Example sentences of "and although a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the train to face trial in the north , Peace jumped through an open carriage window , and although a guard clung to his shoe he wriggled free , only to be found unconscious in the snow . |
| 2 | Opportunities for dual qualification , in both education and librarianship , barely existed until the pioneer establishment of a Teacher-Librarianship Diploma at University College London in the late 1960s , and although a variety of different courses are now emerging there has been precious little encouragement or inducement for ambitious people to take advantage of them . |
| 3 | Given a free choice , children usually choose the apparatus they are ready for and although a three-year-old may imitate the feats of an older child with a funnel , tube and bottle , he may not gain the same satisfaction as he does from achieving something much more simple on his own . |
| 4 | Although the economy was growing at around 2 per cent per annum , and although a fall in the value of the krone had brought the country 's trade balance back into surplus , its industries continued to suffer a severe crisis of confidence . |
| 5 | Apart from being cold enough to remove your skin , there is a sinister tunnel sweeping water away on some underground journey , and although a metal grid may stop you from joining it , I have visions of diving in naked with a happy yell , only to emerge in the urinals of the aluminium smelter in Fort William . |
| 6 | March 17th is my traditional early chiffchaff date and although a journey south to Poole and a short time near possible sites on that day , yielded no hearing of the bird , one has been singing in this garden today . |
| 7 | Both Safrane models have side impact protection bars and although a driver 's side airbag is not standard , one is available as an option , costing around £300 . |
| 8 | It felt light in his arms ; a child starved of love and food and warmth : ‘ And although a part of me , deep buried , hidden away , knew , ’ he said , ‘ still I wanted to weep for the pity of it . ’ |
| 9 | A total of eight calls were made that day and although a routine became evident , it was never repetitive . |
| 10 | And although a lot of the very late ones , in the way of paintings , I do n't care for , many of his drawings in the last period of his life were wonderful , were n't they ? |
| 11 | The amount of fabric fullness required is variable and although a minimum of twice the length of the curtain fixture is satisfactory , two and a quarter to two and a half times fullness is preferable to achieve a well-balanced , attractive pleating arrangement . |
| 12 | Standing Orders further allow the Speaker to accede to a request for a debate on any matter of urgent topical importance and although a debate is rarely allowed , Members are not unskilled in framing such requests in a manner which makes the point . |
| 13 | There is no known proof of true hereditary surnames in the period before the Conquest , and although a number of Domesday tenants of English origins have names additional to their first — such as Alnod of Kent , a byname given to a man with land in Oxfordshire — there is little or no evidence to show that these were other than personal to the individuals . |
| 14 | The Law Society has been negotiating the terms of franchise contracts with the Legal Aid Board for some weeks and although a number of matters remain to be resolved , the negotiations have been conducted in a positive manner . |
| 15 | There have been 43 objections to the compulsory purchase order and although a number have been resolved , a substantial number are still outstanding . |
| 16 | A play is primary a piece of action and although a script contains some scenic and character description , the essential interest lies in the dialogue and the action arising from it . |
| 17 | Members of three of the above families were , around the same time ( 1348 to 1369 ) members of the Order of the Garter , and although a connection is known to exist between Wrottesley and Basset , neither is connected with Bryan and none with le Scot . |