Example sentences of "and still do [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the failure of IBM management is that it did n't understand — and still does n't understand — the extent of the mischief the genie of open systems it let out of the bottle with the original open IBM Personal Computer , could wreak . |
| 2 | James Tomlinson could not and still does not believe that he imagined seeing the mysterious passenger . |
| 3 | The potential £40 million value put on the treasure was not an aphrodisiac for a country that did not , and still does not , have an art market . |
| 4 | If the wind blows hard or an insect travelling at speed flies into the web , the bundles of thread in the glue globules unwind so that the filament can extend its length up to four times and still does not break . |
| 5 | If an adult patient did not have the capacity to decide at the time of the purported refusal and still does not have that capacity , it is the duty of the doctors to treat him in whatever way they consider , in the exercise of their clinical judgment , to be in his best interests . |
| 6 | The present volume of disclosure is detailed and excessive , and still does not address some of the critical issues which prospective policyholders need in making informed choices and decisions . |
| 7 | I 've never subscribed to the deification of Nick cave and still do n't subscribe to the theory that says ‘ difficult ’ or ‘ dark ’ music is somehow better than squeaky-clean pop , but ‘ The Mercy Seat ’ and ‘ The Good Son ’ automatically establish a tone of commanding bleakness , Cave scuttling the stage like a wretch possessed and the band striking bunslinger poses . |
| 8 | ‘ I did n't know how good I could be and still do n't know that . |
| 9 | ‘ I did n't know how good I could be and still do n't know that . |
| 10 | I can still hear your laughter when I said , ‘ Who 's Patricia ? ’ and still do n't know why it was so funny but , God , you looked fine . |
| 11 | But , you walk out the sun and still do n't go brown . |
| 12 | Experts did not , and still do not , agree on the levels of lead that get into the bloodstream specifically by this route . |
| 13 | In fact , any attempt by the press to act as a free oppositional/ adversarial press was itself likely to generate some form of criticism since it confronted governments with powerful adversaries , a situation which governments ( and Parliaments ) did not , and still do not , appear willing to tolerate . |
| 14 | If you are satisfied that you have spirited away all possible clutter and still do not have adequate preparation space you could cover a sink with a portable chopping board , or turn a drawer into an extra work surface by fitting runners to a block of wood the same width as the drawer , so that it will glide in and out of the unit , resting on the top of the drawer when it is pulled out . |
| 15 | So my answer to the question A is , I am not against a new settlement , of the right scale in the right location , but it is not a panacea , it is not an answer to all the questions , now it 's being offered in terms of a balanced strategy , I say that balanced strategy as put forward does not work , certainly beyond two thousand and six , and may grind to a halt well before two thousand and six if rates of development proceed er as they have done in certain years in the past , so it 's very important to look at that , can we just revisit the public acceptance of the new settlement , of course the public have accepted it and welcomed it , it has certain attractions , I support those attractions , however it 's easy for the public to accept that when measured against certain sites specific proposals that were put to them when they did not know where the new settlement would be , and still do not know , when new settlement locations are put forward it will be quite a different scenario . |
| 16 | She had done so ; Rachel had not known how to handle it then , and still did not know ten years later . |
| 17 | There was also the possibility of sexual jealousy , going way back , but Greg had thought that over a lot , and still did not feel inclined to take the possibility seriously . |
| 18 | He said that he had a video which he would bring round , but when he arrived he claimed to have lost it and still did n't provide a written description , so I would n't tell him where the dogs were . |
| 19 | He said : ‘ I checked and re-checked and still did n't believe it . |
| 20 | So was old Jacko , who 'd made me re-write at Thrills piece twice and still did n't run it . |
| 21 | He had spoken his words with his habitual grim-faced detachment and still did n't turn to look at her . |
| 22 | But he 'd never known for certain and still did n't know now . |
| 23 | Fabia exclaimed , and still did n't want to believe it , even when the woman vigorously nodded her head . |
| 24 | ‘ But in La Villette , we stayed a week and still did n't see it all . ’ |