Example sentences of "were still [verb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But his eyes were still fixed on the little bed , trying to make out any movement in or upon it . |
| 2 | His head was still up ; his eyes were still fixed on the wall . |
| 3 | At five-thirty they were still engaged on the crate . |
| 4 | His lips were still purse on the last words when they suddenly sprang wide as he saw her almost stagger back from him , her hand to her throat , the colour draining from her face . |
| 5 | Cumulatively , however , the aura of association with the US was of immense political benefit to those who called themselves a provisional government but who were still skating on the thin surface of political respectability and had by no means attained a state of acknowledged legitimacy . |
| 6 | ( In some of the harsh villages of the hinterland , the sheets of the bridal night were still unfurled on the morning after ; the spots on them displayed heraldically from the balcony of the house . ) |
| 7 | Despite the lateness of the hour , some children were still playing on the footpath . |
| 8 | Ingard shares were still quoted on the Stock Exchange , and we had evidence that they were more or less worthless . |
| 9 | Grand Met was going directly to the new format , but analysts were still working on the old style p&l accounts . |
| 10 | The result was that other departments er particularly the fitters for example er who were still working on the old scheme , wanted to , they then wanted to come onto the scheme . |
| 11 | At each de-veiling of sleeting showers more snow whitened the tops and yet there were still leaves on the trees at the roadside . |
| 12 | The last reverberations of the gong were still vibrating on the still air when a door down the corridor burst open and young girl raced out onto the landing , heading for the stairs . |
| 13 | We were still standing on the landing . |