Example sentences of "[coord] though [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This took place in 1810 , and though a reconciliation was arranged in 1812 things were never the same again . |
| 2 | The capitulation has been signed , the army is under arrest , the Emperor , sunk back in a corner of his large carriage , is gloomy and dull-eyed ; he smokes a cigarette to keep himself in countenance , and though a tempest is raging within him , tries to appear impassive . |
| 3 | She could laugh , and though no sound came out , you could see her shaking . |
| 4 | And though every state but Wyoming has contracts for SSC work , the jobs involved are thinly spread . |
| 5 | There was no moat , and though the hall was constructed of stone the other buildings within the bailey were of wood and thatch and therefore vulnerable to fire . |
| 6 | And she was on his knee , and their arms were round each other , and though the sun had gone down the garden at that moment was glorious , full of a blaze of splendour that surrounded them like a halo . |
| 7 | Despite these reverses , however , a revival of seventh-century northern imperial ambition had evidently occurred among the Northumbrians at the court of Eadberht , and though the dominance of Óengus , son of Forgus , in Pictland probably impeded its fulfilment , the indications are that Eadberht was bringing new prosperity to his kingdom . |
| 8 | And though the winner was US-bred , owned by a Saudi Arabian prince and ridden by an Irish-born jockey , this was a moment of the utmost sweetness for British racing , for Dancing Brave , here proving himself the horse of the decade by treating with contempt an international field of the highest quality , was trained in Sussex by Guy Harwood . |
| 9 | Human Touch is the album he has been working on for several years and Lucky Town a set of songs he quickly wrote and recorded at home recently , and though the tone of the two records does n't differ that much , the second set of songs are far better . |
| 10 | Each of us speaks with his own voice , and though the tone may be rich or poor the voice is unique . |
| 11 | Deep carpet covered the floors and the stairs swept up to the showrooms and the warren of workrooms beyond , and though the window drapes and furnishings were ever-so-slightly faded , as if they had seen better days , they were of the finest silks and velvets and every corner was swept , polished and cleaned daily so that no single speck of dust , let alone a cobweb , dared show itself . |
| 12 | Our new clippers came with fine blades , and though the handbook said these would be suitable for most horses , Skipper was obviously not in that category . |
| 13 | I have done certain repairs over the years , but much is still original , and though the marquetry is lifting it remains a beauty . |
| 14 | Pressure mounted against Jaq 's armour , and though the armour could withstand far greater stress before crumpling he could hardly move even under full power . |
| 15 | ‘ Rose went to bed , ’ Mona answered without looking up from her books and though the boy thought about it for a while he did not ask anything further . |
| 16 | In the darkness , arms around each other , they came to a decision , and though the decision was a relief for Chrissie in terms of her two kids , it was a sad one for the two adults . |
| 17 | and though the mist |
| 18 | And though the notion of the ‘ common good ’ went through several transformations at the hands of the New Liberals , it continued , in Hobhouse 's words , to require ‘ a readiness to forgo personal advantage for the general gain , a recognition of mutual dependence ’ . |
| 19 | After all , the UN is a public body and though the message is aimed at the individual , public media encourage a connection with global identity . |
| 20 | And though the surprise early closing of the bar peeved more than one punter ( and certainly one reviewer ) , the blasting semi-hardcore rendition of ‘ Bad Motorcycle ’ sent all home with a smile of their lips . |
| 21 | And though the surprise early closing of the bar peeved more than one punter ( and certainly one reviewer ) , the blasting semi-hardcore rendition of ‘ Bad Motorcycle ’ sent all home with a smile of their lips . |
| 22 | And though the cottage was pretty to look at , it was rather poky inside with small , dark rooms and low ceilings . |
| 23 | The race is also being used by Poland , Mexico , Norway and Denmark as their trials for the Olympic Games and though the field is not so strong at the front , it looks to be a proving ground for the visitors , in an effort to beat times already set by their countrymen to enable them to go to Barcelona . |
| 24 | In practice , most men thought that each had his own place and function ; and though the boundary lines were very variously drawn , most men assumed that it was the duty of regnum and sacerdotium to co-operate in doing Christ 's work . |
| 25 | But the timber of woodlands always has a claim to be treated as a commercial crop , and though the making of a tree preservation order does not necessarily involve the owner in any financial loss ( isolated trees or groups of trees are usually planted expressly as an amenity ) , there are occasions when it does . |
| 26 | In June 1682 Louis XIV , now at the height of his power , explicitly asserted his right to correspond with all foreign sovereigns in French and not to use Latin ; and though the treaty of Ryswick between France and the Holy Roman Empire in 1697 was still in Latin most of the discussion which produced it was in French , as was the Franco-Dutch agreement of the same year . |
| 27 | And though the yield of about 5 p.c. is historically high , British companies ' earnings cover is unusually thin and the growth prospects commensurately modest . |
| 28 | This is what has so often happened in the past ; and though the Chancellor has made it clear that low inflation remains his goal , now that the country is out of the ERM there is not a great deal that he can do to prevent it . |
| 29 | I 'd like to say how much I enjoy AIM , and though the Illustrator 's is printed so much smaller than the Artist 's , please always remember that there are would-be illustrators — drawing and painting graduates , who rely heavily on any information on illustration that your magazine provides . |
| 30 | I 'd like to say how much I enjoy AIM , and though the Illustrator 's is printed so much smaller than the Artist 's , please always remember that there are would-be illustrators — drawing and painting graduates , who rely heavily on any information on illustration that your magazine provides . |