Example sentences of "and still [verb] 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 | She 'd already been there over two weeks , and still had n't been able to speak to the Dane . |
3 | However , Christmas 1992 came and went and still had n't claimed his proxy visit — so we decided to act on 's behalf . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | ‘ I did n't know how good I could be and still do n't know that . |
6 | ‘ I did n't know how good I could be and still do n't know that . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | But , you walk out the sun and still do n't go brown . |
9 | ‘ Lucky devil , I 've been trying for eight years and still have n't cracked it yet . ’ |
10 | 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 . |
11 | He said : ‘ I checked and re-checked and still did n't believe it . |
12 | So was old Jacko , who 'd made me re-write at Thrills piece twice and still did n't run it . |
13 | He had spoken his words with his habitual grim-faced detachment and still did n't turn to look at her . |
14 | But he 'd never known for certain and still did n't know now . |
15 | Fabia exclaimed , and still did n't want to believe it , even when the woman vigorously nodded her head . |
16 | ‘ But in La Villette , we stayed a week and still did n't see it all . ’ |