Example sentences of "her [noun] still [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because her sister still appeared to hesitate , Isabel took up the refrain . |
| 2 | Our tongue , sadly , was stifled , but her sister still lives on . |
| 3 | Her chest still heaving , she drew in a gasping breath . |
| 4 | Her fingers still clung to the spokes , keeping one wheel out of action . |
| 5 | But she knew that her ghost still awaited her . |
| 6 | She made it in four , her hair still wet from the shower , wearing jeans and a T-shirt beneath the white coat she had hastily thrown on . |
| 7 | When she came back the next day the stripes had been dyed her natural brunette , but badly , so that her hair still seemed striped , hence her nickname , Bunte . |
| 8 | Her hair still looked black , by candle-light at least , and her teeth still seemed perfect . |
| 9 | And her hair still looks |
| 10 | But at the same time that emptiness in her heart still haunted her , that emptiness that only Jake could fill . |
| 11 | ‘ There 's no need to sound quite so surprised , ’ Polly sniffed , her heart still beating fast . |
| 12 | Then , with her heart still pounding madly , she looked back over her shoulder . |
| 13 | Carrie reached for her coat , her heart still pounding in her chest and a tightening sensation in her throat causing her to gulp . |
| 14 | Her heart still pounding nineteen to the dozen , she looked over towards the window , seeing for the first time a familiar , powerfully-built figure standing there . |
| 15 | Her hair still looked black , by candle-light at least , and her teeth still seemed perfect . |
| 16 | The Duchess had sworn in a very mild tone , but her words still made Lord John bridle . |
| 17 | Preoccupied with her own thoughts , and her mind still whirling with confusion from everything that had happened last night , Jessamy did n't hear the car draw up outside ; did n't hear the front door open and then quietly close again . |
| 18 | Her mind still wanted to whirl , but she would remember the words , ‘ Resist the evil that men do . ’ |
| 19 | As the ship resumed its normal course , Lindsey made her way to her cabin , her mind still buzzing with what had been a well handled and straightforward transfer from ship to shore . |
| 20 | She was caught without defences , her mind still playing with the idea of being his darling girl . |
| 21 | Her mind still racing , she glanced down at the map on the passenger seat and then headed towards the road that would take her to Mountpelier Lodge . |
| 22 | Isabel murmured , her mind still working only sluggishly , although she managed to grasp the saddle when she found herself sitting in it . |
| 23 | But her mind still works only dimly , and she can not make the connection now , she must trudge forward , following the one impulse that has taken possession of her : to escape . |
| 24 | Her knees seemed to have turned to water , her mind still reeling under the impact of the devastating revelation which had just come to her . |
| 25 | But her screams still echoed in his ears , ringing out into the night , summoning all his enemies , the whole world , who only wanted this opportunity to hound him , to tear him . |
| 26 | Her mouth felt soft and pliant ; her lips still throbbed . |
| 27 | " Oh yes , darling , " Jenny exclaimed , her eyes still watching Matthew . |
| 28 | Upstairs , Donna heard the sound of forced entry , her eyes still fixed on the barely moving form of Stark . |
| 29 | Her eyes still fixed on his , her breath shuddering and jerking in her parted mouth , she completed the task . |
| 30 | ‘ Could be right , ’ said Iris , her eyes still fixed on Melissa 's face . |