Example sentences of "was still [verb] on [pos pn] " in BNC.
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1 | Sally-Anne was still seated on her bench , the empty lemonade glass beside her . |
2 | She was still pondering on his use of her name as the taxi drove through the dark city streets , the driver having given up on any hopes of conversation after a couple of monosyllabic and nonsensical replies from his customer . |
3 | Fred was still concentrated on his clasp instead of his balance , and getting sworn at for it . |
4 | He was still lying on her bed , his head propped up on one hand . |
5 | Yes , Phyllis Henley , the tough professional , would tell him when she had hard information , so he could only conclude she was still working on her lead . |
6 | I opened his razor in the bathroom to rub the powered residue of his beard in my fingers , and wondered if it was still growing on his dead face . |
7 | Even now , three weeks after she 'd driven away from that little cottage near Glenshee , he was still imprinted on her heart like a brand . |