Example sentences of "though [pron] [noun] may [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Brief though their influence may have been , the Kyburgs are still commemorated by a statue to Count Hartmann between the two gates . |
| 2 | These are occasions when warnings that civil servants are poor at ‘ picking winners ’ are again in order , misanthropic though their utterance may appear . |
| 3 | Even though their skills may date back thousands of years , faith-healers and spiritual healers continually come under fire from the medical profession and lay people alike . |
| 4 | ‘ Though their behaviour may strike with more force the heart of a stranger , they are certainly in danger of missing the attention of their countrymen . ’ |
| 5 | The fundamental political changes of the inter-war years were probably inevitable by 1918 , though their pace may have been determined by the level of unemployment and the extent of social and economic reform . |
| 6 | Ask anyone who regularly runs , jogs or swims and they will tell you that , after such exercise , they experience a ‘ high ’ when their thoughts are sharper than ever , even though their muscles may ache . |
| 7 | Though their data may suggest an " acquisitional hierarchy " the actual process is not visible in their research . |
| 8 | Even though her motive may have been a desire to manipulate the situation , her wish was supported by Dr. M. and , initially at least , by Dr. D. In those circumstances I entertain grave doubts that if Thorpe J. had directed himself in the way I have suggested , that W. 's wishes should be respected unless there were very strong reasons for rejecting them , he would have reached the decision which he did . |
| 9 | Doubt is not inarticulate though its questions may lie deeper than words . |
| 10 | The 1990 Gulf Crisis suggests that world conflict will unfortunately continue , even though its location may shift . |
| 11 | In that case , the Dip.HE for such students will continue to be very largely the first two years of a degree course , though its provision may increase if credit transfer develops nationally and it becomes more common for students to undertake a two-year Dip.HE course in one institution and move to another for a third year . |
| 12 | Though his thought may have been in some respects dry and narrow as a result , he set the agenda for modern philosophy and theology . |
| 13 | A lecturer normally owns the copyright in any book or article he writes because he is primarily employed as a teacher and not as a writer of books and articles , even though his employer may encourage this . |
| 14 | Though our reason may fail us in discovering moral truths , it need not in verifying what the Bible says . |