Example sentences of "although [pron] do [not/n't] " in BNC.

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1 Although I do not begin to claim the sort of historical breadth of either Brown or Bynum , I do believe that their approach is not only helpful but necessary if we are going , as we must , to use the lives of women before us to encourage us forward .
2 ‘ Everyone will be watching her to see what she does and although I do not think she is very fit , she has to be the favourite to win . ’
3 Although I do not know Charles well , I am convinced that he is a gentleman . ’
4 As Chapman observed : ‘ Although I do not suggest that the Arsenal go on the defensive even for tactical purposes , I think it may be said that some of their best scoring chances have come when they have been driven back and then have broken away to strike suddenly and swiftly . ’
5 Every time I have to strike my heart is in my mouth , and although I do not consciously hold back when I strike , I wonder if I am doing so without being aware of it .
6 Although I do not speak English as well as I should , I did at one time know England well .
7 I tried straw about two years ago , approx half a bale in a 1500 gallon pond , although I do not know if it was barley or wheat straw .
8 Although I do not wish to dwell on it at this stage I feel I should say something regarding my understanding of Christianity .
9 And although I do not agree with them that either suicide or anorexia are attempts to ‘ get attention ’ , but rather attempts to get identity and wholeness , the following passages may serve to illustrate the paradoxical type of thinking which dominates both states of mind .
10 HIS great courage and imperturbable COOLNESS in the face of what must at times have seemed to him to be insuperable odds WAS , I must confess — although I do not really like him — quite UNBELIEVABLE .
11 Although I do not develop this aspect of the analysis here , I also suggest that the images or metaphors which are applied to define racism by analogy hold the key to understanding people 's emotional investment in antiracist positions .
12 If it is a possible view that section 8 is intended to put a 16- or 17-year-old in exactly the same position as an adult and there is thus some ambiguity , although I do not think that there is , it is a permissible aid to construction to seek to ascertain the mischief at which the section is directed .
13 I agree with the principles set out above although I do not believe an English court would give damages in those particular circumstances .
14 He also gave the impression , although I do not think he made a specific statement , that he had in fact had discussions with the Biafrans .
15 Now I have nothing against Terry as a person , although I do not think I would cross the road to help him if he were run over by a lorry , but that is neither here nor there .
16 Although I do not propose to go into the details of the church here , suffice to say , it struck me as a very curious place with many things strangely out of kilter .
17 I actually understood what the Hon. and learned Gentleman said , which is unusual , although I do not think that it contributed much to the debate .
18 Although I do not wholeheartedly agree with the view the author takes of the mechanical world of the train being somehow better than that of nature , I can still find it interesting and thought inducing from a philosophical angle .
19 Although I do not share the hon. Gentleman 's rather seedy taste for handling stolen goods , I did believe , as did he , that the 80 per cent .
20 I respect his views , although I do not agree with them .
21 I have allowed several interruptions and , although I do not wish to be discourteous , I should get on .
22 That part of the Prime Minister 's speech will be studied carefully because it reveals his intentions , although I do not believe that they are shared by the Minister .
23 An acceptable reason for not introducing an FE funding council — although I do not say that the reason would be either accurate or right — would be if the Government intended to merge it with the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council .
24 You can imagine my annoyance , then , that a ) there are no fiscal financial incentives whatsoever to encourage more people to cycle , and b ) that my health has to suffer from car-induced pollution although I do not contribute to it myself .
25 Although I do not have a magic wand , I hope to be able to establish some means of providing the physical back-up that you would like to receive from the Society and to start the ball rolling I am compiling a list of all the ways in which you have been supported or would like to have been supported , in the past plus suggestions for the future .
26 I believe that the House should insist er that the not only should th should be a majority o of local of of of local authority members , but these so-called independent members are really quite superfluous to requirements they are p they are creating another kind of semi-quango , they are concentrating more power into the hands of the Home Secretary and for that reason , although I do not wholly agree with the amendments that have been put down , I shall certainly vote for them all .
27 I 'm trying to divorce birth from place although I do n't want to create a Communist society .
28 Although I do n't think it 's impossible that it ca n't be the other way , that two people ca n't grow toward each other .
29 We might see Fergie , although I do n't know about now !
30 ‘ Because although I do n't entirely share with you your view of the essential rottenness of all humanity as it exists today , I can see there are sections of it that are dangerous — ’
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