Example sentences of "although it was " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , although it was something to tell the others at school , secretly I thought he was important enough already . |
| 2 | For Delahunty , though , although it was an horrific afternoon , it was also just another day 's reporting . |
| 3 | Thus the Protestants preserved their future , although it was to be one which mimicked , in smaller fashion , the tragedy of Lebanon . |
| 4 | Another difference between Nikol'skaia and Roslavl' was the obvious greater isolation of the former , although it was nearer to the guberniia capital . |
| 5 | He found himself saying , ‘ In 1919 the Enabling Act was passed ’ and then could not remember what the Enabling Act was ; although it was and still in part is the Act which defines the nature of the establishment in England . |
| 6 | But although it was larger his life was easier . |
| 7 | Although it was a family business I do n't think Mr Power worked the projector . |
| 8 | For a child of five this was a terrifying experience , although it was meant to be a birthday treat . |
| 9 | In fact , I gave her the bum 's rush — although it was quite inadvertent . |
| 10 | Although it was T U C policy for member unions to refuse government money for ballots , a number of unions defied it . |
| 11 | In the mating season the male usually has a striking red-orange eyebrow , but these were still nearly all white although it was already June . |
| 12 | Although it was beneficial both to optimal planning and the creation of much-needed accommodation to maximise the number of rooms that could be sited internally , the aggregation of these spaces was still inadequate to ‘ fill up ’ the middle of the broad interior , and in the flour-mill section of the building the residual central space was devoted to a full-height internal courtyard or ‘ atrium ’ which rises through seven storeys to terminate in a glass-roofed conservatory . |
| 13 | Erika and Paul went , Paul politely , solicitously , opening the door for Erika and waving her through first , although it was a tight squeeze in the tiny vestibule , and at the bus-stop , in a bizarre parody of good manners , insisting that Erika stand in front of him . |
| 14 | In bringing it up to date and making it profitable , he had to tread warily , for although it was made up of land and property , it was essentially about people . |
| 15 | It had been a long , slow journey from Odessa and although it was already 1am there were still many more official forms to fill out before their new life in Israel could begin . |
| 16 | Although it was embellished in 1750 by John Browne , Forston Manor was already extremely sophisticated for a house of its size at the time , for it has some details that are ‘ Baroque ’ , a style that often moved rectangles into curves . |
| 17 | Tony Visconti : ‘ Space Oddity ’ had been recorded and released at this time although it was not selling . |
| 18 | The quickest and least expensive was the Trans-Siberian Express , although it was a bit of a hassle for me being an American , because Americans are not easily granted visas for Russia . |
| 19 | There was a general acceptance within the green community that the speech was a good one , although it was grudging in some cases : ‘ Full of poetry and passion but … short on policy , ’ wrote Tom Burke , Director of the Green Alliance . |
| 20 | The deceased had been Daddy 's girl , then — although it was usually the dads , where a daughter was in question , who fought against the realization of the truth . |
| 21 | ‘ Yes , we were , although it was a Cambridge officer who broke the news because I did n't want any delay in case the Press got it . |
| 22 | In the Far East , the Azahari revolt broke out in Brunei in December 1962 ; and , although it was crushed relatively easily by British and Gurkha troops stationed in Malaya , it led on to the Indonesian ‘ Confrontation ’ , which began in a small way in April 1963 . |
| 23 | is the traditional cheese of Wales , although it was first made as recently as the 1880s . |
| 24 | The final total was 606 , scored in only ten hours of excellent batsmanship , although it was widely felt that the England selectors had helped them along by omitting Foster and playing two spinners , Cook and Miller , on a pitch of low bounce . |
| 25 | In theory it may sound radical to interfere with a doctor 's right to prescribe , although it was not the drug that was being withdrawn , only the branded version . |
| 26 | Highgate Cemetery was more or less on his way to the theatre , and although it was almost all old graves without flowers , he had seen some being left regularly by some nutty Communist at the grave of Karl Marx . |
| 27 | Although it was dark where I was walking , the blackness stretching away on all sides , it was also , unexpectedly , ringed by lights . |
| 28 | Eager to see Bella , she had got up as soon as she was awake , although it was her usual habit to lie , for twenty minutes or so , drowsy , cocooned in her warm bed , entertaining herself with fantasies . |
| 29 | Ages seemed to pass although it was only moments , until a pollen-laden grass flower tickled his nose and he sneezed himself back to life again . |
| 30 | Charles said he was fine and he was able to see out of the window , although it was remarkably small . |