Example sentences of "he still [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rincewind relaxed slightly , which was to say that he still made a violin string look like a bowl of jelly . |
| 2 | Although he is king of Uruk , possessor of perfect beauty , laden with gifts by the gods and two-thirds divine , he still feels a need to set up his name ‘ in the place where the names of famous men are written … |
| 3 | Although he was not as ill as he had made out to Elaine , he still felt a bit under the weather . |
| 4 | As for Matthew , the old man had to admit that , despite his anger at the boy for having deserted him , he still felt a murmuring of affection towards him . |
| 5 | Although he knew very well he 'd lost the battle , he still felt a need to justify . |
| 6 | He still shared a bed with his girlfriend but stopped having sex with her , and then his girlfriend moved out . |
| 7 | The designer who today shows so little emotion was devastated and he still keeps a mural of revered fashion figures ( Mary Quant and Vivienne Westwood are two of his heroines ) with Galeotti at the centre situated behind the enormous , clutter-free desk that 's one more powerful statement . |
| 8 | He still looked a bit dubious and David said , ‘ One thing you can tell Len , something I forgot , was that I made enquiries today about his parrot and it appears that if he does go to Conway House he 'll be able to take the parrot with him . |
| 9 | It seemed to me that it was not only natural but positive : it demonstrated that he still had a relationship with God . |
| 10 | He still had a flicker of morality in him . |
| 11 | Cautious and practical , he took one look at the situation and advised Vincent to get out at once , while he still had a shirt on his back . |
| 12 | He still had a chance to catch her . |
| 13 | The ball 's he let the ball drop behind him but er he still had a chance to get back on this . |
| 14 | While he still had a chance of being near Maisie , he would take it . |
| 15 | Harvey said he still had a temperature and must have something to eat before he went to bed . |
| 16 | His face was different , almost human , but he still had a shark 's mouth . |
| 17 | A shopkeeper in Nuremberg who said to a customer what ‘ in these days was common to almost everybody in Nuremberg ’ , that Hitler was set on continuing the war , tried to deceive the people into thinking that he still had a miracle weapon , and was ‘ nothing more than a criminal ’ , was denounced by the customer , taken away by the police , and shot for ‘ subversion of the military power ’ . |
| 18 | But Mr Jackson realises he still had a duty to correct the advert . ’ |
| 19 | Ackroyd put the signals to red , rang the station down the line to tell them that he had a problem and then rang the next station above to alert them that he still had a train in his section . |
| 20 | He still had a lot more to write but , considering that he was bowing out with Telemachus , he thought that he would not leave a negligible oeuvre behind him . |
| 21 | He still had a lot of contacts who valued his priorities of customer care and quality . |
| 22 | But he said afterwards that he still had a lot to learn about driving an Indycar . |
| 23 | He eats a wide range of solid foods , but he still likes a breastfeed last thing at night . |
| 24 | He still likes a kiss . |
| 25 | He still got a lot in the bottle there |
| 26 | In his rapid rise to stardom he still retained a measure of the paternalism of the good C.O. He knew how much apparently little things mattered to the fighting soldier . |
| 27 | Does he still get a house ? |
| 28 | ‘ Perhaps he still has a chance , ’ said a western diplomat in Pakistan , ‘ but it looks as though events have overtaken him . |
| 29 | Marples has been given a free transfer by manager John Ward , even though he still has a year of his contract to go . |
| 30 | Mr Major won the day but he still has a problem . |