Example sentences of "it was still [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think that may have been construed as impolite , so I smiled and replied that , yes indeed it was still a bit to go before the top , and wow , certainly it was proving mighty tough . |
| 2 | In 1934 it was still a struggle — a fridge was bought on hire purchase over two years — and the Professional missed being ‘ laid off ’ only by the Chairman 's casting vote , on the proposal ‘ that the present position of the Club was such he should move on ’ . |
| 3 | She believed it was still a struggle to address the needs and rights of black children in the care system , she said . |
| 4 | ‘ It was still a lie ! ’ |
| 5 | It was still a nursery . |
| 6 | But it was still a steam railway and remained so until after the turn of the century . |
| 7 | But it was still a surprise to receive a letter from Mr Major 's office just when we thought thatchers were going out of fashion . |
| 8 | We know Compaq wrote the specification when it was still a ploy — Systems Network Integration says they even have a prototype up and running — but whether this can ever amount to anything more than a high-end PC depends on sorting out fact from propaganda . |
| 9 | But it was still a shock to see her like that , looking so old and spent . ’ |
| 10 | She had heard that parents like this existed all over the place and that their children turned out to be delinquents and drop-outs , but it was still a shock to meet a pair of them in the flesh . |
| 11 | She tried to feel pleased that she had n't descended from such uncompromising stock , but it was still a shock to have been told that William Ash was not her father , and that Eddie had only been her half-brother . |
| 12 | She said : ‘ Because I was a midwife I knew what was happening in my body so I was able to rationalise it , but it was still a shock . ’ |
| 13 | She said : ‘ Because I was a midwife I knew what was happening in my body so I was able to rationalise it , but it was still a shock . |
| 14 | But everywhere it was still a factor inhibiting the growth of systematic training and the professionalism it symbolised . |
| 15 | They 'd been muffled with rags and pieces of tyre , but it was still a lash-up . |
| 16 | Yet it was still a tour which promised to be the peak of Gooch 's great 18-year international career . |
| 17 | The summer was n't quite at its peak ; it was still a fraction early for that hard brilliance , that riveting dazzle of hot sun on baked white walls and dried-up maquis scrub on the hills . |
| 18 | It was still a quarter of a mile beyond the line-up and it was already feathering . |
| 19 | But it was still a relief for British fans . |
| 20 | ‘ Let's go down the Turk 's Head , ’ his grandad used to say , when it was still a treat for them both and not the stuff of nightmares . |
| 21 | Harry Farnham Germain Letson was born in Vancouver on Sept 26 1896 , when it was still a shantytown . |
| 22 | Not normally being in the business of art detection it was still a pleasure to help . |
| 23 | One year later she and her husband were expressing their thanks to the Home Support Project for helping them to go on looking after Mrs Cummings at home , and said that although it was still a strain it was ‘ nowhere near as hard as it has been , now that we 've got other people to help us ’ . |
| 24 | But it was still a tube train , grubby and battered . |
| 25 | Education spokesman Mike Barnett said although the exclusion rate was half that of other counties , it was still a matter of serious concern . |
| 26 | Raoul Cédras , was now adopting a neutral stance on Aristide 's restoration , stating that it was still a matter for parliament to decide . |
| 27 | but it was still a semi like this |
| 28 | She seemed to accept without question that Alexandra was the one who would handle the crisis , if it was still a crisis by the time she got into the office . |
| 29 | We used to explore the site when it was still a group of undeveloped grassy mounds . |
| 30 | It was still a moment or two before she completed her work on the pot and turned round . |