Example sentences of "though a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here the queen was , according to local records , accommodated in a turreted tower house known since as Mary Queen of Scots House , though a few researchers have concluded that it could not have been built until many years after her stay in the burgh . |
| 2 | Curiously , the female will help each male defend his territory from a neighbour , even though a few minutes later she may well move into the neighbour 's territory and switch sides . |
| 3 | Even then they were superannuated geezers , and even though a few fools thought they were punks and the band did their best to encourage this image , really they were The Doors without Jim Morrison and with Bach on keyboards . |
| 4 | Though a few reports suggest no benefit , others have shown that , when given 30 to 60 minutes later , a single dose of charcoal reduces the absorption of aminophylline , ampicillin , aspirin , carbamazepin , digoxin , doxepin , mefenamic acid , paracetamol , phenobarbitone , phenytoin , tetracycline , theophylline , and tolfenamic acid . |
| 5 | Perpetrators are almost exclusively male , though a few women are reported , particularly in retrospective studies . |
| 6 | Turning , he saw a barn owl , flying parallel to him , though a few feet higher . |
| 7 | With the exception of the muscular changes , which appear to be irreversible , resolution is rapid , and the lungs appear almost completely normal within six months of experimental infection , though a few worms may still be present . |
| 8 | Brick was the regional building material , with stone or marble facing , though a few buildings were entirely of stone . |
| 9 | The name was found most commonly in its ancient heartland and surrounding parishes , though a few branches had ventured off the hills to settle in and around Chesterfield . |
| 10 | It is therefore difficult for him to appreciate the general view of the Service , that , on his return … he must re-establish his professional standing , even though a few years earlier the Service had sent him to University because he had proved himself to be a good , practical policeman . |
| 11 | It would have bothered me though a few years ago . |
| 12 | Leave was refused at first instance and in the Court of Appeal , though a few months later a Practice Direction ( [ 1986 ] 2 All ER 226 ) was issued indicating the collective view of the judges that solicitors should be permitted to appear in the High Court or Court of Appeal in formal or unopposed proceedings . |
| 13 | The pensione was of the reassuringly old-fashioned type which was used to catering mainly for parties of middle-aged English , American , German or Scandinavian women , though a few men in the shape of clergymen and husbands were also accommodated . |
| 14 | Finishes such as Artex and textured paints are usually sold pre-mixed , in white only , though a few paints are available in pastel colours . |