Example sentences of "was still [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A 12-YEAR-OLD boy , who survived in a fume-filled car in which his mother and eight-year-old sister died , was still recovering in hospital yesterday . |
| 2 | Moreover , Europe was still recovering from wartime devastation , and had achieved neither political coherence nor a sound enough military/ industrial base to provide a viable alternative to the North American connection . |
| 3 | Bardot was still recovering from shock after narrowly missing being shot earlier this year by hunters killing her pets . |
| 4 | Edward was still living at home , preparing without a coach for the Civil Service examination . |
| 5 | The coroner laughed and was still bellowing with mirth as Athelstan urged his horse forward out into the street . |
| 6 | In the winter of 1940–41 , having moved to Shamley Green , he contracted influenza which he could not shake off : he spent half of January and most of February in bed , and was still recuperating at home in March . |
| 7 | He was still recuperating at home a few nights later when a rustling from the rafters above his bed proved to be yet another python which had entered the village and was lying in wait . |
| 8 | Ronni was still fizzing with indignation — how dared he make fun of her ? — when , sure enough , a car arrived at the front door , laden with dishes dovered in tin foil . |
| 9 | Catherine Moore , 19 , of Daniels Court , Middlesbrough , was still clinging to life in hospital last night . |
| 10 | Jimmy was still looking in horror at the wall where Frye had disappeared . |
| 11 | Ruth was still spluttering with laughter when she realised Fernando was n't . |
| 12 | I was still weeping with fright when Uncle Bill put me to bed . |
| 13 | Dinah was still weeping in bewilderment . |
| 14 | He was still cursing in French and English . |
| 15 | She was still shivering with indignation , but when she looked up at her grandmother , it was to see her shivering too , but with suppressed laughter . |
| 16 | The word shot from her swollen lips ; she was still reeling with shock . |
| 17 | Looking Glass , a formidable warrior of forty-five winters , was still talking against war . |
| 18 | When Lorne and our mother , Lydia , visited the Toraja in 1971 they found that the last great king , Lasso Rinding Puang Sangalla , had been dead for three years , and was still lying in state awaiting his final star-launch . |
| 19 | I was still brimming with plangency , chockful of feeling , when I arrived back at the hotel . |
| 20 | Vigo was still savouring with pride and joy his caller 's astonishment . |
| 21 | Israeli politicians and officials claimed that the PLF attack proved that the PLO was still engaging in terrorist activities despite Arafat 's December 1987 statement renouncing all forms of terrorism [ see p. 36438 ] . |
| 22 | Money was bad , but he was still working for Liberty and picked up work on Pageant magazine . |
| 23 | Gurder was still arguing with Topknot when they got back . |
| 24 | The same fusion of techniques can be found even earlier , while Elvis was still recording for Sun . |
| 25 | She was still tingling with pleasure and her cheeks burned when she realised that if he came back he could just take up where he had left off and she would not do a thing to stop him . |
| 26 | He was still suffering from jet-lag but opted to plunge in at the deep end against Monaghan . |
| 27 | Despite admitting she was still suffering from jet lag she was forced to spend lunchtime with Prince Charles at the official home of Prime Minister Hyun Soong-Jong and his wife . |
| 28 | Maybe she was still suffering from jet lag or , possibly , from the deeply upsetting and traumatic visit to the hospital this morning . |
| 29 | He picked up another big prize in Ireland yesterday with Mr Martini and he was still bubbling over User Friendly 's St Leger triumph . |