Example sentences of "can still [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr. Stubbs , who lives at Corry Road , Hindhead refers to the great environmental writers and adds , ‘ I salute these noble men and women and hope that people will read their work and learn not only what we have lost but also what can still be saved in our beautiful world . ’ |
| 2 | That latter case can still be argued . |
| 3 | However , as is indicated elsewhere in this chapter and in Chapter 6 , it can still be argued that private ownership of the means of production is the basis of economic power and wealth , and that the labour market is still the prime determinant of wage levels . |
| 4 | Fifthly , even if there are undisputed economies of scale so that there is a net increase in surplus , it can still be argued that there is a social opportunity loss . |
| 5 | Occasional gunshots can still be heard , though no one seems to know who fires the guns and if anyone is hit . |
| 6 | It was built in 1965 , using the underframe of Pantograph car 170 , whose distinctive running noises can still be heard beneath the superstructure . |
| 7 | Dyed-in-the-wool Labourites can still be heard muttering oaths into their beards against ‘ cellphone socialists ’ — barely one step up the political rung from those most reviled of all creatures , champagne socialists . |
| 8 | Despite all the hype , hate and hysteria that has gone before , something magical and mysterious can still be heard shuffling around in the dark , and this celebration is the spotlight that picks it out . |
| 9 | At the beginning of the season , portions of last year 's song can still be heard . |
| 10 | Good diction can still be heard occasionally , particularly on Radio 3 , so that no one who wishes to improve himself need lack exemplars ; yet many people are content to mumble and fumble their words . |
| 11 | The phrase " mobile , lucid and continent " can still be heard on the lips of Officers-in-Charge who remember when this was the case . |
| 12 | The interior is finished in leather and boasts luxuries such as a compact disc player which can still be heard clearly at 200mph . |
| 13 | A writ can still be served on a limited company by sending it by first class post to the registered office , but following the Practice Direction ( QBD ) ( Service of Documents : First and Second Class Mail ) ( 1985 ) 8 March [ 1985 ] 1 WLR 489 the presumption will be of service on the second working day after posting by first class post or the fourth working day after posting by second class post . |
| 14 | If there is an element of design on Pechorin 's part in the duel he fights , an element which incorporates a knowledge of the loaded dice to be employed by his opponent in the form of an unloaded pistol , the outcome can still be ascribed to chance , in a sense that must be meant to characterise the hero 's fine indifference . |
| 15 | Such a scene can still be witnessed while standing on the quaint little hump-backed bridge opposite the mill . |
| 16 | A fire , caused by a bolt of lightning at York Minster , can still be regarded as evidence of divine wrath at the appointment of a contentious bishop . |
| 17 | Fords won their appeal , the court holding that a new car which is damaged but then repaired so as to be ‘ as good as new ’ can still be regarded as new . |
| 18 | The court held that a new car which is damaged and then repaired so as to be " as good as new " can still be regarded as " new " . |
| 19 | Both these products are made on a large scale and can still be regarded as commodities . |
| 20 | Uplifts can still be operated using an airpump , but powerheads are much more efficient . |
| 21 | The valve can still be operated by gripping the stub in a pair of pliers , but it will defeat small children . |
| 22 | A less important category is those contracts which are material to the continuing conduct of the vendor 's business but without which the business can still be operated after completion , albeit on a smaller scale . |
| 23 | Each component part of the Ontos DB is separable from the rest , it claims , and provides a range of piping conventions for accessing different parts ( objects ) of the database(s) , whilst the system as a whole can still be viewed as a single object . |
| 24 | It was only much later that I realised the reason for the request and also for the resulting laughter , namely the enjoyment of a broad Somerset accent which had come with me , and traces of which can still be recognised by West Country people nearly seventy years later . |
| 25 | Transfers can still be arranged however for an additional charge . |
| 26 | The warmth of the sub-lava magna can still be felt through the feet . |
| 27 | IN FACT , Pop Judgement Day hit Manchester years ago , but its effects can still be felt here today . |
| 28 | Visit the Rijksmuseum , the Van Gogh Museum or Anne Frank 's House , where the atmosphere can still be felt as vividly described in her World War II diaries . |
| 29 | Usually they can still be understood by other speakers of English , so why is it important to learn how weak forms are used ? |
| 30 | The plan of this can still be determined . |