Example sentences of "though [pers pn] be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The growing use of electrical power made some form of metering essential , so that it could be properly charged for , and Forbes was one of several who invented instruments for this purpose , though his was never widely adopted . |
| 2 | And though I am well aware that you , Kim , are the main cause of the trouble I have no alternative but to punish all three of you . " |
| 3 | It feels as though I am just about to end , just about to end . |
| 4 | ‘ Even though I am just a freelance ? ’ |
| 5 | It does n't matter if I do n't hand this in tomorrow even though I am already a day late . |
| 6 | ( In the pursuit of performance-indicators , publication in ‘ refereed journals ’ counts for much , though I am not sure if I have ever appeared in a refereed journal in my life . ) |
| 7 | Though I am not particularly a Christian , I thought with sadness of my beloved dead . |
| 8 | That is , I think someone is coming , though I am not sure , and I pray that I am wrong . |
| 9 | As Susie said , 'l like English even though I am not good at it' . |
| 10 | And though I am not sure I would be able to stand looking at it for the run of the show , William Holman Hunt 's hideous , hard-core Pre-Raphaelite head of Christ ‘ The Beloved ’ has the punch of a Gilbert and George . |
| 11 | Though I am not superstitious or religious in any formal sense , I do feel that certain places that have had working within them strong forces for either good or evil absorb something and retain some of that force . |
| 12 | It turns out ( though I am not going to prove it here ) that the v ( x , y ) = constant curves are orthogonal trajectories of the u ( x , y ) = constant curves . |
| 13 | He did not restrict himself merely to giving his assent to publication , but added his comments , as , for example , on Two Treatises … concerning Infant Baptism ( 1645 ) by John Tombes [ q.v. ] , where he acknowledged that the author was a godly man ‘ and of the Presbyterian judgement , though I am not of opinion with him ’ and he agreed to the publication of these treatises to encourage further contributions to the debate on infant baptism . |
| 14 | Dr Kingdom is hiding something , though I am not sure he is aware that he is . |
| 15 | The night is black and there are no streetlights , and I feel as though I am not driving on a road at all , but forcing my way through clotted bushes . |
| 16 | ‘ I am planning for next season , even though I am not sure what the future holds . |
| 17 | It has not listened on a whole series of points , even though I am very grateful that amendments have been agreed to in the course of our debate this evening . |
| 18 | Well , I think there 's a bit of Irish blood somewhere in me , even though I am very much an Oxford person now erm obviously the car will be green . |
| 19 | ‘ I went to Manchester to teach philosophy , though I am still an Anglican , ’ added Prof Plant . |
| 20 | I went to Manchester to teach philosophy , though I am still an Anglican , ’ added Prof Plant . |
| 21 | At four months old , he is apparently developing well , though I am still extremely worried about the possible long-term effects . |
| 22 | Of course , I made the latter up though I am still very proud of them ; a mailed fist , middle finger extended , and underneath the Latin motto ‘ In dubito curre ’ which , roughly translated , means ‘ In doubt , run ’ . |
| 23 | They say the English never are really roused till they are beaten — I do love that — though I am never quite sure whether I love or hate it . ’ |
| 24 | Edward knew he was being pampered and , in his letters to Helen about his friendship with Gwili 's sister , he confessed that ‘ in fact it was partly you that I saw when I held her : I hope I shall never forget her ; then I shall feel that it is possible to love another even though I am all and ever yours , little one . |
| 25 | I personally could n't begin to choose a favourite on this album , though I am especially fascinated by the Gregorian chant influence of Ebudea . |
| 26 | Yet is this country , though I am mainly Welsh , a kind of home , as I think it is more than any other to those modern people who belong nowhere . |
| 27 | As regards myself I rarely ever tire or find the day too long though I am constantly walking a circumstance which being considered much to my health being better able to bear fatigue than when last I walked over the hills with you and I found your advice not to take spirits very very judicious . |
| 28 | As superb example of my laziness occurs every morning even though I am highly regular . |
| 29 | I could sense its vibrations , though I was n't bothered by it ’ ( p.126 ) . |
| 30 | ‘ A lot of it comes through the Byrds , ’ reflects Bob ‘ and , though I was n't , like , a big fan of theirs , The Band . |