Example sentences of "though it have been [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bushes sagged loosely beneath it ; and the masonry at the crown of the arch showed paler than on either curve , as though it had been exposed to the air longer , perhaps concealed by the sheltering broom . |
| 2 | We had an expensive meal and tried to get drunk , but the evening had a forced feel to it as though it had been written on Orders that we would , compulsorily , enjoy ourselves . |
| 3 | His hair was untidy , as though it had been blown by the wind , and there were tiny flecks of moisture on the rough Harris tweed material of his jacket . |
| 4 | Her grey hair had a dusty look , as though it had been powdered like a flunkey 's wig . |
| 5 | But in this warm and pleasant climate she was dressed in a long black dress which looked as though it had been made at the time of Heathcliff . |
| 6 | His eyes were like black pools of water , his hair a hoary white , prickly and short , with a parting down the middle which looked as though it had been cut by a Stanley knife . |
| 7 | This muscle-bound conversion worked well , except that the tractor got too hot during protracted work , even though it had been fitted with three radiators . |
| 8 | As the first rays of morning sunlight streamed through the open doorway , the newly-plastered room looked as though it had been covered in the night by a fine layer of pinkish-buff snow . |
| 9 | The mist looked as though it had been created by the BBC special effects department for a studio play about Jack the Ripper , and yards away I could hear voices without being able to see the humans making the sound . |
| 10 | The latter manifests itself as smooth , waxy blobs on fins and skin , making the fish look as though it had been swimming under a dripping candle . |
| 11 | The court held that the exemption clause , though it had been incorporated in the auction sales , had not been incorporated in the later sale by private treaty . |
| 12 | Ken told the story as though it had been scripted for him for Hancock 's Half Hour . |
| 13 | Among these well-tended plots , with their laden fruit trees , it was out of place and ill at ease ; as though it had been transplanted from another age or a backward planet . |
| 14 | Theodora replaced the mouthpiece and the telephone shrilled again as though it had been waiting for her to release its ring . |
| 15 | The high velvet shoulder of his doublet smelt musty as though it had been lying in a trunk for centuries . |
| 16 | It looked as though it had been woven like the baskets which were used to collect tea from the old plantations . |
| 17 | Almost , in the midst of the new apartment that she hated as much as he did , though it had been decorated to her own specifications , she said , ‘ I have been to see my son . ’ |
| 18 | One of the most bizarre elements of the whole plutonium jigsaw is the fact that at one time the government sanctioned , at cabinet level , two private companies to own some of the material even though it had been produced by the electricity generating industry . |
| 19 | It would be wonderful if Peter Sebastian did come to Venice for the opening of his exhibition , though it had been suggested by the Press that he had an American fiancée , and might be staying permanently in the States . |
| 20 | They all heard it , from their radios , from the echoing corridors , followed by a long burst from a Uzi that ended in a muffled slowing , as though it had been smothered to a halt . |
| 21 | The left side of his face , in the region of the jaw articulation , looked at first sight as though it had been smashed by a blow , but Wycliffe recognised it as the wound of exit of a bullet which had probably ricochetted inside the skull . |
| 22 | For instance , you can build up a design that looks as though it has been pressed as a single spray ( see pp. 98–9 ) , although in fact each flower and leaf should be positioned with care to give a natural effect . |
| 23 | Though it has been altered in later periods , it retains some Gothic features . |
| 24 | When they moved to Althorp in 1975 on the death of their grandfather , the 7th Earl , Charles said goodbye to every room and Diana today still revisits her former home , even though it has been turned into a Cheshire Home holiday hotel for the disabled . |
| 25 | Nothing looks worse , and does a poorer job , than a worm which has been stuck on the hook several times and looks as though it has been tied in a knot . |
| 26 | ‘ A modest house with a small garden where the grass looks as though it has been cut with nail-scissors and weeded with a forceps ; a dolls ’ house , with nothing out of place , everything polished and dusted . ’ |
| 27 | The interior shows the basic form much as it was built , though it has been stripped of its decoration . |
| 28 | The Golden Lion is said to have had a gallery but nothing now remains , though it has been referred to by word of mouth over many years . |
| 29 | A rod that is propped at 45° to the water , quivering slightly as the current pushes against the line , will suddenly slam over as though it has been struck with a sandbag . |
| 30 | The interior has been excellently restored after damage caused in the Second World War , though it has been done in a modern , simplified manner . |