Example sentences of "still [verb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What a fool I am , he thought , still to mourn for a lost past and a girl who existed only in my imagination , the reality being so different , when I have this ardent , hardworking … child … to keep me company , so different from the mercenary beauty who has just left . |
| 2 | Okay , one or two of them are a little contrived , but they still make for a cracking package — all in one load too ! |
| 3 | Of course the addition of a stereo processor would require a slightly bigger case but would still make for a manageable little rig . |
| 4 | Scottish & Newcastle ( McEwans and Youngers beers , Newcastle Brown ) have a relatively low holding of tied public houses ( which are mainly in Scotland and the North East ) , but still account for a significant proportion of total beer sales , partly through sales to free houses and partly through the strong position of their brands in the off-licence trade . |
| 5 | In the present generations of younger women , very few never marry so this particular source of family care has almost dried up , although there is evidence that never-married women still account for a disproportionate number of unpaid carers ( Finch and Groves , 1980 ; Lewis and Meredith , 1988 ) . |
| 6 | ( 3 ) Oesophageal sensitivity to acid was preserved in patients with impaired peristalsis and oesophagitis. ( 4 ) Reflux symptoms lasted longer in patients with prolonged oesophageal acid exposure but were still reported for a small fraction of the total acid exposure time . |
| 7 | right cos then you 're taking them away from the fact that you want other quotes right , they 'll say to you oh we were n't thinking of doing it actually until the winter , right and then you can say to them well let me just say that by placing your order in now we can put your installation in hand , right , basically at today 's prices , right , on an extended delivery , right , and you can still qualify for a special offer , right |
| 8 | CHELSEA manager Ian Porterfield is still searching for a top class goalkeeper despite the heroics of stand-in Kevin Hitchcock . |
| 9 | I realised that that was an absurdity … after the evidence that India could not be part of the same political system , I still believed for a short time that an Empire of positions — that is to say the possession of points of communication around the globe — gave a significance to this country and a tenable and lasting position . |
| 10 | Sharing a home with relatives ( other than parents ) before marriage is another phenomenon which was more common in the past than in the present ( Anderson , 1971 ; 1980 ) Very little is known about circumstances under which young people now may go to live with a non-parental relative , although Gill Jones ( 1987 ) has shown that it still happens for a substantial number , especially those designated as working class on occupational criteria . |
| 11 | Team Millar rider McWilliams , who is still looking for a 500 Grand Prix finish , had a constructive finish and felt he could have been higher in the table , but for the rain . |
| 12 | His Queensland team-mate , Michael Doohan , the winner in Japan , set the qualifying pace ahead of defending champion Wayne Rainey , on a Yahama , and Kevin Schwantz , the Suzuki team leader , who is still looking for a first major title breakthrough . |
| 13 | But , when asked whether he was still looking for a new goalkeeper despite Hitchcock 's form , Porterfield said : ‘ We are always looking to improve our squad of players and we will keep searching . ’ |
| 14 | It 's been a weekend of turmoil for Oxford United , still looking for a new manager . |
| 15 | It 's been a weekend of turmoil for Oxford United , still looking for a new manager . |
| 16 | Implementation of that policy , in Indo-China however , would depend upon France ; and after two years of war and in spite of some growing and ineffable optimism , the French were still looking for a purposeful Vietnam policy and had revealed not so much procrastination and missed opportunities as a sort of political paralysis . |
| 17 | The winter sales may be coming to an end … but Gloucester 's rugby men are still looking for a few late bargains when they head north to Sale this weekend . |
| 18 | The liquidator , Chris Ashurst of Brighton-based Neville Russell , says that he is still looking for a missing £1m of stock and is keen to hear from anyone who bought OCT machines from anywhere other than the London direct-sales team , or the liquidators ' auction held in Bristol . |
| 19 | Secretly , I might still yearn for a bumper-sized twelve-inch member . |
| 20 | Two teenegers … one fifteen the other ninteen … are still helping police with their inquiries … they 're still hunting for a third man . |
| 21 | Further details will reach you just as soon as they reach us … we 're STILL waiting for a finished version of Hook , ‘ coz we refuse to write full reviews from pre-production , half-finished disks ! |
| 22 | We 're still waiting for a green form extension to grant t t to be granted |
| 23 | The President had also apparently abandoned his aim of holding the first round of legislative elections on Oct. 25 [ see p. 39086 ] , and agreed to reschedule them for late November ( with a number of opposition parties still calling for a further postponement ) . |
| 24 | Yet many on the left in Israel still called for a Palestinian homeland while guaranteeing Israel 's security . |
| 25 | Despite the decline in the growth rate of public service employment since the late 1970s , the public service sector still accounts for a significant proportion of total employment in the service industries . |
| 26 | ( Chlorine , though , already one of the main commodity businesses when ICI began in the 1920s , still accounts for a remarkable 12% of total sales ; the proportion will be reduced by last month 's decision to shut two chlorine plants at Hillhouse , Lancashire . ) |
| 27 | Thus , they reckon , a director who weighs up the burden of meeting interest charges , and still opts for a big loan , has got to feel assured of success . |
| 28 | In 1960 EFTA still hoped for a multilateral solution , within the ambit of the OECD , to the economic differences between the two organisations . |
| 29 | Mr ferguson has also placed the emphasis on youth with his son Darren a shining example of the old adage that , even if you 're crap , you can still play for a professional football team if your dad is the manager . |
| 30 | Although he had already sent on Ian Wright for back injury victim Les Ferdinand , the rules of the competition still allowed for a third outfield substitution . |