Example sentences of "though [det] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though each of the others vanished and reappeared like fragments floating round a pool , Pipkin never left him ; and his need for encouragement became at last Hazel 's only support against his own weariness . |
| 2 | All the colonists were supposed to feed themselves , though each of the plots was supposed to be left half-covered with forest . |
| 3 | The distribution for France and Germany was not very different , though that for the Habsburg empire and to a lesser extent Russia showed a greater preponderance of European interests . |
| 4 | This diamond-shaped form of roof is rare outside Germany , though that on the Saxon tower of Sompting Church in Sussex survives ( page 14 ) . |
| 5 | having visited Toys-R-us pre Christmas I was pleased to see though that on the front of the new Subbutteo box is a pucture of Chappie and Whyte cavorting about in the goal area ( against the Arse ? ) . |
| 6 | Old and new have integrated quite well , though few of the true Thorngumbald villagers are left to recall the transformation . |
| 7 | Their membership , mainly middle-class , have met considerable difficulty in trying to achieve their limited goals — integrated schooling for the children of those parents who wish it — though some of the membership in the early days were aiming at a total integration of the schooling system . |
| 8 | Even though some of the most dangerous and persistent toxins , including polychlorinated biphenyls , PCBs , are no longer manufactured , quantities of them still exist , and must be got rid of . |
| 9 | Though some of the President 's advisers wished to use the crisis to drive Britain out of the nuclear deterrent business altogether , Kennedy had no intention of doing so , and insisted on a formula being found that would enable Britain to buy Polaris without jeopardizing the US policy of working towards a NATO Multilateral or Multinational nuclear force . |
| 10 | America 's junk-bond market refuses to die , though some of the returning life in it may be strictly temporary |
| 11 | Though some of the writing and most if not all the compilation were done not so long after the notorious events surrounding the capture of Jerusalem in 587 or 586 , only in the little story of the bowl of lentil soup is Esau portrayed in a poor light . |
| 12 | It was just that City enjoyed one of those rare days when everything went right , even though some of the Maine Road faithful will have mixed feelings about whether it was an occasion for celebration . |
| 13 | A substantial portion of the ‘ Notenbuch ’ survives , though some of the leaves were detached ( probably after Mozart 's death ) : two of these came to light in 1954 and are now in The Pierpont Morgan Library . |
| 14 | Although my brief summary of his main thesis may arouse fears that this is just another antiscientific diatribe , and though some of the ideas in it , notably his panpsychism , are hard to swallow , and though parts are maddeningly imprecise , persistence pays dividends . |
| 15 | Such farming practices will inevitably mean that more animals will be pastured out of doors , even though some of the livestock production methods could be described as semi-intensive . |
| 16 | Mediaeval herbals contain references to lavender water and many methods of using essential oils , even though some of the moralists and religious leaders regarded the practice as frivolous and even immoral . |
| 17 | On the Liverpool side , the docks , which handle general cargoes , are continuous for 10 km , though some of the older basins have been closed as the size of ships has increased . |
| 18 | Most boats carry four units , though some of the bigger ones have as many as twenty , costing about £1000 each . |
| 19 | Soon after the ceremony more men came in , and the remaining arms were distributed , each ‘ stand ’ consisting of a musket , bayonet and brass-hilted infantryman 's sword , though some of the Highlanders preferred their own basket-hilted broadswords . |
| 20 | There was an immediate murmur of approval , though some of the ladies looked longingly at the lavishly laid tea table just visible in the dining alcove . |
| 21 | In order to make that pattern more obvious , the statistician then draws through the points a ‘ best line ’ — that is , a line which represents the general trend , even though some of the points lie well clear of it . |
| 22 | Most of the London councils had paid up by then , though some of the large sums promised by the unions were still churning their way through committees . |
| 23 | The only surprising thing about Hooker 's hit-single spawning album is that , after all these years , he can render the title track in a fashion that 's unbelievably fresh , though some of the credit for this particular achievement must be down to guitarist Jimmie Vaughan , who delivers an array of licks in a manner that must have Stevie Ray beaming way up in plectrum heaven . |
| 24 | Though some of the effects of competition , particularly on the BBC , were beneficial , others were not . |
| 25 | But even though some of the birds we look on as ‘ ours ’ leave for more hospitable climes before the onset of winter , there are others to whom the Shetland climate is perfectly acceptable . |
| 26 | Though some of the models we tested were quite expensive , they were nearly all moving-coil ( dynamic ) types . |
| 27 | Though some of the exteriors for the film were shot on location in the real Bodega Bay , north of San Francisco , and neighbouring hamlets , the town as seen in the overhead shot does not actually exist . |
| 28 | As it happens we got that shipment delivered eventually though some of the perishables had gone off . |
| 29 | The cases in which there was no constitution , or lesser formality of organization , merge into types of association which are more characteristic of the twentieth century ( though some of the earlier forms have continued ) . |
| 30 | THIS chapter is chiefly concerned with the answering a questions other than problems , though some of the remarks apply also to the answering of problems . |