Example sentences of "still [v-ing] from the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Britain was still recovering from the long hard years of the second World War and the population had long felt the pinch of rationing and having to make do . |
| 2 | He will leave the Gemeentemuseum in the The Hague still reverberating from the public debate which he initiated over the de-accessioning of two Picassos from the museum 's collection . |
| 3 | ‘ An Englishman named Woodhouse introduced winemaking to the town in 1773 , and his firm is still operating from the same premises . |
| 4 | Behind their perimeter walls lie freshly laundered flowers , verdant grass still sparkling from the last shower , yew hedges in an ecstasy of precision clipping . |
| 5 | One flow contaminated with metals was still gushing from the disused Wheal Jane tin mine into the River Carnon , Cornwall . |
| 6 | Ten hours and two platforms later it seemed that at least a few members of the Simonova 's crew were still suffering from the emotional impact of the brooding menace which was represented by the presence of each platform in the docking bay . |
| 7 | She was still rocking from the unexpected power his kisses had over her when , looking down at her from his lofty height , he mocked , ‘ Now try and tell me you are n't just anybody 's ! ’ |
| 8 | To be honest I 'm still smarting from the various wounds she inflicted . |
| 9 | All of Bouton was there , while far below us small sailing craft packed with more celebrants were still arriving from the outlying islands . |
| 10 | Endill climbed out , still shaking from the bumpy journey , and felt the wind blowing about him . |
| 11 | Her hand rose to her lips , soft and still tingling from the hard pressure of his possessive mouth . |
| 12 | At the foot of the pole the succulent body of the deer lay sprawled , blood still seeping from the severed arteries of its neck . |