Example sentences of "though it [verb] be [verb] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The high velvet shoulder of his doublet smelt musty as though it had been lying in a trunk for centuries . |
| 4 | Though it has been altered in later periods , it retains some Gothic features . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The interior has been excellently restored after damage caused in the Second World War , though it has been done in a modern , simplified manner . |
| 7 | To these pieces she applies flourishes of paint in mad swoops of colour — a chair looks as though it has been wrapped in a Mexican Indian blanket , a small table is covered in a riot of pattern , full of references to Memphis — the Milan school and Tennessee . |
| 8 | Even more interesting is the effect , if any , on copyright law in the United Kingdom and other common law countries such as Australia and New Zealand , although it should be noted that the previous test in Whelan v Jaslow has not had any notable judicial successes in the United Kingdom even though it has been used in argument on frequent occasions . |