Example sentences of "though [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | It was these incredible , unique sights in the cave which made me enjoy my trip so much , though everyone gets different things from the sport . |
2 | I have n't been into her bedroom though I saw some chair legs and a pair of shoes as I passed the half-open door . |
3 | Though I had small scale maps at three inches to a mile for some areas they are not produced for all the Sahara , nor could I have afforded the hundred pounds they would have cost if they had been . |
4 | At night , Daddy read to me , and though I had many books , there were only four I wished to hear . |
5 | These are intense , dramatic readings which lack nothing in conviction , though I imagine some listeners will prefer a less overtly ‘ expressive ’ approach to the music . |
6 | Making me look as though I follow strange men about the countryside ? ’ |
7 | Her lips were red , half-open as if waiting to be kissed , displaying teeth as white as ivory , though I noticed one tooth slightly out of line with the others . |
8 | I myself discovered that I did not have this mystical ability , even though I spent seven years in a Roman Catholic convent , engaged in daily meditation and intensive spiritual exercise . |
9 | ‘ Immediately , though I took little notice of it when I was in Cheshire , I admit . |
10 | Even though I use many examples and experiences from my years with that company , the views expressed are mine and if my recollections or impressions vary from others ' that is to my account , and not ICI 's . |
11 | Though I hope young Pamela would not be in danger from her master who owes all his servants protection as much as the king does to his subjects . |
12 | I speak from embarrassed experience , having embarked under the nom-de-plume of Evelyn Hervey on just such a foolish enterprise , though I hope frenzied ingenuity will eventually wriggle me out of too much trouble . |
13 | The captain is now advised to store it in a bank , after it has been duly admired by friends and family , though I know one captain kept it under his bed , causing his mother a lot of sleepless nights ! |
14 | One problem of the past year has been the length of time it has taken me to accept that I need to work in the bookshop most of the time even though I know this work has to be done and though I enjoy it ( most of the time ) . |
15 | I always take a lot of care plumbing the depth , and even though I know this peg well , I will plumb it again . |
16 | Though I have world-wide business interests which entail quite a lot of travelling . ’ |
17 | ‘ Well , I will adventure , ’ said the little tailor , ‘ though I have great fear of the dark places under the earth , where there is no light of day and what is above is dense and heavy . ’ |
18 | As a result of that I 'm learning more now than I ever have , even though I have less time in which to do so . ’ |
19 | Then I realized he was making some sort of joke and endeavoured to smile appropriately , though I suspect some residue of my bewilderment , not to say shock , remained detectable in my expression . |
20 | There is an element of utopianism in drafting such proposals , though I believe these ideas are worth pursuing . |
21 | A red semi-regular variable ; range 5.0 to 7.6 , period said to be about 130 days though I find little evidence of this . |
22 | Herbert Kretzmer wrote in the Daily Express that he heard a voice call out , ‘ Rubbish ’ — to which he himself responded : ‘ Though I find this kind of boorishness both repulsive and depressing I am bound to state that the solitary heckler was probably articulating a mood felt by many . |
23 | Old ships never die and doubtless she is still knocking around the East Coast , though I suppose old Payne may have made his last port by now I should be interested in an oil painting on canvas , or board ( which I suppose would come a bit cheaper ! ! ) showing her beating around the Foreland under sail in fairly heavy weather , say Force 6 … ’ |
24 | ‘ Well , I 'm a broadcaster , ’ said the presenter of the BBC Radio Cleveland early morning show , ‘ though I suppose some people would say that 's debatable . ’ |
25 | There remains a couple of concerns even though I think this pattern will serve . |
26 | He lowered his head , kissing her angrily , and she fought him , struggling beneath him as he kept her trapped , even though she offered such resistance to what he knew so deeply she had wanted from the beginning . |
27 | She remained in Paris during World War I , though she made frequent trips to the Brittany coast , where she did profoundly moving drawings of children . |
28 | She was safe now , though she had new anxieties . |
29 | She soon decided that the house was the most beautiful place she had ever seen , and though she had little experience of antique furniture or fine art works she immediately recognised that all the things she saw were of the highest quality . |
30 | Thus , though she had little intention of responding more than politely to any of the advances , she enjoyed the game : it made her feel human . |