Example sentences of "[coord] though [art] [noun sg] was " in BNC.
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| 1 | This took place in 1810 , and though a reconciliation was arranged in 1812 things were never the same again . |
| 2 | There was no moat , and though the hall was constructed of stone the other buildings within the bailey were of wood and thatch and therefore vulnerable to fire . |
| 3 | And though the winner was US-bred , owned by a Saudi Arabian prince and ridden by an Irish-born jockey , this was a moment of the utmost sweetness for British racing , for Dancing Brave , here proving himself the horse of the decade by treating with contempt an international field of the highest quality , was trained in Sussex by Guy Harwood . |
| 4 | In the darkness , arms around each other , they came to a decision , and though the decision was a relief for Chrissie in terms of her two kids , it was a sad one for the two adults . |
| 5 | And though the cottage was pretty to look at , it was rather poky inside with small , dark rooms and low ceilings . |
| 6 | And though the kitchen was small , it had an adjoining storeroom that provided Helen with the opportunity of creating a utility area . |
| 7 | The doctor said the injury could have been caused in a number of ways and though the soldier was limping he was ‘ surprised that such a minor injury would cause a limp . ’ |
| 8 | As they crept slowly forward over the plain his eyes searched for those tiny villages made of mud with their bamboo groves and their ponds ; and though the plain was perfectly flat the villages were somehow hidden in its folds , blending with it . |
| 9 | And though the place was leavened by servicemen on short courses and all the liveliness of that well-reported wartime gaiety , it was still dominated by public-school men with backgrounds of privilege and wealth quite foreign to Burton and smacking too sharply of the oppressor , with accents of command and futures of rule . |
| 10 | As I made inroads into both , I sussed the other punters and though the place was fairly quiet there were a couple of city gents in suits talking earnestly and drinking fast . |
| 11 | Yet Martha was a woman of courage , and she succeeded nobly in satisfying her hungry lodgers with wholesome fare , and spreading for them sheets a prince might fold around him ; and though the body was often weak , the spirit was lively , and soon found a way whereby to mount with ease over any difficulty that might arise in the government of her household or the entertainment of her hospices . |
| 12 | Built of stone with battlemented parapets , it involved intricate geometrical shaping of the masonry , and though the line was closed thirty years ago , the bridge has been preserved as an example of Victorian railway engineering . |
| 13 | But though the spirit was willing , the flesh was weak . |
| 14 | But though the logic was undeniable , she still felt a quivery sensation in her stomach as she placed her toothbrush in the tumbler next to Nathan Bryce 's . |
| 15 | But though the blood was pounding in her head and her vision was blurred she managed to take up the envelope again and lie down with it on her bed . |