Example sentences of "still [verb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ex-soldier had n't moved , his big hands resting on his knees , his feet still propped on the canvas bag . |
| 2 | The array did not fall completely into disuse , and the crown still relied on the sheriffs to call the posse comitatus to deal with local disturbances . |
| 3 | Britain by comparison still relied on the democratic traditions of local government , as fictionally portrayed in Winifred Holtby 's South Riding ( 1936 ) . |
| 4 | A recent survey of selection methods used by companies in both Britain and France for management selection , demonstrated that although the number of British companies using psychological tests had increased since an earlier survey carried out in 1984 ( Robertson and Makin , 1986 ) most organisations still relied on the traditional selection methods of the application form , interview and letters of reference ( Shackleton and Newell , 1991 ) . |
| 5 | So , the primary or preferred mode of transmission was the indirect consular channel , from the consul of the requesting State to an authority designated for the purpose by the State addressed ; a Contracting State could , however , still insist on the use of the diplomatic channel , and the new Convention did not preclude more direct communication between competent authorities by agreement between the States concerned . |
| 6 | The Consumer Credit Act 1974 and the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 largely prevent these abuses , but it is true that , in so far as those Acts allow them to , finance companies still insist on the terms being as beneficial to themselves as possible . |
| 7 | One of Ibrahim 's former Jewish tenants still lived on the second floor . |
| 8 | It was the grandfather who had founded the school , and he still lived on the premises . |
| 9 | She was still resting on the bed . |
| 10 | When he had gone , Li Yuan turned back to his father , smiling , one hand still resting on the Andalusian 's smooth , strong neck . |
| 11 | Tom Holdfast turned slowly in his chair , his finger still resting on the button which he seemed so loath to irrevocably press . |
| 12 | It simply has n't been demonstrated that any cognizance has been made of R P G two , therefore that these concerns still remain on the table . |
| 13 | Science is still puzzling on the handedness of all sub-units of protein and nucleic acid in earthborn living cells . |
| 14 | Unlike most GP stars , Bradl still rides on the road . |
| 15 | Some want softer balls or smaller frames to ensure rallies can still exist on the quickest surface of them all . |
| 16 | He still lives on the outskirts of his adopted city close on 30 years after he signed for them . |
| 17 | Beginning from the plant size with maximum capacity Q 0 , in the long run society can gain the triangle ABE by expanding plant capacity until LMC equals social marginal benefit at E. At this plant size Q 2 the price is P 1 and still lies on the short-run marginal cost curve which is now SMC 2 . |
| 18 | A European Economic Interest Grouping has already been approved , but the long awaited European Company Statute still lies on the table . |
| 19 | car 's still parked on the drive outside ! |
| 20 | Which just goes to show how strong a hold The Birthday Party still has on the public imagination . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Still to come on the programme |
| 23 | Still to come on the programme . |
| 24 | Still to come on the programme . |
| 25 | Thomas Gaisford , who later became Dean of Christchurch , Oxford , was only four years old in 1770 when the great cedar tree was planted which still stands on the hillside walk behind the house . |
| 26 | This was inconvenient and too elongated and was soon superseded by a scheme involving the acquisition of sixteen houses that Sir Samuel Fludyer still owned on the south side of Fludyer Street , and the realigning and widening of Downing Street . |
| 27 | And the sport of Kings is still pursued on the nearby downland at the famous Brighton Race Course . |
| 28 | We had booked a table for dinner after the concert — you begin your festival concerts early when we can still concentrate on the music ! — and we had to cancel it , we could n't eat . |
| 29 | The problem that the Tories have with this is that they still appear on the unemployment figures . |
| 30 | She handed the book up to Gilly , who was still perched on the chair . |