Example sentences of "still [verb] [adv prt] of the " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ It was full of slops , ’ answered Nellie , still gazing out of the window . |
2 | However , printed opaques are still walking out of the shops this Christmas . ’ |
3 | If the girl avoids becoming trapped , through an unwanted pregnancy , into an unsatisfactory lifestyle with an unsupportive or absent marital partner , she may still break out of the adverse chain of events . |
4 | Peter Yeo was still looking out of the window , and Claudia glanced at his familiar back , too short and too broad despite the most expensive tailoring , with real anxiety , ‘ You do n't honestly think that , do you , Peter ? |
5 | Jackson spoke softly , still looking out of the window , his head turned from the other man . |
6 | He looked back to Rohmer , still looking out of the window . |
7 | And another part was still looking out of the rear window of the taxi at the green hills receding behind the tiled roofs into the morning sunshine ; still standing in the corridor of the train as the flat terrain of southern England slid past and a great weight built up steadily in my chest . |
8 | Maisie was still looking out of the window . |
9 | ‘ We 're moving , ’ said Masklin , still peering out of the hole and almost glad of anything that would stop the argument . |
10 | From all directions people were still pouring out of the maze of the Old City and heading towards one of the three gates of the Jama Masjid — three seething crocodiles of humanity heading towards the same walled courtyard . |
11 | And a joke doing the rounds in various parts of the Reich had a Berliner complaining about the severity of a raid which caused all the glass to fall out of window-frames as much as five hours later and his partner from Essen retorting that that was nothing at all : pictures of the Führer were still flying out of the window fourteen days after the last attack on Essen . |
12 | From safety she could notify the authorities of Travis 's whereabouts and still get out of the country before he caught up . |
13 | And he left Bodie standing in the shadows of the room , still staring out of the window . |
14 | Whether he was still staring out of the window at the storm or watching them made no difference . |
15 | His own companions were still coming out of the entrance burrow one by one and there was a good deal of scrabbling and shuffling . |
16 | ‘ Ricotta , ’ he explained , opening the bag for them to inspect the fluffy white mound with the whey still running out of the cheese paper . |
17 | Not yet signed to a major , but reassuringly , still peeping out of the wardrobe of their best friend 's older sister . |