Example sentences of "though [pers pn] [adv] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her analysis is a rich one and I shall rely heavily on it even though I only take two aspects of her findings . |
| 2 | Even though I still imagined prehistoric fish swimming through its pergolas , the whole place now seemed almost natural , like a well-planned country club . |
| 3 | I 'm was n't trying a bit of Strach Bashing earlier just its frustrating to see not be as good as he once was … though I still reckon last year he was watchinghimself to make sure he did not got injured . |
| 4 | Ashley met me in the Jac that night , listened to my woes , bought me drink when I ran out of money ( I 'm sure I was short-changed at the bar ) even though she probably had less dosh than I did , and listened to my woes all over again when we went back to her mum 's and sat up till God knows when , talking low so we would n't wake Dean in the next room . |
| 5 | She expected to live her life as though she still had four maids with me doing their work . ’ |
| 6 | The new University is still without a Chencellor and Princess Diana may be a candidate , even though she only has one o level . |
| 7 | ‘ T was regrettable , of course , though you obviously had little choice but to abandon modesty when the need was so imperative . |
| 8 | The NGC numbers have more or less superseded the lists compiled by William Herschel , a contemporary of Messier 's , though we still find some Herschel numbers ; for example the irregular galaxy M82 in Ursa Major ( too dim to be seen with binoculars ) is also known as NGC 3034 and as H.IV 79 , the 79th object in Herschel 's fourth catalogue . |
| 9 | These last two organizations are alliances of many of the organizations previously mentioned though they also tap new members . |
| 10 | The two men ceased for a time even to acknowledge one another in the street ; and though they later resumed formal courtesies , close friendship was dead . |
| 11 | Even though they still have three years to go before the BIS deadline , Japan 's five leading city banks ( Dai-Ichi Kangyo , Sumitomo , Fuji , Mitsubishi and Sanwa ) have all cleared the 8% hurdle . |
| 12 | And though they too set social connection and sporting activities — hunting , combat , riding — above literacy , nevertheless it was possible to acquire learning at them ; the opportunities exploited by William V of Aquitaine , William the Conqueror , Robert the Frisian , and Fulk le Réchin — all regarded as educated men — must have also been available to some of those who were brought up with them . |
| 13 | Sir Charles Groves and the RPO match their soloist in playing that sounds as though they too know this music well and love it . |
| 14 | That is , ’ he added morosely , ‘ until the ravens start pecking them , though they usually leave that bit for the last . |
| 15 | In this respect the UK system , though it also has substantial defects , is superior , as I shall now try to establish . |
| 16 | The public-interest objective is harder to reject , because it is eminently reasonable that public policy should be concerned with more than just economic efficiency , though it clearly generates considerable uncertainty for firms about what they may and may not do . |
| 17 | At the end of one hour her back was aching as if it had been kicked all over by a mule ; but she went on doggedly , though it soon became absolute agony . |
| 18 | Though it still controlled local government , it lost some of its power of patronage and could no longer direct national policy in favour of its clientele . |
| 19 | Though it now has few East European customers it has proved that with cheap , intermediate technology and a limitlessly flexible approach to business , it is possible to sell exchanges to Russian cities . |
| 20 | He does in general , though he also knocks some gilt off the gingerbread by pointing out how easy it all was . |
| 21 | He knows nothing of Brigitte Bardot 's visit but confirms that President Bourguiba used to stay at our hotel , though he now spends two months every year at the Sahara Palace . |
| 22 | Though he often poses specific questions when exploring individual case studies , he nevertheless adopts a fairly wide-ranging conception of ‘ effects ’ since his orientation is towards such broad questions as ‘ effect of what kind upon whom or what ? ’ and ‘ How far and in what ways are the political relationships and individuals affected by the communication between them ? ’ . |
| 23 | One owner describes this ‘ cold shoulder treatment ’ in the following words : ‘ He turns his back , sits down neatly and deliberately , and wo n't answer if we call his name as he usually does , though he sometimes puts one ear back . ’ |
| 24 | Though he only lived five miles away from ‘ Tanglewood ’ — our newly acquired house — it was often more convenient , when we were rehearsing , for him to stay in the guest room . |