Example sentences of "[subord] though [pron] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | They kept peering about on all sides as though they knew that he was not far off but they seemed reluctant to leave the path . |
| 2 | They clung to each other almost fearfully as though they believed that , in the whole of this alien and bewildering world , only the two of them had any real substance ; as if all else was an illusion . |
| 3 | After Paul left , the party broke up quickly , as though everyone felt that the business of the day had now been concluded . |
| 4 | From the flats he passed , the sound of lives : Christmas pops on the radio , argument , a baby laughing , which became tears , as though it sensed that there was danger near . |
| 5 | If the bird 's head disappears behind some small obstruction , the cat can be seen to rush forward and pounce , as though it knows that at that moment the bird can not see its rapid advance . |
| 6 | ‘ On the other hand , ’ added my mother hastily , as though she feared that I might take the chance to postpone the ceremony in order to accommodate the philadelphus , ‘ chrysanthemums are more reliable . |
| 7 | Almost as though she knew that Matey was thinking about her , McAllister looked up and said , ‘ I would never have thought that I would enjoy knitting so much , and the ladies ’ sewing circle , too . ’ |
| 8 | I often suspected a touch of sheer paranoia in Colin on race weekends : as though he felt that the gods out there were all conspiring to deprive him of his advancement and rights . |
| 9 | They set off , but the Friar did not understand at first whom they were following ; it was as though he believed that the children had taken his sack . |
| 10 | It was almost as though he recognised that she would not — no , could not — accept more . |
| 11 | He made a strange point , because he said , as though he justified that attack , that , after all , further bands would not raise any more cash . |