Example sentences of "[conj] though for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although I did my best not to , something of my scepticism must have betrayed itself , for Mr Farraday then added , as though for reassurance , that were it to prove necessary , then an additional member of staff could be hired . |
| 2 | Outbuildings , including a fourteenth-century chapel , now a garden shed , appear to huddle round the medieval manor as though for warmth , giving the whole an informal and completely unselfconscious appearance . |
| 3 | She was lying on her side and Hugh was on his side also , clinging to her back , as though for protection . |
| 4 | Moreover , when barons and knights gathered together in arms , as though for war , who could tell what conspiracies and rebellions might not follow ? |
| 5 | She looked across the desk at Wycliffe as though for encouragement , but none came ; his expression remained bland ; she could not even be sure that he was looking at her or whether his gaze was focused on the window behind her . |
| 6 | James nodded to him as though for confirmation and then said loudly , ‘ Let us go to the Castle — ’ He became aware that the further reaches of the crowd were out of hearing and shouted at the top of his voice , ‘ Let us go — along to the Castle — and let us see — what John Menzies — will do about the Act ! ’ |