Example sentences of "still [v-ing] [prep] his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Caspar and Fenella had to explain it four times , and a fifth for Flaherty , who was still recovering from his overindulgence in the matter of the mulled wine . |
| 2 | Endill was still recovering from his journey in the basket lift and he followed behind the Headmaster without a word . |
| 3 | As he knew , the momentum was still building in his favour . |
| 4 | DUNCAN Bond , the 13-year-old son of Springfields site visits officer , Eric , is still competing with his father for possession of a coloured sticker representing the flight of the Atlantis space shuttle . |
| 5 | He afforded himself a quick glance at Plummer , who was still struggling with his spaghetti . |
| 6 | Ardamal just beat Kreig out of the door , while Dommer was still fumbling with his flamer . |
| 7 | Electing to leave him to his own devices , I wave through the windscreen but he is still fumbling through his camera bag and does n't say goodbye . |
| 8 | Was Peterson of the piano factory still trading on his name , he wondered ? |
| 9 | Still swearing under his breath , Dexter pulled off the cover from the bottom of the boiler and relit the pilot light . |
| 10 | The events of the week-end seemed to recede , to become locked away , as if I had dreamt them ; and yet as I walked there came the strangest feeling , compounded of the early hour , the absolute solitude , and what had happened , of having entered a myth ; a knowledge of what it was like physically , moment by moment , to have been young and ancient , a Ulysses on his way to meet Circe , a Theseus on his journey to Crete , an Oedipus still searching for his destiny . |
| 11 | According to his biographer , Henry Bordeaux , even when he landed he remained in a trance ‘ as if electrified by the fluid still passing through his frame ’ Though through so many dogfights he seemed to bear a charmed life , this kind of nervous impulsiveness seemed bound to lead to disaster . |
| 12 | ‘ So am I. ’ She was still looking at his hand . |
| 13 | With a regretful look at Edith still slumbering at his side in the huge mahogany bed , he swung his feet down to face the day . |
| 14 | While still living with his family in London in 1871 he was amongst the first associate members of the newly formed Society of Telegraph Engineers ( later the Institution of Electrical Engineers ) . |
| 15 | They parted two weeks ago but Mr Griffiths was still living near his family in Northallerton , North Yorks . |
| 16 | He is still lying on his back . |
| 17 | She was still pondering on his use of her name as the taxi drove through the dark city streets , the driver having given up on any hopes of conversation after a couple of monosyllabic and nonsensical replies from his customer . |
| 18 | Lee was still pulling at his anorak . |
| 19 | Moments later , Patrick Lundy slammed the hall door shut and hurried down the path , and Katherine , speechless with rage , could only watch him race down the street , still pulling on his coat . |
| 20 | Mynne 's son and heir , also George , who died three or four years later , left cash legacies largely in the form of sums still owing by his father 's debtors . |
| 21 | Antoine sat , colours still fidgeting through his crown , that smile still lighting his face . |
| 22 | He 's on yes , he 's only getting a little present cos I 'm still paying for his camcorder till next month . |
| 23 | Mr Joseph Bronson ( HMS Milne ) , of Helmington Terrace , Hunwick , is still waiting for his medal but is expected to receive it within the next few weeks . |
| 24 | His arrival in Bond Street with chips of frozen snow still clinging to his person recalled that epic picture of polar heroism , ‘ A very gallant gentleman ’ , in which Captain Oates staggers out into the blizzard |
| 25 | His arrival in Bond Street with chips of frozen snow still clinging to his person recalled that epic picture of polar heroism , ‘ A very gallant gentleman ’ , in which Captain Oates staggers out into the blizzard . |
| 26 | Then , realising she was still clinging to his arm , she snatched her hand away and moved to the other side of the path . |
| 27 | Mike Laister was still clinging to his point of view . |
| 28 | Essex were , for a time , in some trouble after Munton had claimed two wickets in as many balls but Gooch , still snuffling after his touch of ‘ flu and coming in at an unaccustomed No 5 position , thwarted the hat-trick ball . |
| 29 | There were a lot and they included some identical to the set still bulging in his pocket . |
| 30 | Senator Sherman advanced smiling affably across the deck , still getting into his jacket . |