Example sentences of "[coord] although [pron] [vb past] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | He built his dragons a garden , the most beautiful garden in the world , and although he surrounded it with an iron wall which he believed they would not cross , he made the wall beautiful for them , lavish with filigree work and sweet with hanging plants . |
| 2 | The letter filled Lucy with indignation , and although she answered it politely she longed to ask whether the writer would agree to allowing a similar number of plants to be dug from her own property . |
| 3 | There was always too much to do and although she hated it when she came as a young bride , she had grown to love it and would defend it with her life . |
| 4 | And although I found it hard to understand that you did n't want to meet her again that evening , I accepted that she was possibly ‘ not your type ’ . |
| 5 | This study might appear one sided with more detail about ‘ Anna Karenina ’ but I think it is inevitable and although I found it quite hard to compare such different styles , I enjoyed reading and studying both . |
| 6 | But although she said it she could not be certain that it was true . |
| 7 | But although he aimed it at Nicholas , it fired into the air , for the boy knocked it sideways and held it . |
| 8 | But although I chose it virtually at random , this does not make it ‘ typical ’ , any more than the horrific Bihar gaol described by Sinha ( 1978 ) in which 143 people had died within three years . |
| 9 | But although I found it impossible not to be moved by the vibes and hype of enthusiastic publicity people and charming sales teams , there is no getting away from the fact that it is going to be a very tough year , with too many major titles to be able to do justice to them all ; and I do n't see any real evidence of anyone pruning their lists . |