Example sentences of "still [verb] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In spite of his bitter criticism of his father , he still asked for help from him . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ I ‘ ear there 's a lot of barrows up for sale nowadays and some still goin' for bargain prices . ’ |
| 4 | With their experienced hooker David Watkinson still struggling for fitness , Dewsbury are likely to retain the same side as Sunday . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | She spoke of Oxford , that ancient seat of learning , to which universities all over the world still looked for example . |
| 7 | Individual projects were still considered for fund assistance up to a maximum of 50 per cent of expenditure , but programmes could receive up to 70 per cent . |
| 8 | These restrictions have been removed on the IBM 370 range , but operand alignment at appropriate addresses is still recommended for efficiency . |
| 9 | The Order was content that pre-petition assignees should still qualify for compensation under the scheme . |
| 10 | Still searching for perfection , she has no plans to retire for quite a while yet , when will she quit ? |
| 11 | At the moment it is still looking for funding from private and public sources ; the Netherlands has provided an initial grant of US$1.5 million . |
| 12 | ‘ No , I 'm still looking for work . |
| 13 | We 're still looking for balance and the injuries we 've had have n't helped . ’ |
| 14 | Bangor have been a revelation this season and are still pushing for success on three fronts , unlike the poor old Blues . |
| 15 | FIS races are the third tier of international competition , below the world cup and continental cups ( Europa and North American ) but they still count for world rankings , which are based on FIS points , and can therefore attract good quality fields when their dates do not clash with more important events . |
| 16 | Although still used for storage , the mill is slowly deteriorating and largely silent , long since stripped of its fulling stocks , its Boulton and Watt steam engine and water wheels . |
| 17 | On the other hand , radio is still used for diversity of routing or for emergency circuits , particularly in tricky terrain or earthquake-prone zones where optical fibre circuits might fracture . |
| 18 | It is still used for solvent extraction procedures such as extracting drugs to put them down a chromatography column , ‘ but a lot of people have been replacing it because of its carcinogenicity ’ . |
| 19 | It 's still used for target practice — a poignant reminder of the Cold War , the end of which heralded the last post for RAF Hullavington . |
| 20 | Although the track behind the station was still used for freight , trains no longer stopped at Carno . |
| 21 | The Jubilee Methodist chapel at Hutton , 1860 , is still used for worship . |
| 22 | But they still look for quality and are put off stores that repeatedly slash prices . |
| 23 | But they still look for quality and are put off stores that repeatedly slash prices . |
| 24 | While Churchill might still agitate for union , it was doubtful whether the new Labour government of Clement Attlee would display any enthusiasm for it . |
| 25 | In February 1990 , while I was still Minister for Housing , I wrote to the Chancellor of the Exchequer : ‘ There must be a danger now of a demand squeeze turning into a real threat to supply-side confidence . |
| 26 | Alan Dodsworth of Darlington paid over £2,000 in cash to Mr Round last October for a kitchen that was never delivered ; and disabled Ferryhill resident Royston Hunter is still waiting for work to be completed at his home after giving Mr Round £4,180 in November . |
| 27 | And disabled Ferryhill resident Royston Hunter is still waiting for work to be completed at his home after giving Mr Round £4,180 in November . |
| 28 | Even some who do have deeds are still waiting for compensation . |
| 29 | But the relatives of those who died , like Andy Barnes who lost his 15-year-old daughter Paula , are still waiting for compensation . |
| 30 | The record card for such a client was scribbled over with the comment of dealers : " He 's about to buy a house ; has no funds ; he 'll see how the shares he already has do ; he 's going in for Rolls Royce , so has no money ; he 's still waiting for share certificates — once these have arrived he will think about further investment . " |