Example sentences of "still [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although at first sight the Bull-Leaping Fresco found in the cellars of the Labyrinth 's East Wing seems in its present reconstruction to show , on the left , a bull-leaper waiting to be hoisted into the air , the figure is in fact a bull-grappler and represents a group of two , three or four grapplers whose job it was to pad the horns , keep the bull 's head low and the rest of its body still during the leap . |
| 2 | Alliances beyond the product-swap level are seemingly still off the agenda , and Data General is not for sale . |
| 3 | The phone was still off the hook . |
| 4 | I was still off the chain so could at least go to the little bathroom and fill the others ' water-bottles and empty their pee-bottles . |
| 5 | What makes things harder still for the Morleys is the fact they still do n't seem any nearer receiving compensation . |
| 6 | It is harder to recognize the vertebrates as a natural group , and harder still for the molluscs ( snails , clams , squids ) , because the similarity is of basic anatomy , and there are vast differences in shape and habits . |
| 7 | ‘ Coming ? ’ said Dalziel , smiling still for the benefit of the onlookers , but infusing a new grimness into his voice . |
| 8 | It is hard for parents to keep faith through lean years , and harder still for the boys , particularly if doubts and pressures filter through to them . |
| 9 | It was quite still for the breeze had dropped and he vaguely registered that the women seemed to have gone . |
| 10 | More embarrassing still for the Republican Party was the admission on March 17 that three former members of the House who were currently in Bush 's Cabinet — Defence Secretary Dick Cheney , Labour Secretary Lynn Martin , and Agriculture Secretary Edward Madigan — had also written uncovered cheques during the 39-month period ( July 1988-October 1991 ) covered by the investigation . |
| 11 | Her voice : a light ‘ Come in — ’ She was made up still for the stage . |
| 12 | She may find it difficult not to regard you still as the child who would do her bidding without question ; and you have to learn to see her , not just as your mother , but as a ‘ person ’ too , with good and bad traits in her character just like everyone else — not expecting silver-haired sainthood from her simply because she gave birth to you . |
| 13 | Not all members would have been aristocratic or from the gentry , but the fastest route to the top was still through the law rather than through commerce . |
| 14 | For several days previously this was how it had been : hot and breezy during the day , warm and still through the night . |
| 15 | Much of this communication is still through the post . |
| 16 | If beer is not your tipple , it is still worth the trip because there is so much going on . |
| 17 | Some said the facilities were no better than when it was just the plain Milton Keynes Bowl , for many it was still worth the travel , the wait , the time to see Bruce . |
| 18 | No but I think it will focus on why there are anomalies still between the offices , erm |
| 19 | But while it is true that some Tory rebels would oppose any motion proposed by the Prime Minister , it is worth remembering that the vote is still about the Maastricht Treaty . |
| 20 | There 's something even more familiar about the satisfying little reluctance with which the popper gives , and something yet more familiar still about the contrast between the grained texture on the outside and the red smoothness of the inside . |
| 21 | Well just It 's one of the other things I was gon na a It 's still about the farm actually , I was gon na ask er about things like H your tasks your was there anything like things like the harvesting would you have people coming in to help you ? |
| 22 | Is that still about the fox . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm still about the place . ’ |
| 24 | Meanwhile , Arfon Council 's planning section in Caernarfon confirmed it was still considering the Sainsbury 's plan and the application would be judged on its merits . |
| 25 | Ministers are still considering the request , which will cost £331,700 . |
| 26 | The National Trust declined , CADW are still considering the proposal , the Brecknock Wildlife Trust agreed to take 1,000 leaflets and the Dyfed Wildlife Trust 3,000 . |
| 27 | The National Trust declined , CADW are still considering the proposal , the Brecknock Wildlife Trust agreed to take 1,000 leaflets and the Dyfed Wildlife Trust 3,000 . |
| 28 | The men say they 're still considering the possibility off civil action against the police and whether to take their case to the European Court . |
| 29 | ‘ What about tax ? ’ he asked , still considering the mechanics of the system . |
| 30 | Southern Division had previously raised the question of a two-tier membership , and the NEC was still considering the matter . |