Example sentences of "still [vb -s] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is common practice to put a battery on charge when it still has some life in it . |
| 2 | Although the NUR still has some members among drivers , it agreed in 1983 that it would stop recruiting them . |
| 3 | The second difference from the development charge was that though the levy would normally be paid to the seller , if ‘ when the land comes to be developed , it still has some development value on which levy has not been taken in previous sales , that residual value will be subject to levy at the time of development ’ . |
| 4 | The risk can be reduced by flying in the low tow position below the wake , but it still has some disadvantages and towing in this position has not been generally adopted in Europe or elsewhere . |
| 5 | If this argument is accepted , then insider-outsider theory still has some purchase despite Fehr 's objections . |
| 6 | This suggests that the notocord still has some function in development , even if it no longer plays a role in swimming . |
| 7 | The Japanese government still has some scope for measures to prop up the financial system , so there is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March 1933 . |
| 8 | One of the teacups has been chopped into little pieces but the other still has some water inside , which to me looks redder than it should . |
| 9 | The Brigadier still has some keys from Coliditz . |
| 10 | Norwich has become an inland town , but Ipswich still has some sea trade . |
| 11 | I understand that the Home Secretary still has some flexibility within this year 's resource allocation , and I appeal to the Minister of State who is present for this debate , the right hon. Member for Oxford , West and Abingdon ( Mr. Patten ) , to undertake to reconsider the needs of the South Wales and Gwent police forces . |
| 12 | Coe tells me that he was attracted to writing some kind of thriller because it would help him tighten up his plotting , but he still has some way to go ; the book 's resolution is simply too arbitrary and fanatical . |
| 13 | BT believes it still has some way to go before it can match the performance of American telecommunications companies and is also anxious to stay ahead of European public sector rivals . |
| 14 | The saga still has some way to run . |
| 15 | But the Scottish Rooflessness Initiative still has some way to go , especially in preventing young Scots becoming homeless and at risk in London , he told a seminar in Edinburgh . |
| 16 | Nevertheless , the Greek system still has some way to travel before it will be the sort of political machine a post-cold-war democracy requires . |
| 17 | For ‘ high risk ’ fetuses , waveform analysis of the electrocardiogram shows promise ; oximetry still has some way to go . |
| 18 | However , the academic literature still has some way to go . |
| 19 | He still has some way to go to earn a place in the golfing record books . |
| 20 | He still has some details to arrange . |
| 21 | Meanwhile on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway , in the Cotswolds , the other preserved 28XX , No.2857 , still has some time to run of its loan period . |
| 22 | Fairly good evidence has since appeared to show that Burt faked his results in order to bolster his case , although he still has some apologists . |
| 23 | So I see evaluation as a very democratic activity , which allows people perhaps to appreciate each other 's viewpoints a little more than might otherwise be the case erm and does n't pretend that people all feel the same about things , but at the same time it does n't attempt to sort of countermand the realities of the situation that , you know , each person ca n't go their own sweet way , there have to be quite a lot of collective decisions and people have to recognise where the majority opinion is , but at least they do it from a standpoint that erm where they feel their own value still has some worth and is still being recognised . |
| 24 | The second , smaller , chest has clearly been ransacked but it still has some items inside . |
| 25 | However , we must not forget that even in a welfare totalitarianism like Inca Peru the individual still has some sort of rudimentary superego , albeit perhaps only the primitive one of early childhood ; and , furthermore , we must not overlook his explanation of the feeling of triumph present in mania . |
| 26 | The last part of the proposition still needs some work . |
| 27 | Environmentalist groups have criticised the plan , because it still allows some logging in ancient forests , but say they are prepared to work with the Administration to improve it . |
| 28 | Mrs Bowers , 30 , who still bears some scars from the attack last March , told the court : ‘ It felt like my face was physically moving all over the place and burning . ’ |
| 29 | The Labour party cloaks under expressions such as ’ attack on civil rights ’ the fact that such people have not registered for the tax and have been indulging in tax avoidance , a practice for which the Labour party still shows some sympathy . |
| 30 | Ease of use , Mr Rosenbaum admits , still requires some work but ‘ we are working hard to establish a common ‘ log off ’ — important where billing is by the minute ! |