Example sentences of "and [adj] though it is " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is a reference back to the events of chapter 16 , and strange though it is , it is no more extraordinary than their wish in Exodus 16 that they had been killed together with the Egyptians at the time of the Passover . |
| 2 | And sad though it is to say , I agree the scum set up still looks the best in the premier league . |
| 3 | ‘ And terrible though it is , Mama , is n't it better to feel like this now than never to have known what it was like to love someone so much ? ’ |
| 4 | You 'll be more than welcome — ugly and depressing though it is — we 'll show you a good time — we mean that , Hans — we really do . ’ |
| 5 | And impressive though it is , at the moment , the mural will remain for the owner 's eyes only . |
| 6 | It is not difficult to discern where this has happened , and frustrating though it is to have to surmise the contents of the missing portions of text , at least the historian is aware of the partial nature of the evidence . |
| 7 | They are not touched by the rebate system , because — generous and expensive though it is — it does not reach them . |
| 8 | This alteration , small and innocent-looking though it is , settles the chronological relation between the two versions of the passage : the one in the theatre score came first . |
| 9 | Nevertheless the evidence available , partial and fragmentary though it is , suggests that the structural incentives which have been set in place are starting to operate in the way they were intended and present opportunities to make services more responsive to consumers and more appropriate to local needs . |
| 10 | The Jesus Jones show is very much a ‘ show ’ , and fun though it is , a touch more real damage would n't go amiss . |
| 11 | The Jesus Jones show is very much a ‘ show ’ , and fun though it is , a touch more real damage would n't go amiss . |