Example sentences of "still [verb] a [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The decanter , diminished by Timothy Gedge , still contained a few inches of amber liquid . |
| 2 | And erm Maisy and Freda say that they would still like a few bottles and that for the stall please . |
| 3 | In San Gimignano we can still see a few churches and the towers . |
| 4 | I 've still got a few odds and ends that are late |
| 5 | You 'll have to excuse me now , I 've still got a few things to see to before my audience arrives . |
| 6 | N ah , we 've still got a few marks on here have n't we Lynda ? |
| 7 | He had , of course ‘ still got a few sheets of Donald 's prescription pad . |
| 8 | I 've still got a few spares . ’ |
| 9 | that 's it for fans : Norway national team still includes a few guys playing their futba at home . |
| 10 | Having a boyfriend or husband who is young enough to be your son can still raise a few eyebrows and set tongues wagging but , as these couples prove , love conquers all — even a 30-year age gap |
| 11 | She still had a few hours of useful painting time left , but now she could not concentrate . |
| 12 | In 1984 , when his successful playing career still had a few years to run , and his gambler 's mantle had been taken by the rugged striker Alan Brazil , Macari moved into management with Swindon Town . |
| 13 | As the lease still had a few months to run , this section was worked as a further extension of the South Norwood line , using Croydon Corporation Milnes four wheelers . |
| 14 | Had he been in Whitechapel , Charlie would have been happy to run up and down the market from five in the morning to seven at night and still box a few rounds at the club , drink a couple of pints of beer and carry out the same routine the next day without a second thought , but when at nine o'clock the sergeant-major gave them a ten-minute break for cocoa he collapsed on to the verge exhausted . |
| 15 | It had been announced earlier that Lilley would not take action against the national brewers if they still controlled a few pubs in excess of the number allowed under the Beer Orders legislation . |
| 16 | Cheedale , as ever , still yields a few goodies on its more open crags . |
| 17 | I still have a few copies and am sending this one for you to see . |
| 18 | So you , well then you 'll still not know what you 're going out with because you still have a few days from last week to get . |