Example sentences of "still [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The coroner laughed and was still bellowing with mirth as Athelstan urged his horse forward out into the street . |
| 2 | I was still weeping with fright when Uncle Bill put me to bed . |
| 3 | Dinah was still weeping in bewilderment . |
| 4 | That accident victim , trucker Harry Martinson , is still recovering at home in Hatfield Road , Ipswich , following the accident in April . |
| 5 | Moreover , Europe was still recovering from wartime devastation , and had achieved neither political coherence nor a sound enough military/ industrial base to provide a viable alternative to the North American connection . |
| 6 | Neil , 23 , of Wythenshawe in Manchester , is still recovering from shock , but Sue was determined they would have a Christmas to remember . |
| 7 | Bardot was still recovering from shock after narrowly missing being shot earlier this year by hunters killing her pets . |
| 8 | Notable omissions were Abdul Qadir ( still recovering from injury ) and Shoaib Mohammad . |
| 9 | But the European champions will again be without their injured captain Ruud Gullit , their third AC Milan player , who is still recovering from knee surgery , and the PSV midfielder Gerald Vanenburg , who has damaged knee ligaments . |
| 10 | SEVEN Newcastle United fans were still recovering in hospital last night after a double fatal accident on the A66 trans-Pennine road . |
| 11 | A 12-YEAR-OLD boy , who survived in a fume-filled car in which his mother and eight-year-old sister died , was still recovering in hospital yesterday . |
| 12 | Staff at Church House , the Bishop 's headquarters in Gloucester , say the Bishop is still resting on sabbatical leave . |
| 13 | A common formula used throughout the trade is to multiply cost price by 2.35 ; this proved equitable to supplier and vendor alike , giving a margin of 50% while still allowing for VAT . |
| 14 | ‘ I ‘ ear there 's a lot of barrows up for sale nowadays and some still goin' for bargain prices . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ We are still struggling with child sexual abuse and we are still trying to get it right from the child 's point of view . |
| 16 | Still struggling with stock footage and music permissions , situation is as follows : |
| 17 | Four secondees were still struggling to settle-in some six months after their appointment , but most secondees adjusted within three months and went on to enjoy the scope to shape their jobs , to use their expertise and to become part of a team . |
| 18 | With their experienced hooker David Watkinson still struggling for fitness , Dewsbury are likely to retain the same side as Sunday . |
| 19 | The room was deserted and desolate : the arctic blue bubble of the drinking water machine looked as if it had turned to ice , two desk lights burned pointlessly above unoccupied desks and the rubbish bins were still brimming with polystyrene cups and waste paper . |
| 20 | I was still brimming with plangency , chockful of feeling , when I arrived back at the hotel . |
| 21 | Two consortia — one led by P & O and the other by Trafalgar House — are still bidding for partnership with BR , which is due to announce its choice by the end of the month . |
| 22 | Whilst still climbing in cloud the aircraft hit high ground , near the top of Clough Head at 2,200 feet ams ! |
| 23 | Look at the stuff he 's holding on to : he is n't selling any of his great Minimal works , his Carl Andres or Donald Judds , but those are works that are still climbing in value . ’ |
| 24 | Still climbing after knowledge infinite , |
| 25 | The former cabinet minister says Neil Kinnock is trying to convince voters he 's brushed aside Socialism , while left-wing policies are still lurking beneath Labour 's new tablets of stone . |
| 26 | As of late February Monrovia was said to be calm , with emergency food and other supplies flowing in , and some shops reopening , although relief agencies emphasised that people were still dying from starvation . |
| 27 | According to a WHO report published on Oct. 16 , almost 3,000,000 people were still dying from tuberculosis every year . |
| 28 | She was still shivering with indignation , but when she looked up at her grandmother , it was to see her shivering too , but with suppressed laughter . |
| 29 | ‘ You know I 'll have to go , ’ Maggie said tremulously , not yet back to earth , her body still shivering with delight and reaction . |
| 30 | ‘ But it 's early , ’ said Carolyn , still shivering with fear and surprise . |