Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] though i " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've had another word with Personnel and they say that even though I ca n't have any more full-timers , I can have a part-timer to help me with making the sandwiches in the morning and clearing up last thing at night . |
| 2 | All I would say is that , when the plan reaches modification stage , the Department will be looking at that the situation very closely indeed , and at that stage I would fully expect that even though I wo n't be here to do it myself , as I shall have retired by that stage , |
| 3 | And much though I appreciate your relentless exhumation of the world 's injustices month by month , I find myself hankering after the wacky old days . |
| 4 | And even though I have no real job , I believe that life is what you make of it . |
| 5 | I always take a lot of care plumbing the depth , and even though I know this peg well , I will plumb it again . |
| 6 | I did n't need to apply much pressure and even though I cut myself once , my skin was smooth afterwards . |
| 7 | Only , I wish I had ever shown some sign of affection ; I wish I had perhaps written to her — even if only a card ( and even though I was rather far down in the family hierarchy ) . |
| 8 | When I signed up for the trip I really did n't know just what to expect ; when I got my packet information I wondered how I would stand up to it but I soon found I adjusted very well and even though I had never slept in a tent in a tent in a sleeping bag or had any experience canoeing I did OK . |
| 9 | And even though I assure myself that it 's just the annual resurgence of an old allergy ( a distant relation of eczema — Xmasa ) , I am still incapable of keeping the worst symptoms at bay . |
| 10 | ‘ I have three children and even though I do not have a job at present , they will never have to suffer in the same way as the children of Somalia . ’ |
| 11 | And even though I am a committed European , I can easily see why many of my fellow Tyroleans are desperate to put an end to this ever-increasing nightmare . |
| 12 | And even though I know I 'll be there to support her , I ca n't do anything to help her , and for a man to admit that to himself is really hard . |
| 13 | I had to go to the hospital every four hours for my eye drops and asthma inhaler , and even though I did n't need them that often , I was still expected to go . |
| 14 | And even though I 'd had the baby , I was still very naive . |
| 15 | She looked alarmed , and even though I knew the significance of this rite , because Nour had told me , for a moment I shared her confusion , her small anxiety at the thought of the violence of that long-past nuptial night . |
| 16 | And even though I had been very well paid in my previous job , this would also enable me to reap the financial rewards of my expertise , ’ he says . |
| 17 | When it 's like pancake mix I tend , or omelettes I tend to use two bowls and even though I only really need to use one . |
| 18 | Whether or not the briefcase still contained whatever Horfitz had given Filmer at Nottingham was anyone 's guess , and dearly though I would have liked to look at the contents , I did n't want to risk any more at that point . |
| 19 | He walked me to the door with the kids in tow and said that we could all have a look inside , the kids as well , but even though I was shaking from head to toe , I said eventually , after we walked past the place at least four times , if I was going to do this I might as well do it on my own . |
| 20 | But even though I 'm having a laugh , that 's no good if you do n't understand the depth and seriousness of things . |
| 21 | But even though I was in love , I did n't hide from myself the fact that I would be unhappy with Estella . |
| 22 | He made me a fair offer in the circumstances and I even picked up another two pounds from one of the street traders for Charlie 's huge barrow ; but hard though I tried I could n't find a buyer for Granpa Charlie 's dreadful old nineteenth-century relic . |
| 23 | The first arose because even though I myself and the women I was involved with , called ourselves feminist , I was n't really clear what we were doing about it . |
| 24 | I really prefer it if someone else does the cutting , because even though I 've worked in newspapers for so long , it 's terribly hard to know how to cut your own stuff . |