Example sentences of "still [verb] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 're still applying for the wrong jobs , ’ she said , with more than a hint of exasperation . |
| 2 | The nearest they came to securing the cushion of a two-goal lead came when Rush lobbed the ball into the path of Davenport , who failed to get sufficient power into a shot to beat Walton , who was still deputising for the injured Gunn . |
| 3 | Results were still awaited for the 10 non-Moslem seats . |
| 4 | Bookings made before the end of November , however , will still qualify for the appropriate discount . |
| 5 | While he was still searching for the right question to ask , the sound of a key in the padlock made them both jump . |
| 6 | She was still searching for the right words to describe how she felt when he suddenly got up and went to meet more guests , and she did n't see him for a long time . |
| 7 | The Philippines government , still searching for the estimated £6.5bn that the Marcos family squirreled away , is unimpressed with this fairy tale . |
| 8 | Hereford are still searching for the winning touch … goal man Chris Pike was out of luck on saturday … out of sorts too he went off still feeling the affects of flu … |
| 9 | It is these needs rather than those of the plant which have left us still looking for the right materials . |
| 10 | I think that perhaps some people are still looking for the Great White Hope , as they did in the days of John L. Sullivan , the first black World Heavyweight boxing champion . |
| 11 | Police are still looking for the other man . |
| 12 | Last night , a police spokesman said : ‘ We are still looking for the two boys , aged about 10-14 years … |
| 13 | Police are still looking for the third — a brown Ford Sierra which was stolen from Brockhampton last night . |
| 14 | ‘ Japanese players are still hunting for the ultimate barcode 18 months after the game first went on sale . |
| 15 | Such societies have increased in number and diversity , as the numbers of scientists have increased , and their meetings are still used for the early communication of research results . |
| 16 | She checked with all the contributing editors to ensure that the copy still needed for the forthcoming issue of Athene was in hand . |
| 17 | A replacement is still needed for the transfer-listed David Norris and for Shane Parker , who will be out of action until June with a foot injury . |
| 18 | By making you pay more on your VAT , so we can knock the Poll Tax bills down , you 're still paying for the damn stuff , ah , ha |
| 19 | Bryan Gould is as good as gold and Gerald Kaufman is a happy-go-lucky bachelor who 's still waiting for the right girl to come along . |
| 20 | She says she 's still waiting for the right man . ’ |
| 21 | But , thank God , we now have the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation , and the World Health Organisation , but alas , are still waiting for the developed countries to engage in this world-wide task . |
| 22 | Carefully he tried again but Cameron took his arm and told him not to hurry unduly , the joists had only been pinned in place and they were still waiting for the long nails from Grandtully . |
| 23 | Nine months on Mr Boulton is still waiting for the two and a half thousand pounds he claims Brit-Pol owes him for the coach . |
| 24 | ‘ That 's a fair assumption , although we 're still waiting for the full results from the post-mortem . ’ |
| 25 | Still waiting for the ever-imminent T9000 Transputer , London-based Parsys Ltd has announced details of a new interim range of parallel supercomputers , the SN8000 series , based on the latest 30MHz T805 Transputer and , for the first time , the Intel Corp 80860 RISC ; the new vector-boosted machines follow the proposed architecture of the SN9000 , which in turn reflects the design of the GP MIMD Esprit consortium 's Concerto machine . |
| 26 | This is because we are still waiting for the connecting bus from Wolverhampton … ‘ ! |
| 27 | On arrival at Worcester , Massachusetts , for the match , the earth was still moving for the British side and they lost nine-and-a-half to two-and-a-half , with Boomer winning his foursomes in partnership with his friend Archie Compston , but losing his single . |
| 28 | Tell the President that you have not forgotten about Wang Xizhe and other Pro-Democracy Movement activists who are still jail for the peaceful exercise of their right to freedom of expression . |
| 29 | Although 30 seconds , traditionally the most popular format , still accounts for the largest single share of commercial airtime , 20-second commercials are increasingly popular , and there has been a general tendency over the years for the average commercial to get shorter . |
| 30 | In a sense it has become a victim of its own success , for the company is still criticised for the derelict land that remains . |