Example sentences of "[adv] though they [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At any rate at the beginning , there was a certain even-handedness towards France and the Vietminh coupled with resistance to France 's manifest intention that the US could hardly help being involved , one way or another , even though they professed neutrality . |
| 2 | The Tallentires were staunch Chapel folk even though they owned a pub . |
| 3 | But even though they guaranteed to provide every customer who had allowed three quarters of an hour er for a meal , you know , you would have to lay down in very great deal would n't you ? |
| 4 | Even though they lived inside stone buildings , they furnished them like tents . |
| 5 | A European Court of Justice ruling on July 21 was seen as opening up the possibility of EC citizens applying for social security benefits in the United Kingdom even though they lived outside the UK . |
| 6 | A great deal of my audience enjoyed them immensely even though they 'd never heard them before . |
| 7 | Her mouth was a red gash in her powdered face and when in Act Two she told her husband that the degenerate Martin had never loved her , never ever , even though they 'd conducted an affair , real tears trickled from her tragic eyes . |
| 8 | The depth of semi-recognition , even though they 'd never met , was puzzling and disturbing . |
| 9 | Timothy Gedge , with his hollow cheeks and his gawkiness , had picked on them even though he did n't know them , even though they 'd done him no harm . |
| 10 | Leeds were quoted at 20–1 to win it , even though they 'd just shown an interview with Howard saying the squad we have now is better than the one we had when we won the thing . |
| 11 | even though they 'd taken the car . |
| 12 | In any case , even though they chose a a minimum sentence , they 'll be twenty or twenty one yeah , yeah . |
| 13 | ‘ Arsenal fell so far behind at the start of last season that they could n't catch us , even though they went 17 matches unbeaten towards the end . |
| 14 | We seldom discussed politics but I knew that even though they belonged officially to a Fascist organization their sentiments were more inclined to the local brand of Communism . |
| 15 | Japan this cou did this country er good , even though they bombed er Pearl Harbour they did this country a good a good what 's it shall we say |
| 16 | It was found that males and females would become sexually excited and were strongly motivated to mate even though they seemed incapable of correctly carrying out the act of copulation . |
| 17 | It was often difficult to dislike the gentle , painted hippies , even though they subscribed to a strange new communal , non-hierarchic lifestyle incorporating the unlawful use of ‘ dope ’ . |
| 18 | Se Queira describes the ‘ 64,000 dollar question ’ : whether some clients could be forced to accept residential care even though they expressed an overwhelming desire to stay in their own homes . |
| 19 | The experiences were interpreted quite differently , even though they produced remarkable resemblances in character . |
| 20 | Other Unionists , including Law himself , were less sure , even though they shared their colleagues " concern about the political and economic situation ; nevertheless it was agreed to go ahead , but that Lloyd George should make the first move . |
| 21 | He then went on to discuss whether an employee could use his recollection of any features of the plaintiff 's plant , machinery or process which they claimed were peculiar to them even though they admitted that their competitors used similar machinery . |
| 22 | This really means relationship by marriage , but naturalists used it to mean family relationship , recognizing that horses and donkeys were closely related even though they denied any actual evolutionary connections . |
| 23 | Last night , the East German Foreign Ministry issued a statement attacking the attitude of the refugees : ‘ Some East German citizens will justifiably ask why we let these people emigrate to West Germany via East Germany , even though they had grossly violated our laws , ’ said the statement read as the main television news item . |
| 24 | When they landed there was no choice but to start the ten-mile journey to Achnacarry Castle on foot , so they set off , even though they had been walking all day . |
| 25 | He could n't remember ever having spoken to Gazzer , even though they had been in the same school for five years . |
| 26 | They would see a precipitous rise in taxes even though they had high outgoings and despite the fact their income was barely above the combined average earnings for two adults ( approximately £35,000 ) , or even below it . |
| 27 | People unhappy with the Major government may have told interviewers they intended to vote for one of the opposition parties even though they had not made up their minds or were even leaning towards the Tories . |
| 28 | The NSA had naturally taken enormous trouble to keep Minaret and Shamrock secret since they were quite illegal even though they had the tacit approval of President Nixon , another Henry II Syndrome casualty ( see Chapter 3 ) . |
| 29 | More than one of them remarked on how pleasant it was to return to base in the early hours , cold , cramped and tired out , to see our welcoming smiles as they called in at the office on their way down to the Mess , even though they had probably only called in to tear us off a strip for having given them a rotten weather forecast . |
| 30 | The spots then started disappearing , so I went training even though they had n't completely gone . |