Example sentences of "there [was/were] still [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were still a number of examples of parallel boilered Scots in service at that time , and someone suggested that it was one of these engines fitted with experimental types of chimney and smoke deflectors . |
| 2 | The Plant Manager 's review indicates that by the end of that year , although there were still a number of issues to be resolved , the following results had been achieved ( Perry , 1984 : 191 ) : |
| 3 | Of the hundreds of prisoners who had escaped from the orphanage there were still a number hidden in the surrounding countryside , but I did not know where . |
| 4 | One knows that disabled people from the War are getting older and there possibly are n't quite so many of them , but we felt as a Trust that there were still a number of people about who would benefit from having this sort of accommodation . |
| 5 | Everyone knew that there were still a lot of prisoners in the surrounding country ; but only relatively few , those who were not Fascists , knew exactly where they were . |
| 6 | There were still a lot of men about , and a few lanterns , so that you could see dimly . |
| 7 | There were other reasons for insecurity , too : no matter how much material prosperity had come a family 's way , there was still every chance that illness or a premature death might send them all back down a snake at a much faster speed than they had been able to climb up a ladder . |
| 8 | But there was still a problem about the label Education , and also that I did have such a very large chunk of air-time , 15 per cent of the Channel . |
| 9 | Although by 1939 a total of 104 new trams had been delivered since 1933 , there was still a requirement for some new cars to replace the old open-sided Fleetwood cars which had been retained for seasonal use . |
| 10 | There was still a smell of burning in the air , and around them the blackened shells of buildings were stark under a covering of snow . |
| 11 | While these , the two earliest complete operas that we have , differ radically from the festive intermedii in their dramatic unity and the overall employment of the nuova maniera di canto over sustained bass notes , there was still a mixture of styles . |
| 12 | Vulgar speculation about his love life usually enraged Richard ; there was still a mark on the pearl damask wall where he had hurled a glass of whisky on receiving the news that People magazine had voted him the World 's Sexiest Man of 1984 . |
| 13 | Instead of finding Whites had more favourable attitudes to the police than Blacks , and had been stopped , etc. , less ( as found in the studies of larger areas ) , we found that on some measures Whites were similar to Blacks in their attitude and experience , though there was still a tendency for Blacks to be less favourable to the police . |
| 14 | Nevertheless , in certain occupations there was still a tendency for women to be over-represented amongst those working on a temporary basis . |
| 15 | Clearly , serious efforts were being made to bring the new Court up to standard , though Malmesbury thought there was still a way to go before all would be consolidated : |
| 16 | There was still a majority view ( 68% ) that the inclusion of a merit level award was appropriate , although respondents stressed that the award of merit needed to be firmly rooted in identifiable and different levels of competence and not on comparisons between candidates . |
| 17 | In a way she was almost learning to feel quite at home with them , though there was still a sense of wariness she would probably never conquer . |
| 18 | The offer came , there was still a contract to be abrogated , but Lauda is Lauda : what he wants , he gets . |
| 19 | The British replied by building up their forces in the jungles and coastal waters of Borneo : for there was still a defence agreement with Malaysia . |
| 20 | It was after midnight before they passed a dimly discerned height called , apparently , Spittalridding Hill , where there was a monastic hospice ; and there was still a couple of miles to go to the Annan ford , they were told . |
| 21 | There was still a lack of commitment to integration from social services , health and education , even though individuals within those services were becoming increasingly willing to help . |
| 22 | Even if there was still a peace to be saved in 1940 , it seemed most unlikely that Labour would win the election . |
| 23 | Full-back Liley strode into the left-hand corner for a splendid try and there was still a man to spare . |
| 24 | He saw how she relaxed — or tried to , for there was still a part of her that held out against him — and smiled inwardly . |
| 25 | This meant that the classrooms were not so crowded , but there was still a shortage of paper and pencils . |
| 26 | They 'd left the plates lying around and the wine bottles on the floor , and there was still a bit of wine left in one of them . |
| 27 | They were up there admiring the sunset but I wanted to stop while there was still a bit of light . |
| 28 | I presumed it had once been the school 's dinner ladies ' empire and there was still a stove and tea-making gear but not much else except a funny smell . |
| 29 | He never developed a major following there — even , as far as can be seen , in the early 1470s when there was still a possibility that he might take on a political role . |
| 30 | He never developed a major following there — even , as far as can be seen , in the early 1470s when there was still a possibility that he might take on a political role . |