Example sentences of "still [v-ing] to [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The government is still sticking to its account , which names 10 dead and a further 37 detained . |
2 | And it can get awkward when people take things too Literally — you say , ‘ Hello , how are you ? ’ and twenty minutes later you 're still listening to their philosophy of life . |
3 | His lips were fiercely hot , melting every bone in Isabel 's body , despite the dawning knowledge fighting its way up through the mists of sleep still clinging to her brain . |
4 | 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 |
5 | 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 . |
6 | Then , realising she was still clinging to his arm , she snatched her hand away and moved to the other side of the path . |
7 | Mike Laister was still clinging to his point of view . |
8 | ‘ May the Lord bless you and keep you … ’ and he reeled off the whole benediction , still clinging to my hand . |