Example sentences of "still [vb past] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His regular column on the London Literary Times had been axed , but the editor still chucked scraps of work his way . |
| 2 | Another undated scrap about Ivy must date from about this time , when she still invited people to luncheon : |
| 3 | Some still threw buckets of snow into the small flames that lived . |
| 4 | EIGHT darts players from Croxdale , Spennymoor , Ferryhill and Middlesbrough just failed to beat the world record of 510,625 scored in 25s and bullseyes in 24 hours but still raised £2,000 for Guide Dogs for the Blind . |
| 5 | In spite of all the worrying about it the next stage with Edward still took Sally by surprise when it actually happened . |
| 6 | He seemed to think it still contained traces of humanity , for he continued : |
| 7 | The Westboro company is able to shrug off the small but steady and grinding losses because it still had $196.2m in cash and marketable securities at the end of the quarter . |
| 8 | Commenting on its reduced second quarter loss ( figures , page seven ) , Data General Corp said that while it was n't satisfied with its overall results , it was encouraged by the continued success of its AViiON family of Unix computers , which showed significant growth over the year-ago quarter , and it remains cautious for the short-term because of the weak worldwide economy and because it sees no evidence that industry-wide pricing pressures will abate in the near future ; the Westboro company is able to shrug off the small but steady and grinding losses because it still had $196.2m in cash and marketable securities at the end of the quarter . |
| 9 | Similar to Fitzgerald , I had retreated a few patients months to years after their initial management , but one third of patients still had symptoms of constipation 6.8 ( 2.8 ) years after initial evaluation . |
| 10 | The Swedes ' 3-1 victory over Albania yesterday left Robson mildly disappointed but England still had control of Group Two , he said . |
| 11 | Maturities vary but they tend to be longer than those for conventional stocks ; only three of the 13 stocks outstanding at end-September , 1991 had maturity dates before the end of the century and several still had terms to maturity in excess of 20 years . |
| 12 | When , in 1884 , he resumed his medical studies at Edinburgh University , he still had pieces of weapon embedded in his thigh until they were removed by John Chiene , professor of surgery , to whom Morrison subsequently dedicated his book , An Australian in China ( 1895 ) , for restoring his ‘ power of locomotion ’ . |
| 13 | Those living in the interregnum between school and marriage often still harboured dreams of success , although real-life was closing in quickly . |
| 14 | In imagination Mrs. Pridmore followed her daughter as she pedalled vigorously on her way ; bumping down the rough farm track between Mr. Bowlem 's flat fields to Tenpenny Road , past old Mrs. Button 's cottage where , as a child , she had been given rice-cake and home-made lemonade , by Tenpenny Dyke where she still picked cowslips in summer , then a right turn into Chevisham Road and the straight two miles skirting Captain Massey 's land and into Chevisham village . |
| 15 | Chea Sim , Hun Sen and Heng Samrin were the only members of the Kampuchean People 's Revolutionary Council placed in power by the Vietnamese in 1979 who still held positions of power in Phnom Penh . |