Example sentences of "still [adj] [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After attempting for an hour to storm the church , those who were still alive to tell the tale turned back . |
| 2 | I reminded her that , since she would be doing this under hypnosis , it was still possible to use the detachment technique if I thought she was becoming distressed in any way . |
| 3 | And , of course , it was still possible to open the windows … |
| 4 | Even if the musical language is seen as totally shop-soiled , then , it is still possible to rearticulate the fragments . |
| 5 | Under the old system , it was possible , if a shortage of any one part occurred , to complete a large number of bodies up to the point at which this particular part was required , and even if the whole of the body shop floor eventually became taken up by partially built bodies , it was still possible to keep the body makers employed in splicing bottom sides and cantrails and fitting the pillars in position alongside the partially erected bodies . |
| 6 | However , it is still possible to keep the number of synonyms to a minimum . |
| 7 | So it was still possible to keep the rendezvous with Fedorov . |
| 8 | Although comparatively little of the original mill buildings remain , it is still possible to gauge the size of what was once one of the Stroud area 's largest flock manufacturers . |
| 9 | Sixty years after Schoenberg was making those remarks and nearly twenty years since Karajan made his recording of the Op. 31 Variations , it is still possible to meet the argument that the gramophone can never be a substitute for the sound of ‘ the real thing ’ in the concert-hall . |
| 10 | Thus , while it is possible to identify liberal catholicism in Ireland from the late nineteenth century to the present , and though there has grown up a climate of liberal dissent and criticism of conservative catholicism , it is still possible to assert the prominence of conservative catholicism , particularly in its alliance with nationalism . |
| 11 | Although the pond now lies under the garden and the road , it is still possible to trace the mill 's tail race as it flows to meet the stream in the gardens of Westbury Court . |
| 12 | It is still possible to identify the location of the external belt wheel , as well as the courses of the head and tail races , although the Chelt at this point has been diverted to avoid flooding . |
| 13 | Even without the crusher building transformation , Mr Owen believes it is still possible to develop the area along more commercial lines if public money becomes available or the private sector shows any interest . |
| 14 | For Jesus had still much to teach the disciples which they could not understand before his passion ; so he assured them that the Spirit would continue his teaching function among them when he had left them ( 16 : 131 . |
| 15 | He is still welcome to join the convention . |
| 16 | H is book was just the message that the English liberals were waiting for , now that they were disillusioned by Robespierre , frightened by Pitt 's attempts to repress ‘ sedition ’ , yet still unwilling to support the war with France . |
| 17 | Because council officers still fail to enforce council policy and because individuals involved in management are still unwilling to grasp the nettle and take up the argument the child lost the place . |
| 18 | For colouring large areas or items of icing or marzipan , however , it is still better to shade the icing first so that a more even tone is obtained — painting over a large area in a single colour can be patchy and uneven . |
| 19 | ‘ We 'll do that anyway , but it 's still better to have the tide with you . ’ |
| 20 | The rents were raised , to general dissatisfaction , but were still inadequate to cover the maintenance costs of a poorly constructed building and there were the usual acrimonious disputes between the tenants and the landlords . |
| 21 | In an interview with La Repubblica on 24 January Luigi Zanda , Chairman of the Consorzio Venezia Nuova , confirmed that it was still feasible to complete the operations in the Lagoon by the year 2000 provided there were no interruptions in the flow of funds or technical hitches . |
| 22 | since the benefits can not be valued , it is still useful to compare the costs of providing the same benefit in different ways . |
| 23 | FOOTBALLING people are famous for their turn of phrase , but I was still intrigued to see the reason given by Graham Taylor to justify his choice of Paul Ince as England 's latest captain . |
| 24 | And with Mark Ennis still unable to recapture the goalscoring form he showed at St Pats , the problems for Derry in these key areas are acute . |
| 25 | The officers then climbed on to a porch and smashed the windows but were still unable to reach the victims . |
| 26 | Accordingly , we are still unable to define the origin of mitochondrial introns and their distribution throughout eukaryotes . |
| 27 | The old Lords ' Act was a long time a-dying ; and non-traders were still unable to claim the benefits of bankruptcy open to traders . |
| 28 | It is therefore still important to examine the role of Ac-ASA in any in vitro experiment desiend to test the mechanism of action of 5-ASA and to bear in mind the differential absorption of these drugs when an intact cell system is used . |
| 29 | Nonetheless , it is still important to understand the dynamics which operate within the household to influence whether or not a job is sought . |
| 30 | Even so , many potential buyers are still reluctant to take the bait for fear of unemployment , according to a survey by the Royal Institition of Chartered Surveyors . |