Example sentences of "although it [was/were] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So that you can in the end , when I came to do it , although it was seventeen people I did n't find it too difficult . |
| 2 | Crocheted antimacassars graced the backs of all the chairs although it was many years since a gentleman with pomade on his hair had sat in one of them . |
| 3 | That took up an awful lot of time in my second year , although it was good fun . |
| 4 | Two sizeable works had gone in under two hours , although it was forty-eight hours before new outbreaks ceased . |
| 5 | The seasons are reluctant to let go in the North of England and , although it was early May , Nora wore her winter coat . |
| 6 | Although it was early afternoon , the streets were empty , and Michael Lee was conscious that he was probably attracting much unwarranted attention . |
| 7 | They would hear the happy chatter of the people in the harvest field , because although it was hard work , it was happy work . |
| 8 | With this went the prospect of renting better housing , of buying the new consumer items , and for those on £4 , with small families , the prospect of buying their own semi-detached houses — although it was manual workers who earned more than £4 who were likely to do that . |
| 9 | Mrs Gracie still called Nathan Holland the young gentleman , although it was several years now since he had become practically an inmate of the house . |
| 10 | Although it was common gossip that Zoia 's private life was deeply and messily unhappy , and that alcohol was a frequent source of consolation , and of course the stories about Nicu 's debauchery and coarseness were unparalleled , Valentin 's public reputation ( which is to say , the cautious whispers between friends about him ) was positive . |
| 11 | Although it was 12 years ago , both vividly remember the day they learned about their parents ' seperation . |
| 12 | ‘ She is tall and fair and fair-skinned , a nice green dress , good-looking I should say , although it was artificial light and I should think she looks very different in the day time … yes , I should think very different . |
| 13 | There was no sign of Carrie and although it was milking time the cows were still in the field . |