Example sentences of "although [pers pn] [verb] [adv] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A bit tricky under the circumstances , although I 've never actually done it with a raving loony . |
| 2 | It has even been suggested that it is possible to use inimical remedies with impunity although I have n't actively set out to prove or disprove this . |
| 3 | I do sometimes get asked how many machines I 've had and although I have n't actually counted them up , you will see that it is quite a few ! ! |
| 4 | Although I have not yet announced my presence , this does n't stop me giving Rainbow a little treat . |
| 5 | By the way , I have received copies of the Dyfed consultation drafts on golf courses and windfarms , although I have not yet had time to read them . |
| 6 | You see , I have been searching the moors with my telescope , and although I have not actually seen the prisoner , I have seen the person who is taking him food . ’ |
| 7 | I often used to read it when we were in action and , believe it or not , every time I took up the book it opened at page 92 , although I have never deliberately read that page , as far as I can remember — so I took the hint and wrote … ’ |
| 8 | Here I am , for Chrissakes , about to dine alongside two people who knew Claudia Cohn-Casson , in surroundings she knew well , in an ambience which I know ail too well , although I have only just arrived . |
| 9 | Although I do not wholeheartedly agree with the view the author takes of the mechanical world of the train being somehow better than that of nature , I can still find it interesting and thought inducing from a philosophical angle . |
| 10 | Every time I have to strike my heart is in my mouth , and although I do not consciously hold back when I strike , I wonder if I am doing so without being aware of it . |
| 11 | I believe that the House should insist er that the not only should th should be a majority o of local of of of local authority members , but these so-called independent members are really quite superfluous to requirements they are p they are creating another kind of semi-quango , they are concentrating more power into the hands of the Home Secretary and for that reason , although I do not wholly agree with the amendments that have been put down , I shall certainly vote for them all . |
| 12 | HIS great courage and imperturbable COOLNESS in the face of what must at times have seemed to him to be insuperable odds WAS , I must confess — although I do not really like him — quite UNBELIEVABLE . |
| 13 | of which she sort of goes into every door , every door in Strathclyde , what a horrible thought , but in fact you know I thought maybe try and do something there , although I do n't always get on greatly well with , with the press and publicity people and the women in press and publicity are , are sort of start phrasing |
| 14 | Well that 's excellent of your compliments , although I do n't really know at the time , so |
| 15 | ‘ Because although I do n't entirely share with you your view of the essential rottenness of all humanity as it exists today , I can see there are sections of it that are dangerous — ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Perhaps you are , although I did not even imply it . ’ |
| 17 | It seemed a strange request , and although I did not really feel like accepting , he politely insisted . |
| 18 | The journey was long but pleasant , although I did not really enjoy the last leg from Kuala Lumpur to Perth . |
| 19 | Although I did not entirely enjoy my time as a ‘ check knitter ’ , I learned one valuable lesson . |
| 20 | I found her insight and her interpretations of dreams interesting , although I did n't always agree with them . |
| 21 | But I did n't like working at Johnny Walkers so I think it was quite a good thing at the time , although I did n't really like it I 'm glad now that it happened cos I 'd probably still be working in there . |
| 22 | I have completed one year 's retirement although I did n't really retire ! |
| 23 | She 'd always preferred French cricket , although she 'd naturally never told Stephen that . |
| 24 | Harry could see the sun glistening on the naked patches of her body although she had not yet removed her undergarments . |
| 25 | But the Colonel and John-William were both Justices of the Peace , often serving on the same Bench together , and although she had so far shirked inviting them to dine — the prospect of being alone with the Colonel 's lady frankly terrifying her — she was delighted to see them here today , feeling that their presence lent great distinction . |
| 26 | During her time at Brentwoods , although she had never actually gone to a cinema with another man , she had often entertained or been entertained by members of the opposite sex , usually at lunchtime , occasions which she had afterwards described in detail to Brian , much to his amusement . |
| 27 | Margaret Beckett , the other half of the Treasury team , is a stalwart of the press conference platform and the Labour politician most respected by the Conservatives , although she has not always inspired on the hustings . |
| 28 | Although she did not even turn to look at him , a delicious warmth began to spread through her inert form — as though some electrical force was quietly pulsing across the few feet of water separating their bodies . |
| 29 | Our scientist found evidence , although she did not actually witness it , that this violent breeding behaviour can actually result in the death of some females . |
| 30 | Dorothea supposed that change must affect even such trivialities as the uniform of waitresses , although she did not quite see why , and it was a note of uncertainty in an otherwise happy day . |