Example sentences of "and [pers pn] still [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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1 | I have been a machine knitter for about 20 years and I still remember those early garments which I expected my family to wear . |
2 | But obviously I 'd got on to something a bit more skilled and I still had this know all attitude . |
3 | But it 's fine for me because really I grew up in Tembisa and I still know many people there . ’ |
4 | Immediately the hon. Gentleman and I entered the House — on the same day — I formed the view that he was a jerk , and I still hold that view . |
5 | Ten years ago I had four dependent relatives , I took both my parents and parents-in-law into the one house the fathers are now both dead , and I still have both the mothers . |
6 | ‘ The force of the blast ripped the buckle off my watch and I still have some bits of shrapnel inside me , which will make their way out . ’ |
7 | She would have liked them to go to his regimental museum and I still feel that would be one of the best homes for them . |
8 | Mentioning the white chromosome reminds me of another thing I wanted to say , because erm another variant of this incorrect criticism that people made of Darwin about blending , and you still hear this today , and people should know better , especially the social sciences , is , oh , single genes can not influence behaviour . |
9 | Er you I take it you have n't changed your mind and you still maintain that exceptional circumstances are necessary , because that is how you view , how you read paragraph nine of P P G Two ? |
10 | ‘ And you still have that shiny dark hair , even though it 's cut short now , but … ’ |
11 | ‘ And you still have some contact with Ayling since he left . |
12 | Mrs Durbeyfield had booked rooms there , as it was the family home of the d'Urbervilles , and she still hoped some good would come of belonging to the ancient family . |
13 | So she came back to London and married the man I called my father , but she never really cared for him and she still saw this other man sometimes when he came to London on business . |
14 | She is an eagle of a special kind , strong and powerful and she still has enough power to put her strength in my wings . |
15 | If we were in a zero growth situation and we still had all this demand , maybe we would have introduced the charges . |
16 | ‘ Kent bore the brunt and we still receive many calls asking about replacement trees . |
17 | We got on well from the moment we met and we still see each other from time to time , and talk for hours about the good old days . |
18 | This is the third terrific holiday prize BNFL News has given away so far this year … and we still have more superbreak prizes to come ! |
19 | Seventeen minutes past six is the time , and we still have some trouble on the travel front because we 've got delays on the Northern Line of the underground . |
20 | He still held himself with the easy confidence she remembered , his dark head carried at an unconsciously arrogant angle , and he still had that polish to him , the patina of success . |
21 | It all went very quickly and smoothly and he still had half the film left . |
22 | The hazards of becoming embroiled in domestic squabbles — and he still saw this as one — were their repercussions . |
23 | Darlington Civic Theatre HE can still do the high kicks and he still has that sexy giggle , even though he must be at least … |
24 | Bill 's hair is white , and he still has most of it . |
25 | So generous is this bequest by birds to their young that a chick needs no additional food from which to build the flesh and bones and feathers of its infant body , and it still has enough energy left over to break its way out of the shell . |
26 | If you 're taking regular care of your hair and it still looks less than great , do n't be downhearted . |