Example sentences of "still [v-ing] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was still resting on the bed . |
| 2 | When he had gone , Li Yuan turned back to his father , smiling , one hand still resting on the Andalusian 's smooth , strong neck . |
| 3 | Tom Holdfast turned slowly in his chair , his finger still resting on the button which he seemed so loath to irrevocably press . |
| 4 | Science is still puzzling on the handedness of all sub-units of protein and nucleic acid in earthborn living cells . |
| 5 | The last reverberations of the gong were still vibrating on the still air when a door down the corridor burst open and young girl raced out onto the landing , heading for the stairs . |
| 6 | And someone was still tapping on the door . |
| 7 | The villages , hamlets and the red-tile-roofed manors boasted their peace and prosperity for Henry was still living on the treasure bequeathed to him by his father . |
| 8 | Daphne treated them all with the same disdain , confiding in me that her one true love was still serving on the Western Front — not that she once mentioned his name in my presence . |
| 9 | It was still lying on the ground near where Hugh was deeply asleep . |
| 10 | She was still lying on the carpet five minutes later when he left the apartment . |
| 11 | Still lying on the floor , raise your knees and cross the ankles . |
| 12 | Still lying on the floor , raise your knees and cross the ankles . |
| 13 | Still lying on the floor , raise your knees and cross the ankles . |
| 14 | The murderer had disappeared , but the dead man was still lying on the ground with the murder weapon beside him . |
| 15 | Groping for the light switch , whose position he had not yet memorised perfectly , he saw the evening 's post still lying on the table in the hall where he had put it before he came out . |
| 16 | The black number you were wearing last night was still lying on the bathroom floor in a sodden heap when I found it this morning . ’ |
| 17 | In its rosy glow , Sara , still lying on the floor , saw Matthew . |
| 18 | She walked up the path and leant wearily against the wall while she dug in her bag for her key , then groaned when she remembered that it was still lying on the floor of the car park where she had dropped it . |
| 19 | Coffin was still pondering on the significance of what he had seen written on the piece of paper from Place 's jacket . |
| 20 | He was still pondering on the problem when he drifted into a deep and dreamless sleep . |
| 21 | Complicating the whole issue is the fact that the US is still deciding on the future for all its remote-sensing satellites . |
| 22 | He imagined she was still dwelling on the accident . |
| 23 | After pleasing the crowds for nearly 40 years , Neil Coles is still turning on the style for the PGA European Seniors ' Tour . |
| 24 | It so happened that the local station was still waiting on the True Brit for recognition of a tidbit passed on to that paper six months ago about a rural dean and a lady elephant-tamer . |
| 25 | And there still waiting on the twenty fourth May , I said well I have n't got it yet , he said no it 's taking two weeks or so . |
| 26 | and I was still riding on the tank |
| 27 | His kisses had gentled out when suddenly , while still staying on the mattress with her , he moved away from her . |
| 28 | Ms Nadia Comaneci was still performing on the long bar for Romania , but her gymnastic trainers had already defected to the US . |
| 29 | While the conference was still continuing on the tarmac at Trenton , a scheduled airlines jumbo jet had taken off from Kennedy for London Heathrow . |
| 30 | Negotiations are still continuing on the R & D Framework programmes , such as ESPRIT and Telematics , which have been delayed . |