Example sentences of "although [pers pn] do [adv] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | Well that 's excellent of your compliments , although I do n't really know at the time , so |
| 7 | ‘ 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 — ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Perhaps you are , although I did not even imply it . ’ |
| 9 | It seemed a strange request , and although I did not really feel like accepting , he politely insisted . |
| 10 | The journey was long but pleasant , although I did not really enjoy the last leg from Kuala Lumpur to Perth . |
| 11 | Although I did not entirely enjoy my time as a ‘ check knitter ’ , I learned one valuable lesson . |
| 12 | I found her insight and her interpretations of dreams interesting , although I did n't always agree with them . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | I have completed one year 's retirement although I did n't really retire ! |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | ‘ We 'd better try to find the prisoners , ’ said Fenella at last , although she did not really want to leave the comparative safety of the wood-store . |
| 19 | One of Aunt Janie 's favourite sayings was ‘ Give them their roses now ’ , not wait ‘ till they are lying on their bier ’ , although she did not always practise what she preached . |
| 20 | Although she did n't quite know exactly what that entailed , he looked so depressed she murmured words of sympathy while her heart went on singing inside . |
| 21 | Had pier alone , Carrie knew , than when she was with them , and although she did n't really mind this , it made her feel lonely this particular day . |
| 22 | In symbolic logic much use is made of the signs unc ( there exists ) and unc ( for all ) , although we do n't often employ these here . |
| 23 | Extensive stretches of the walls of his nave have been traced on each side of the existing nave , although we do not yet know if it had an aisle along each flank . |
| 24 | Although we do not yet have a proper quantum theory of gravity , let alone one that unifies it with the other physical interactions , we do have an idea of some of the features it should have . |
| 25 | Already we have a few examples of the end-product of several stages of processing , although we do not yet understand the mechanisms . |
| 26 | Although we do not presently know the functional in vivo sites for pou[c] binding , the results reported here strongly suggest that these sites should be related to the TAATGARAT- and/or degenerate octamer-TAATGA motifs rather than the canonical octamer motif . |
| 27 | But the fathers also insisted , and believing Christians have proclaimed it ever since , that although we do not fully understand the relationship between God and the Devil , the inescapable fact about Satan is that he has declared war on God and his creation . |
| 28 | Although we did n't quite make the top , it was a good day 's climbing . |
| 29 | Although we did very sincerely attempt to treat all four children alike , we soon realised that in fairness we would have to modify that intention . |
| 30 | Although they did n't actually mention it , he said , he began to realise they were looking for suggestions that rituals had taken place , that he and his wife were part of it , and that their children were victims . |