Example sentences of "though they 'd [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leeds were quoted at 20–1 to win it , even though they 'd just shown an interview with Howard saying the squad we have now is better than the one we had when we won the thing . |
| 2 | It was partly the proximity to the fens , for though they 'd long since been drained and farmed , all the fields were bound by ditches and dykes and he felt as if the land was oozing bog water , or sinking imperceptibly into some primeval slime . |
| 3 | A great deal of my audience enjoyed them immensely even though they 'd never heard them before . |
| 4 | The depth of semi-recognition , even though they 'd never met , was puzzling and disturbing . |
| 5 | He was wearing a disreputable pair of jeans that looked as though they 'd never seen an iron , and a grey shirt , the sleeves rolled back as if it were summer . |
| 6 | It was a private lair , and though they 'd often wished to have a fire they 'd never done so — not because they feared for the dry wood of the spinney but because they knew that rising smoke would sooner or later be investigated . |