Example sentences of "was still [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was still wearing out the regulation Docs and the thick black jeans . |
| 2 | I was still gagging up the last few dregs when somebody punched me on the cheek , sending the other side of my head banging against the metal wall of the shelter . |
| 3 | We got back home and everything was still hanging on the walls , but there was more missing from the store . |
| 4 | The story is that the brave telegraphist continued to tap out messages and calls for help as the roaring fire closed in around his log cabin No 30 beside the railroad track , and he was still tapping out the Morse code for ‘ end of message — 30 — end of message — 30 … ’ as the burning log cabin collapsed around him . |
| 5 | In 1958 , Eliot was still pointing out the horror of a civilization whose materialism is ‘ simply boredom ’ . |
| 6 | By the time I got to the end of the course , I was still picking up the pieces . |
| 7 | He laughed , because I was still to get off the ground . |
| 8 | The shadows of the poplar trees had fallen across much of the lawn , but the sun was still lighting up the far corner where the grass sloped up to the summerhouse . |
| 9 | In the twenties , Mr. Cripps , described by A.G. Street as the ‘ prince of grocers ’ , was still carrying on the old established business . |