Example sentences of "though [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He coughed as though to banish a clot of phlegm , the taste of Chaos . |
| 2 | ‘ Kan Ying bows to Pan Chao after the Battle of Kazatin ’ , read the description , the huge letters cut deep into the two-ch'i-thick base , the Mandarin translation given smaller underneath , as though to emphasise the point that the message was aimed at those who had been conquered in that great battle — the Hung Mao . |
| 3 | In an object-oriented database all data is represented as an object , though to support the richness of the data such DBMS need to support object-oriented programming language concepts such as complex objects , object identity and inheritance . |
| 4 | It lifted its great horned head as though to bellow a warning , but in that moment Chuck Sherman 's rifle roared and he let out a yell of delight as he heard the thud of the bullet strike home into the buffalo 's broad chest . |
| 5 | Curtis raised his shoulders in a slow shrug as though to establish a disclaimer in advance . |
| 6 | Mr Vernon added that , as though to celebrate the anniversary , the fund raisers had turned in record figures yet again , singling out for special thanks the branches and guilds new record of over £10m . |
| 7 | Then , as though to celebrate the passing of the downpour , a flame reached out into the sky some distance to their left . |
| 8 | Menzies half turned as though to consult the minister , then said abruptly : ‘ You may petition if you like . ’ |
| 9 | It poked its front door out into the green as though to challenge an equality with the deanery opposite . |
| 10 | He glowered at old Donald , as though to brand the accusation on to him too . |
| 11 | As though to underline the validity of Cassie 's vague but guilt-ridden conclusions , two separate incidents occurred on the Wednesday of that week , each one seemingly innocent and unconnected with the other . |
| 12 | Sharing a single ice-cream , she and Rosie watched an ever-circulating stage army of lovers arm in arm , young and old , walking very fast as though to give the illusion of purpose . |
| 13 | Yet her face reamined tilted up towards his , her lips softly puckered as though to welcome a kiss . |
| 14 | During Frankfurt , which ATP like to call the World Championships , even though to call the winner there the world champion would instantly devalue the status of the top player in their world rankings , ( irrespective of whether the ITF 's official World Champion Panel makes the same choice or not ) signs were bombarding us from all directions . |
| 15 | After a while , he removed his mouth from her nipple and lay looking at her breasts , as though to memorize every curve and line . |
| 16 | I found it to be a splendid panegyric on the peaceful uses of atomic energy , though to present a history of nuclear power without even mentioning the existence of hydrogen bombs , may be thought by some to overdo the euphoria . |
| 17 | It was like a hammer to his heart , seeing her dark eyes widen with surprise , her hand spread across her mouth as though to stifle a cry . |
| 18 | She gasped now , putting her fingers to her mouth as though to stifle the horror of her thoughts . |
| 19 | Two problems intervened though to prevent a compromise , both in the secret negotiations of 1913 and the Buckingham Palace talks of July 1914 . |