Example sentences of "though it [vb past] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her imperial era was over , though it took another decade and two major anti-terrorist campaigns in Borneo and Aden to complete the transition . |
| 2 | It was concerned mainly with England , though it took some evidence from other English-speaking countries ( including Scotland ) . |
| 3 | Fernando would n't like that and she wanted to please him , not anger him , though it took some doing getting his anger up . |
| 4 | Well , I know now , though it took some time before my stupid head would accept what my infinitely more sensible heart had been trying to tell it all along . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Oh , of course , ’ said Holly , as though it made any sense to her . |
| 6 | He had seemed to sniff at the opened envelope as though it carried some scent , but the letter inside only peeped from the teat and was not taken out . |
| 7 | Though it claimed some influence upon the councils of action in the North East and in London , its impact was minimal . |
| 8 | I therefore reject the argument on behalf of the appellants in this case , that the Home Secretary is obliged to follow the judges ' views as to the requirements of retribution and deterrence in mandatory life sentence cases , even though it allowed some exceptions . |
| 9 | There are miles of computer imagery in 2010 to fill the video screens on the Leonov , then taken for granted , though it involved much work and Sony technology . |