Example sentences of "though [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though since to find an alternative word was n't going to alter matters at all by the look of it , Fabia began to wonder if perhaps Vendelin Gajdusek was coming back from Prague today to keep his appointment but had been delayed for some reason or another . |
| 2 | Second , the issue of marriage is raised , and I have sought to examine the notion , even though merely to question conventional wisdom regarding its nature already appears to go too far . |
| 3 | Do remember though not to exceed the recommended ½–1 per cent dilutions ( at least initially ) because too high a concentration of essential oil ( especially strong ones such as chamomile or geranium ) may irritate the more sensitive skin of the face ( see also allergies on page 126 ) . |
| 4 | He spoke quietly as though not to disturb anyone . |
| 5 | Having won already this season on the main tour ( as well as a senior event in Japan ) , he believes he has it in him to do so again , though not to wipe the slate clean after his defeat in a play-off against Nick Faldo in 1990 . |
| 6 | In my prime I shifted my weight onto the front foot as the bowler approached the crease , being careful though not to commit myself to the front foot . |
| 7 | On the first measure the poor were becoming poorer , while on the second measure they were becoming richer , though not to ine same extent as the rich . |
| 8 | This education enabled Thomas to attend an ordinary school for hearing children where he learnt to read and write , though not to speak . |
| 9 | Care should be taken though not to damage the roof covering with sharp objects and it should be noted that , because it is smooth , Rockwell sheet can be slippery when wet . |
| 10 | Living in abject poverty and consulting a private doctor seem a contradiction , though not to slum dwellers in many developing countries . |
| 11 | Peter Monteith 's gallant campaigner ran unplaced on the Flat at Ayr just 48 hours previously but , though still to score on the level , he has now amassed four hurdle wins in addition to 12 over the bigger obstacles . |
| 12 | As though deliberately to alienate him , she tossed him a bold look . |
| 13 | Other levels of tagging are also desirable , though harder to automate . |
| 14 | ‘ For the increase of divine worship ’ ( though also to provide patronage for his protégés ) , he created three new prebends , one endowed with land he himself had acquired . |
| 15 | Though even to have achieved that , may I presume to suggest , might have required a certain degree of divine intervention . ’ |
| 16 | Colonel Haldane , with considerable vindictiveness , though undoubtedly to make an example to deter others from doing the like , set out to ruin him , and removed him from the place which gave him his living on grounds of redundancy , and replaced him with one of his own friends . |
| 17 | But the advent of the Nationalists , though hard to analyse , did suggest that there were votes to be won or lost , at least in Scotland and Wales , on the public 's sense of remoteness from decision-taking or its lack of knowledge of the existing degree of devolution to the Scottish and Welsh Offices and on the general confusion as to which body was responsible for what . |
| 18 | The story was a good one though hard to believe . |
| 19 | It 's almost like a G.W. Fashions hallmark — though hard to recognise at times because of the fussy way it 's been handled . |
| 20 | Having said that , the question of to whom the resource should be provided must be addressed , and here I propose to generalise to a large extent , though initially to make reference to the local situation . |
| 21 | She turned now as though about to carry out her threat and went out , across the corridor and into her own room , and there , fully clothed , she dropped onto the bed and fell sidewards across the pillow . |
| 22 | The school teacher snatched his breath , as though about to snap back . |
| 23 | Its face was blunt and furred and screwed up as though about to burst into tears . |
| 24 | First , internecine rivalries ensured that his opponents would never join forces to oust him ; for that reason alone , they would be allowed to continue , though never to reach a point at which they might get out of hand and overwhelm him . |
| 25 | This was when I began to understand his drama , though never to accept it . |