Example sentences of "was still [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Britain , although no one except Beaverbrook Newspapers were under any illusions that war was imminent , there was still surprise among German and Italian nationals by then resident in Britain that Conservative ministers ( led by Sir John Anderson , Home Secretary ) interned all aliens without distinction of friend , refugee and enemy , shamelessly abetted by the press of the Fascist-sympathiser , Rothermere . |
| 2 | Despite this level of support , and a direct request from James Baker when he was still secretary of state , Mr Karimov has refused to register Birlik as a political party . |
| 3 | If only it had come while he was still Emperor of Agriculture House … |
| 4 | Of course , the manner of her dismissal was still grounds for disgust — but hatred ? |
| 5 | So I confessed to a possibility , though it was only six weeks since Sintra and there was still room for doubt . ’ |
| 6 | But the National Audit Office , using Finnish-based international forestry consultants , overseas visits and information from Canadian forests , concluded that there was still room for improvement . |