Example sentences of "though it [vb past] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 THE GOVERNMENT told British firms to go on exporting to Iraq , even though it knew parts were being used to build up Saddam 's war machine .
2 But , even though it discouraged optimism and ruled out the possibility of progress , it did not weigh too heavily on medieval historians , particularly because the year 1000 which had been awaited by many with a mixture of hope and trepidation , had passed without any sign of the world coming to an end .
3 Though it sent invitations to 250 MPs , and though the venue is precisely three walking minutes across Parliament Square , only two of us turned up — Albert Costain of Folkestone , whose firm is famous in the world of civil engineering , and myself .
4 The society remains committed to its 700-strong chain , though it said plans to create some new offices had been mothballed .
5 He showed a particular liking for Richard who took full advantage of the situation , though it caused Edward some uneasiness .
6 His affections do not that way tend , Or what he spake , though it lacked form a little , Was not like madness .
7 Though it produced data that permits analysis of the impact of child-spacing upon neonatal mortality , unfortunately the WFS did not provide information on fetal mortality .
8 But the fact is that a Hunt victory was not on the Ferrari books if they had ceded — after a re-start which looked as though it favoured Hunt — they would have been lynched in Italy , where only a Ferrari is allowed to win .
9 Plysu , the plastics containers and housewares group , was stable at 248p even though it pushed profits ahead last year .
10 This , though it aroused enthusiasm , could not set the agenda of the Council .
11 Though it created problems in times of political crisis , it was the price one had to pay for pursuing high ideals .
12 Even in Queen 's County , in the Great Heath of Maryborough , still technically in Leinster , they saw appalling signs of starvation — though it moved John far more than it seemed to move MacMinimum .
13 The light was good , the window twice as large as an ordinary window , though it faced south .
14 Modestly he described the attack was ‘ second-string ’ , even though it included Ossie Dawson and Tufty Mann .
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