Example sentences of "still [verb] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus in 1985 the wealthiest 1% of the population still owned 20% of all wealth and the wealthiest 10% owned 54% , leaving the other 90% of the population with less than half of all personal wealth . |
| 2 | Even today we are still seeing developments in the electric light bulb , but the basic growth in the demand for them is over . |
| 3 | The Phoenicians , and in particular the Carthaginians , are still given pride of place in our handbooks for their institutions and their colonization because the Greeks recognized themselves in such things . |
| 4 | A century later , however , MacArthur was still given credit in South Africa for his contribution to that country 's economy . |
| 5 | But one might also ask , why is the idea of faking orgasm , which ought to be nonsense , still given space in modern and sophisticated women 's magazines ? |
| 6 | Matthew was still repairing damage from the wind-storm , cutting fallen trees into logs for the lodge 's many fireplaces . |
| 7 | The location of schools and services in relation to the child 's home can still influence decisions about the pupil 's educational placement despite the ideal of open choice on the part of parents . |
| 8 | On 7 June 1786 the society noted that it still lacked information on which to base any specific resolution for the encouragement of scientific farriery and the matter was put aside . |
| 9 | Erm still got power as a rate of doing work . |
| 10 | yeah no its twenty five to ten though , still got Poirot on the other side |
| 11 | Sky presenter Keith , 35 , chipped in : ‘ It will be nice to sort it out but it is more important if we can still remain friends for the rest of our lives . ’ |
| 12 | His regular column on the London Literary Times had been axed , but the editor still chucked scraps of work his way . |
| 13 | Bouchard 's studies of identical twins separated at birth and brought up in different countries , classes and cultures , showed that they still shared similarities in actions and habits despite separation . |
| 14 | We conclude that minimal sedation with midazolam alone still produces hypoxia during ERCP in a substantial number of elderly patients . |
| 15 | Meanwhile , LIFFE still trades derivatives in US T-bonds and eurodollars , but these account for less than 5 per cent of the exchange 's total business . |
| 16 | I still make necklaces from strips of knitting with beads or marbles sewn in at intervals and they are still very popular , whether ‘ wooly ’ for sweaters or lurexed for evening wear ; but |I have recently been trying very simple macramé to knot several strips decoratively together and maybe add a few beads or jewels and the results can be quite spectacular . |
| 17 | Indeed , both the limiting fraction under Method B and the use of the adjusting items make it possible for a company to report a loss , but still make payments under its PRP scheme . |
| 18 | In contrast , most nomadic and tribal groups still make rugs in the time-honoured dark reds and primary hues of their ancestors , while Persian workshop groups employ both pastel and rich shades . |
| 19 | Omagh sisters Olivia ( 15 ) and nine-year-old Laura McGuckin also still make time for story books outside the classroom . |
| 20 | It hails from a strong mainframe background , which still represents 85% of it sales , though it says it is looking to downsize this commitment to 70% over the next two years . |
| 21 | The hotel still records bookings on a traditional conventional chart and continues to prepare guests ' bills by hand . |
| 22 | I 'm still using tablecloths with that mark on ! |
| 23 | DO YOU STILL WANT DIANA TO BE OUR QUEEN ? |
| 24 | In one of the biggest-ever Mirror phone-ins , 51,136 of you said a resounding YES to our question : Do you still want Diana to be Queen ? |
| 25 | Even if firms were completely market orientated , they would still make errors of judgement from time to time . |
| 26 | The sudsy water continues working while it is slippery and you can still make bubbles by agitating it , no matter how grotty it looks . |
| 27 | Mind you , we 'll still make sets with the old gauge low Bs in them , because some players do n't want to make the shift and some basses just are n't set up for strings that big . ’ |
| 28 | There 's not the same pressure on the dealing floor as at DPR , but you 'll still make loads of money . |
| 29 | It 's ironic that you should still make excuses for the fact that the band can play really well , yet there 's nothing here that ca n't be appreciated on the level of a blues number . |
| 30 | It 's ironic that you should still make excuses for the fact that the band can play really well , yet there 's nothing here that ca n't be appreciated on the level of a blues number . |