Example sentences of "[coord] though [art] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Deep carpet covered the floors and the stairs swept up to the showrooms and the warren of workrooms beyond , and though the window drapes and furnishings were ever-so-slightly faded , as if they had seen better days , they were of the finest silks and velvets and every corner was swept , polished and cleaned daily so that no single speck of dust , let alone a cobweb , dared show itself . |
| 2 | In practice , most men thought that each had his own place and function ; and though the boundary lines were very variously drawn , most men assumed that it was the duty of regnum and sacerdotium to co-operate in doing Christ 's work . |
| 3 | The original frontage has been preserved intact , and though the side wings have been substantially rebuilt to permit the addition of a second floor , the overall style and character have been preserved . |
| 4 | But though the jungle morass has gripped him to the knees |
| 5 | But though the forest officers , together with four men and the reeve from each forest vill , and a jury of twelve held their ‘ Speech Court ’ once a year at Kensley in the presence of the deputy constable of St Briavels , the proceedings were largely ineffective : the violent opposition of the commoners frustrated the attempt to enclose the forest wastes . |