Example sentences of "though it have [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bushes sagged loosely beneath it ; and the masonry at the crown of the arch showed paler than on either curve , as though it had been exposed to the air longer , perhaps concealed by the sheltering broom . |
| 2 | For once he really looked quite smart , in well-cut grey trousers that emphasised the length of his legs and strength of his thighs , and a cream shirt that actually looked as though it had been ironed . |
| 3 | We had an expensive meal and tried to get drunk , but the evening had a forced feel to it as though it had been written on Orders that we would , compulsorily , enjoy ourselves . |
| 4 | His hair was untidy , as though it had been blown by the wind , and there were tiny flecks of moisture on the rough Harris tweed material of his jacket . |
| 5 | Her grey hair had a dusty look , as though it had been powdered like a flunkey 's wig . |
| 6 | But in this warm and pleasant climate she was dressed in a long black dress which looked as though it had been made at the time of Heathcliff . |
| 7 | It was in any case no easy task to remove the hard stubble which covered Marcus 's face and neck , though it had been cut as short as possible by Irina 's nail-scissors . |
| 8 | His eyes were like black pools of water , his hair a hoary white , prickly and short , with a parting down the middle which looked as though it had been cut by a Stanley knife . |
| 9 | Looks as though it had been cut out for some reason . |
| 10 | We said god look at this , you know it looked as though it had been painted |
| 11 | Evans reached into his pocket and pulled out a piece of paper , crumpled as though it had been thrust deeply and desperately out of sight . |
| 12 | This muscle-bound conversion worked well , except that the tractor got too hot during protracted work , even though it had been fitted with three radiators . |
| 13 | I gave myself a brisk tub down with a towel — when I saw it in daylight it looked as though it had been run over by a lorry on a muddy building site — and changed every stitch of clothing . |
| 14 | As the first rays of morning sunlight streamed through the open doorway , the newly-plastered room looked as though it had been covered in the night by a fine layer of pinkish-buff snow . |
| 15 | The mist looked as though it had been created by the BBC special effects department for a studio play about Jack the Ripper , and yards away I could hear voices without being able to see the humans making the sound . |
| 16 | The latter manifests itself as smooth , waxy blobs on fins and skin , making the fish look as though it had been swimming under a dripping candle . |
| 17 | The costs and risks involved indicated that it would have been very difficult to convince investors to invest in the generating company National Power if it had been responsible for the nuclear power stations , even though it had been given control of the majority of the generating capacity in order to compensate for this . |
| 18 | The court held that the exemption clause , though it had been incorporated in the auction sales , had not been incorporated in the later sale by private treaty . |
| 19 | Ken told the story as though it had been scripted for him for Hancock 's Half Hour . |
| 20 | Among these well-tended plots , with their laden fruit trees , it was out of place and ill at ease ; as though it had been transplanted from another age or a backward planet . |
| 21 | And then , as though it had been waiting there to be born , a plan had begun to come to life in her mind . |
| 22 | Theodora replaced the mouthpiece and the telephone shrilled again as though it had been waiting for her to release its ring . |
| 23 | The high velvet shoulder of his doublet smelt musty as though it had been lying in a trunk for centuries . |
| 24 | It looked as though it had been woven like the baskets which were used to collect tea from the old plantations . |
| 25 | Almost , in the midst of the new apartment that she hated as much as he did , though it had been decorated to her own specifications , she said , ‘ I have been to see my son . ’ |
| 26 | Bicker 's face looked as though it had been ground out on a millstone , but Ratagan was beaming . |
| 27 | One of the most bizarre elements of the whole plutonium jigsaw is the fact that at one time the government sanctioned , at cabinet level , two private companies to own some of the material even though it had been produced by the electricity generating industry . |
| 28 | It would be wonderful if Peter Sebastian did come to Venice for the opening of his exhibition , though it had been suggested by the Press that he had an American fiancée , and might be staying permanently in the States . |
| 29 | Anna and her mother lived in a little detached house which looked as though it had been sliced off from some larger building . |
| 30 | Alfred 's shop looked as though it had been closed and deserted for months ; it was hard to believe that it was only three days since a few people , at least , had been entering through the rickety door with its small glass panes to buy patent medicines or seek advice . |