of currently impossible tasks whose solutions could change society . |
| 4 | However , in abstract thinking it has always been our habit to assume the role of Ego perfectly isolated from spontaneity ; and even when in theory we have learned to distinguish the play-acting from real life , we are still liable to slip back into thinking as though the agent applying ‘ Be aware ’ were indeed an Ego unaffected by inclination veering with awareness . |
| 5 | They may draw some comfort from a survey revealing recession-hit parents are still prepared to spend out on youngsters . |
| 6 | They may draw some comfort from a survey revealing recession-hit parents are still prepared to spend out on youngsters . |
| 7 | 3 STEVE BULL scored twice as England finished their European Championship Under-21 qualifying campaign with a flourish in Jastrzebie Zdruj , but they are still likely to miss out on a quarter-final place for the first time since the competition began 13 years ago . |
| 8 | But although the standard of care at the home attracts praise from other regional health authorities , managers within the NRHA are still reluctant to use up all the places on offer there . |
| 9 | The revival in borrowing was concentrated on credit cards , suggesting that consumers are stepping up purchases of everyday items but are still reluctant to take on debt to finance household durables and cars . |
| 10 | Yet ambitious and confident consultants , especially those good at business development and successful at winning shootouts , are still able to branch out on their own , and it would not be healthy for the industry if this were otherwise . |
| 11 | ‘ Some of the residents are still able to go over to the shops . |
| 12 | Erm they began the union just before I left Bellany and of course it was cried down and erm they had meetings and the lot , and then all the miners were on strike at the time , and er my father and brother were both miners and er my brother was very friendly with Mr and Mr next door and er anyway er we decided to come out on strike for Bellany 's union and of course erm they , the , one , I think it was Mr said Joey he said er did you know we 're out on strike here and my brother said it seemed to be catching does n't it he did n't say he could n't say I worked there you see but erm it , it caused an upset but still up to a point the unions were good because we 're all badly underpaid for what we did , and the hours we worked they would n't tolerate it nowadays , but erm I forget er I joined the union and if you did n't you were a blackleg you know you , they wanted you to join the union from then I 've been in the union all , until I finished work but erm they , they got us our rises and er as I say the , the money was n't er very good and then the union did fight for the rises and they 'd got to pay it or lose all the er employees but erm I was , I was satisfied with without it , I 've been satisfied with my life you know I 've had , there 's been humorous there 's been sad but erm I 'm still able to get around and that 's the main thing . |
| 13 | Since the condition often occurs in the secondary-school years , the young person may not only be faced with the trauma of the diagnosis and the confusion of being still able to see clearly in some situations and not at all in others , but there may also have to be a decision to transfer the medium of communication from print to braille , all this taking place in the years leading up to important examinations . |
| 14 | There were six miles of gauntlet to run before reaching the open sea , and some damaged craft limped through this passage while others were still able to set off at some speed , making smoke cover with their special equipment . |
| 15 | Foakes v. Beer appears to be an application of a second , quite different , principle : if A tells B that B need not perform a contractual ( or other ) obligation owed by B to A , A can change his mind and require B to perform that obligation in so far as it is still possible to do so . |
| 16 | When a famous campaign is changed , it is still possible to carry out research on advertising recall for several years afterwards and find a substantial , sometimes even dominant , proportion of what is recalled being the old campaign . |
| 17 | Karen Hamilton , as a director , feels that it is still possible to work collectively within a hierarchy , given the right working relationships and circumstances . |
| 18 | In such a case , however , it is still possible to recognize much in his poetry that is a response to his origins . |
| 19 | Nevertheless , it is still necessary to feed out calcium with oats , as the phosphorus level should not be higher than that of calcium . |
| 20 | You may be able to continue giving care and support to the abandoned partner but it is still necessary to accept both the loss and the change and to look for a positive way forward . |
| 21 | Although the school does not receive its budget share in actual cash , it is still free to decide exactly how the money is to be spent . |
| 22 | There will always be some resistance to this sort of change and the problem will continue in some firms for at least another decade , so it is still apposite to mention briefly the methods of valuing goodwill . |
| 23 | Despite recent changes in police attitudes , this approach is still likely to prevail where rape of a cohabiting spouse is concerned . |
| 24 | It is still difficult to assess accurately what effect the Roman Conquest and the subsequent period of Roman occupation had on the development of the landscape . |
| 25 | The theories discussed below may have evolved from different assumptions , but it is still difficult to discriminate completely between them . |
| 26 | Despite excavations on the Palatine Hill which have continued since 1863 and which have uncovered a wide area , it is still difficult to ascertain clearly the design of these palaces . |
| 27 | Information is still hard to track down and reaches the classroom level in a fragmented and patchy way . |
| 28 | GORDON TAYLOR , the players ' union secretary , yesterday confirmed that he is still prepared to take up the post of chief executive of the Football League -despite a cold-shoulder from the League 's management committee and the reluctance of the Professional Footballers ' Association to release him . |
| 29 | But it 's still nice to go out and enjoy myself . |
| 30 | If it is difficult now to concur with the Bioscope reviewer 's judgement that the film ‘ surpasses in technical achievement anything of its kind ever made in Britain , and at times soars to heights of directorial brilliance ’ , it 's still possible to understand how an audience that had been accustomed only to silent films might warm to the various acts on display . |