Example sentences of "still [v-ing] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maybe they were still eating cabinet pudding in those days . |
| 2 | Market guru , Peter Thompson , now retired from Barclays de Zoete Wedd , but still forecasting market trends , has published a document predicting that the FT-SE 100 could be at 2,100 by the end of the month ( it closed at 2,233.9 , down 3.9 , yesterday ) . |
| 3 | From the modern to the antique , or almost ; China is still building steam locomotives , of the class Qian Jin . |
| 4 | He will almost certainly complete the turn hard up against the kerb , front wheel off the ground , still using body weight to steer ( with the front wheel airborne he does n't have a lot of choice ) as the rear tyre continues to lay down its tell-tale streak of hot rubber . |
| 5 | A number were still pursuing court cases against SWWA at the time of writing . |
| 6 | Ultimately they 're still keeping land reform as a long term objective cos that 's |
| 7 | Since 1955 both had been swamped with material from Operation Gold and even six years later MI6 was still transcribing voice tapes from the tunnel operation . |
| 8 | ‘ Our internal auditors already work closely with the external auditors , ’ said , still acting finance director for Scottish Power having also been promoted to chief operating officer , electricity supply . |
| 9 | LRDA produces a monthly listing of vacant properties in the region which may be of interest to you if you are still seeking workshop premises . |
| 10 | The player knew he was still combating dressing-room uncertainty and terracing doubts over his capabilities as well , when he made the mistake against Sparta Prague at Ibrox in the European Cup which meant his club 's elimination , and another trip up the marble stairway to see Smith . |
| 11 | Apart from dealing with the matter of the will if one was made , it may be agreed , if your parent wishes , that he should also take on the responsibility for contacting various persons and organisations : the bank , to arrange for money to be available to her pending the settlement of her husband 's affairs ; her husband 's employer and Trade Union branch secretary , or the secretary of any professional association to which he belonged ; his insurance company ; the Department of Health and Social Security , to obtain forms for claiming the death grant and the widow 's pension ; the Inland Revenue , if her husband was still paying income tax ; the Building Society , the mortgagor ( or landlord if she and her husband lived in rented property ) and any other person or organisation concerned . |
| 12 | Mankind has a powerful desire to rationalise its actions ; and when people found themselves ten , twenty years after the First World War still paying housing subsidies , this desire to rationalise , and perhaps a natural sense of shame , forbade them to recognise that they were doing so merely out of unwillingness to recognise that 1914 prices and money values had gone for ever . |
| 13 | Yeah so if they 're still selling bolster cases I wonder if they 're still selling bolsters somewhere ? |
| 14 | The adrenaline makes her giggle , and still rising noradrenaline levels set off the familiar beat of passion . |
| 15 | Ten Trekkies got down on the floor to play this , some still wearing Federation anoraks , which seemed to be cheating somewhat . |
| 16 | He was still wearing kid gloves . |
| 17 | He was still wearing summer clothes and , once back in his room again , the only heat was regulated by how much a tenant could afford to put into the meter — and Freddie was abysmally short of cash . |
| 18 | Police were still evacuating hotel guests and residents , including many pensioners , from nearby homes to safety when the detonator went off . |
| 19 | There were , moreover , rather more poor urban dwellers still lacking electricity supply than there were rural dwellers , and investment in the reinforcement , standardisation and extension of urban supplies ( some of which the Boards considered would be remunerative ) was being cut back while this uneconomic development of rural areas was pressed forward . |
| 20 | While the ideal solution is a fast 486 computer there are a lot of 386 machines still performing sterling service . |
| 21 | I 'm still doing sex education at schools and look like it 's changing a lot cos there 's a lot more to do there , a lot more emphasis on Aids , that 's why they 've got to ki , teach kids in primary school , we 've got to prevent them from getting a disease . |
| 22 | While the trend toward increasing the integration has only just begun , we are still awaiting Frame Technology 's launch of FrameMaker onto the Macintosh and , possibly , OS/2 Presentation Manager , it is in this direction that desktop publishing is undoubtedly heading during the next few years . |
| 23 | Hiatts have never been ‘ the only firm in the world still making leg irons ’ . |
| 24 | Terry was still making League appearances for us in 1968–69 when Palace again gained promotion , this time to the elite of the 1st Division but , to his disappointment and the chagrin of all Palace followers , he was never able to turn out for us in Division One . |
| 25 | Added Cooke : ‘ We 'll have to see how Rory 's RAF career develops — he 's still playing club rugby . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ We have only just finished the legal disputes , ’ he says , ‘ and we 're still fighting compensation battles . |
| 27 | Phototherapist Jo Spence is still fighting breast cancer . |
| 28 | ‘ Zat is Angel , ’ said Alejandro with a shrug , ‘ still fighting zee Falklands War . ’ |
| 29 | All that plus the Premier League stars still harbouring World Cup dreams on Scotsport Extra Time , tonight , ten thirty . |
| 30 | the possibility for schools to ‘ opt out ’ of the local education authority ( and its rules , while still receiving state funds ) ; |