Example sentences of "[adv] though they [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The record high interest rates were attractive to holders of sterling even though they were also damaging to business . |
| 2 | Early pioneers like Robert William Paul or James Williamson entered on their new enterprise with confidence , even though they were only individual craftsmen working out of small workshops and studios . |
| 3 | It said that the ambulance control centre at Waterloo was in ‘ chaos and confusion , ’ and maintained that ambulance crews were continuing to answer 999 calls , even though they were suspended . |
| 4 | But today it was as though Doyle and the Woman needed to be together , even though they were not talking . |
| 5 | Ironically , at the time both were leading such hectic lives that even though they were both still living at the family home in Melbourne they had almost no time to spend together . |
| 6 | When I saw them again I dropped down on one knee , knowing that even though they were constantly looking back they would n't see me at that low level , in my nature-coloured clothes . |
| 7 | This gave Roman women much greater individual liberty than women in other societies , even though they were still not legally regarded as a person in the way that men were . |
| 8 | The Court also awarded all legal costs — £60,000 — against 17 individual students , even though they were involved in the dispute as members of USI . |
| 9 | Rose 's family was told that the operation was a matter of life-and-death , so they gave the surgeons permission , even though they were also warned that the operation could result in further bleeding and disability . |
| 10 | Not that this Pooh-Bah of a person let his duties worry him , even though they were within his sight at all hours . |
| 11 | At school , they kept well away from them even though they were both popular and pretty girls . |
| 12 | In 1920 , Salisbury had its first double-deck buses even though they were secondhand . |
| 13 | Even though they were retired , they had been leading a very active life . |
| 14 | The ideas of the phrenologists contained much sound common sense even though they were built on the false premise that bumps on the skull are a key to personality . |
| 15 | It was obvious from the start that Alton were all fired up and ready to go , even though they were forced into playing skipper Dave Osborne on the wing . |
| 16 | In the years that followed , the German bourgeoisie gained considerable economic and industrial power , but did not struggle against the Junkers since they regarded them as the very backbone of German society ; the Junkers , even though they were already ‘ pensioners of economic history ’ were a convenient rallying point for Völkisch opinion and as such had no particular reason to adapt to the changing economic structure of Europe or Germany . |
| 17 | One of us was uneasy , even though they were not able to explain why , but they were not the one with final responsibility . |
| 18 | Large libraries were just as likely as small ones to want more training officers ' time , even though they were far more likely to employ a designated training officer ( or someone who devoted at least a quarter of their time to training ) . |
| 19 | We can see this clearly in the story of the men at Ephesus ( Acts 19 ) who had not heard of the gift of Pentecost even though they were living many years after that event . |
| 20 | Until 1958 , females , even though they were peeresses in their own right , were not admitted . |
| 21 | The High 's record company remixed then re-released their first single Box Set Go to considerable success , even though they were n't exactly bowled over by the idea . |
| 22 | I had never taken a record and listened to them , even though they were labelled ‘ progressive ’ rock . |
| 23 | Older siblings living in mainland Scotland were not permitted to see or communicate with their younger brothers and sisters , even though they were in no way involved or implicated in the allegations that had been made against the parents . |
| 24 | You cared about other people and tried to be kind to them , even though they were strangers you would probably never meet again . |
| 25 | FIVE condoms were sold for more than £80,000 yesterday even though they were well past their sell-by date . |
| 26 | The second stage was to reinterpret difference so that women 's own activities would gain social value even though they were different from men 's ( ‘ radical ’ feminism ) . |
| 27 | Waterlife Research Industries have kindly replaced the test kit , even though they were not at fault and I would like to thank them for this . |
| 28 | Surprisingly more than half the girls — even though they were aware of their right to confidentiality — would be to embarrassed to talk to a doctor about sex or contraception . |
| 29 | BR staff and preservationists pulled out all the stops to have everything right on the day even though they were hampered by high winds and heavy rain . |
| 30 | At first , the payment entitled them to go on receiving food-subsidy coupons from the team , even though they were no longer working for it . |