Example sentences of "although i [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He turned out to be an efficient chairman of the BBC but my first impression was amply confirmed since , although I had frequent dealings with him , he seemed to have absolutely no interest in what to me really mattered . |
| 2 | ‘ They were mainly people with offices or garages although I had one or two with large country houses . ’ |
| 3 | Although I had considerable doubts as to whether Lord Goodman would on the whole be a happier and more contented human being than Mr Goodman , or whether in fact it would not be a prefix that would be more of an incubus than a blessing , vanity as always prevailed . |
| 4 | Although I had precise engineering plans I nevertheless measured and remeasured the space . |
| 5 | Perhaps he was harmless enough when he was younger , although I doubt that . |
| 6 | But , although I heard that music , I never saw it as the kind of music I 'd be involved in And that was because Kensal Green was a deprived place and the most deprived people were the blacks . |
| 7 | Although I know little of Madrid , I do know that the ring road around it is best driven with the accelerator pedal through the floor , like all those maniacal Spanish drivers in front and behind you , the steering wheel gripped tightly , eyes shut and prayers in profusion to the Almighty for safe exit from the maelstrom . |
| 8 | I personally felt a great affinity with the people of the highlands and islands , although I know this was not so with many of our officers who preferred to work in the south . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've never been scared to wear hats , although I know some people are . |
| 10 | Erm but to be honest I , I think you 're right about the Christian angle because I do think that erm , although I enjoyed that year , |
| 11 | Although I recognised several , there was a formidable blankness about them in that setting which precluded mutual acknowledgment . |
| 12 | It 's alright at Although I 'd two brothers , on or two would be away from home from home at the s the same time . |
| 13 | Although I came third out of fifty folk competing for established status by examination , it was no good , only one candidate was accepted . |
| 14 | ALTHOUGH I welcome any move towards a more open society I am a little disturbed by the relentless way in which childhood is being forced to be politically correct . |
| 15 | My hon. Friend is entirely correct and it would be as well if the House bore that important fact in mind when considering some of the allegations that are made — although I hope this afternoon for a more responsible tone in the remarks of the hon. Member for Sedgefield . |
| 16 | Although I asked various qualified people if soil altered the flavour of wine from the same grape variety and district I got no clear answer … |
| 17 | It was a fearsome beast in a way although I felt sorry for it when Murchison was going to kill it . |
| 18 | Although I felt sorry for him , that prickliness in his manner made me reluctant to reveal myself . |
| 19 | The next day , although I felt ill and weak , because of my burns , I went straight to Jaggers ' office . |
| 20 | He also distributed library books to those who asked for them — although I saw few books in the cells or barracks and it was stated that few prisoners were interested in reading . |
| 21 | Although I knew most of these countries from my naval days , the perspective one gains visiting the coasts of a country as a sailor is very different from the view of the businessman . |
| 22 | The whole process became disheartening and , although I tried various mantras , from words I repeated endlessly to candle flames that I stared at , my thoughts always got the better of me . |
| 23 | The 1970 show at the Tate was somewhat restricted in that , although I showed some ‘ Ulysses ’ drawings as an introduction and some early Fifties paintings , it really began with 1956 . |
| 24 | well having said that , although I feel sorry for him I get annoyed with him ! |
| 25 | Although I have serious reservations about the methodology of most of these studies ( in that they are far too pessimistic about the ability of the business community to respond to changing circumstances following changing relative prices ) and although some of the shortages which appear are due not so much to the limits of nature as the intervention and regulation of governments , nevertheless they raise sufficiently serious doubts about such things as the effects of carbon dioxide and the present lack of adequate recycling that I believe they must be taken seriously . |
| 26 | Although I have great respect for W. 's consultant and for the dedication of the staff , it seems to me that they have been manoeuvred into a position from which a change is necessary , even if it is a change that carries the risk of interpretation by W. as ‘ yet another adult rejection and failure . ’ |
| 27 | Now , although I have great respect for er , the representative of the Osteoporosis Society I se , I still think as a epidemiologist that there have n't been enough women on H R T for long enough |
| 28 | In the result , although I have considerable sympathy with the third party in the position in which he finds himself and I think it may well be the case that the third defendant will fail to obtain contribution from him , I do not consider that this will inevitably be so . |
| 29 | Although I have fundamental disagreements with the Minister on many issues , I acknowledge that he made many concessions to the logical arguments of hon. Members from the three Opposition parties involved . |
| 30 | Then the strategy ‘ cooperate with your neighbour if he cooperates ; otherwise defect ’ would be an ESS , although I have some difficulty in seeing how it would evolve in the first place . |