Example sentences of "though he be [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has a good eye for passing and can play with both feet ( sort of ) even though he is right footed . |
| 2 | It was a perfect day for Bayle to celebrate his 23rd birthday , though he is not expected to contest any of the remaining 11 ties , except perhaps his native French round in July . |
| 3 | Now Archbold might try for a double in tomorrow 's 5,000 metres event , though he is also hoping to break the course record in the Vaux Old Pit races 10K at Sunderland on Wednesday night . |
| 4 | Raper 's last known address was Quezon City in the Philippines though he is now thought to be in Switzerland . |
| 5 | The paper 's columnist , Robert Kilroy-Silk backs John Cunningham , for leader of the party , even though he 's not standing . |
| 6 | But Malcolm Morley , although born in England , is an American painter , and in many respects Hockney became one in the 1960s though he 's now living with the French masters in a Côte d'Azur of his own imagining . |
| 7 | I said he wanted some of his favourite French wine — there 's an envoy from the Chancellor in with him to-night , so it rang true enough , even though he 's never sent me to bring it before . ’ |
| 8 | Though he 's still injured , Mick Quinn 's horse trained by Mick Channon and prophetically called Pleasure Ahead — won the 1.30 at Lingfield at 5–1 . |
| 9 | Perhaps as a result , he lived in some poverty for a time in old age , though he was eventually rescued by his friends . |
| 10 | He was mocking and pretending , even though he was n't grinning any more . |
| 11 | Sir Anthony was addressing Miranda , though he was n't looking at her . |
| 12 | However , Richard Baxter did see the Bishop , and , even though he was n't arrested , the Bishop forbade him to preach in his diocese . |
| 13 | Though he was n't to know this , it was a gesture of defiance that was slowly becoming a sexual need . |
| 14 | Already his fingers were itching for a pencil , though he was n't allowed to draw yet , and in any case he was n't well enough . |
| 15 | When an Australian newspaper alleged that Kerry Packer had " fixed " the result of a cricket match involving the West Indian team , its captain ( Clive Lloyd ) was entitled to damages even though he was not named in the article and had not been playing in the particular match . |
| 16 | This can be illustrated by a sentence in the active such as They did n't see him cross the street , which in fact usually implies that he did cross the street , even though he was not seen doing it . |
| 17 | Sir Thomas walked back to his room in the Imperial somewhat later than he had intended , though he was not destined to reach it quite yet . |
| 18 | She went in , and , though he was not thinking of Ireland , said , " I want to ask some questions . |
| 19 | He must have wondered what the outcome of it all would be , though he was not to remain in doubt for much longer . |
| 20 | Jackie had a nasty puncture in practice on the 150-m.p.h. straight and though he was not injured , his Matra was only just repaired in time for the race . |
| 21 | Norfolk 's and Rent 's adherence to Lancaster was motivated by little more than expediency , and when it looked as though he was not going to win after all they defected to Mortimer . |
| 22 | Methodically , he replaced the screwdriver in a toolbox in the garden shed , though he was not known as a tidy man . |
| 23 | Alice Perrers was removed from the royal household , and Neville was dismissed from the king 's council , though he was not imprisoned . |
| 24 | This Condition requires that the Insured acts with the same degree of care as though he was not insured . |
| 25 | The doctors had told him the truth about his health and , though he was not doomed as a man , it must be the end of his political life . |
| 26 | After the official count , he was shown to have won 25 per cent of the vote , and later released though he was not allowed , at least temporarily , to take up his seat in Parliament . |
| 27 | In 1618 he obtained the freedom of the city of Canterbury and shortly after became a member of the common council , though he was soon removed , due to the hostility of the corporation ruling group . |
| 28 | The outbreak of war in 1914 meant that he was regarded as an alien in Britain , though he was soon allowed to move to Rome , where he joined the senate . |
| 29 | Suddenly Holden turned his machine-gun on the onlookers and fired , scattering them in all directions and scaring them to death even though he was only firing blanks . |
| 30 | Eyes of darkest brown , ’ he continued softly , but he did n't sound as though he were amused , or teasing — rather as though he was merely making a statement of fact , which she found slightly disconcerting . |