Example sentences of "still had the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | IN 1984 , when Britain and China initialled their momentous Joint Declaration on the Question of Hong Kong , the colony still had the successful salesman 's ability to counterfeit boundless enthusiasm . |
| 2 | He still had the jewelled dagger hidden in a barrel on board his ketch , and he had put the sack with the money belt in an old sea chest left to him by his father . |
| 3 | According to official messages , the ‘ modernisers ’ still had the upper hand and the reform programme was set to continue in spite of the economic and social problems which had troubled the leaders throughout 1988 . |
| 4 | After the Allied landings took place , that same month , Franco 's controlled press continued to assure readers that the Axis still had the upper hand , and the Spanish Foreign Ministry drew up a plan entitled " Bases for Political Negotiations with Germany " . |
| 5 | The meat was cylindrical and bloody , and still had the furry skin on . |
| 6 | Self-sufficiency was recommended since the ‘ doing business craze ’ still had the official blessing at this time . |
| 7 | It was clear that the Party under Deng still had the ultimate control over defining what constituted ‘ socialist morality ’ and democratisation ; even ‘ opening up ’ in the political sphere was not a priority . |
| 8 | Of slighter build than his brother , at fifteen Joseph still had the unfinished face of a growing boy , but his features were already set in a more thoughtful , reflective cast than Chuck 's and there was a hint of his mother 's sensitivity in his smile . |
| 9 | On impulse I picked up the phone and rang her , hoping I still had the right number . |
| 10 | His handsomeness was a little battered now , but he still had the wolfish look she remembered from years ago — long face , strong jaw , broad brow ; his mouth was full and slightly lopsided , which gave him a crooked grin . |
| 11 | The interior of the farmhouse had been opened out into a reception office , though it still had the original stone floor and a pretty impressive fireplace in the middle of one wall . |
| 12 | But even under this camouflage of contemporary tat you still had the strongest impression that her limbs were as lovely as her face . |
| 13 | egalitarianism and that how that increased production was seen as the you know , priority , and so perhaps they would want to just I mean it might seem appear that they were changing their policy to a more moderate land reform but this was not an end in itself it was a means to an end in order to increase production which would benefit the population as a whole , so it 's , they still had the same goal |
| 14 | He still had the numbed feeling on him , and that in itself was frightening , for as yet he could feel no sorrow for either Martin or Mr Smith . |
| 15 | When he was tried by a University Court which still had the theoretical right to condemn its students to death , he was ‘ allowed ’ to escape to America where he became one of the United States ' greatest surgeons . |
| 16 | Quite apart from its technical ingenuity , its wily thematic evolutions and transformations , I love its eccentricity : only Bernstein could have ‘ tuned in ’ to Plato 's timeless dinner party and still had the last laugh . |