Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] in spite [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The security guard touched his cap , smiled and waved her on , and when she pulled up in the car park she found that in spite of the earliness of the hour some families had already arrived . |
| 2 | Theodora realised that in spite of the woman 's appearance and the makeshift air of the house , there was strength and intelligence there . |
| 3 | Those who had been watching him work believed that in spite of the traumas , Hopper the actor was a star , and Hopper the director had completed an extraordinarily good film which , according to one description , included some ‘ hauntingly beautiful footage ’ . |
| 4 | At a Brussels press conference , he confirmed that in spite of the resolution last February of a dispute with the United Kingdom government over additionality , local authorities had complained of government restrictions on their spending reducing their ability to make use of EC aid . |
| 5 | As Sheila watched him go , she knew that in spite of the hurtful words he had just spoken she would always have a soft spot for the man . |