Example sentences of "although we did [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This undermined any pre-ordained police logic we might have employed to define them , so that pressures to produce a unidimensional model of ‘ polis — prig ’ were simply unable to be maintained , although we did home in on such facets as their long hair and frequently unwashed state to polarize them as binary ‘ animals ’ , in contrast to our human status . |
| 2 | We may not have been able to stop the legislation ( although we did succeed in reducing its scope ) , but we let the world know that we remained strong and proud and shameless . |
| 3 | The concrete silos that form the view from the airport are not too attractive , but La Rochelle itself and its restaurants in the little streets near the harbour are lovely , although we did get wet during a torrential downpour after dinner . |
| 4 | This was not the biggest success of the trip , although we did enjoy putting on our evening gear , not to mention more champagne at the interval . |
| 5 | although we did notice , I mean , it and this will be during the er sixties anyway that erm , er the various new types of fittings that came out on er several of the London manufacturers were erm stepped up really were n't they you know |
| 6 | Although we did receive some sheet music , we mainly got tapes . |
| 7 | Evening distractions were few , although we did hear Sinead O'Connor blasting out in the early hours in one village , and we spent one evening joining in with some traditional dancing — the original Twist ! |