Example sentences of "though they [be] not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's still something about railways even though they 're not steaming . |
| 2 | I think they 're fantastic , even though they 're not going to go up this season . |
| 3 | An allegation that drugs are being supplied as a " liquid cash " to modify behaviour at a particular prison may point a sufficient finger at the medical officers working at that prison , even though they are not referred to by name . |
| 4 | A palindrome arises for reasons that have nothing to do with transformational grammar ; puns undoubtedly perform some sort of linguistic operation even though they are not accounted for in the grammars ; etymology reveals monsters more absurd than the most ignorant folk-etymology can imagine . |
| 5 | These dithiadiazoles are held together in dimeric pairs through S — S interactions , as in , though they are not held together in the trans -type configuration , but in a variety of other orientations . |
| 6 | Unlimited companies , it points out , must also have their accounts audited , even though they are not filed with the Registrar . |
| 7 | These dates have now become a bone of contention in Hong Kong as rugby administrators in the British territory have belatedly realised — even though they are not admitting it — that the Japanese have outsmarted them and gained a precious advantage for the next World Cup . |
| 8 | As the beginner progresses to more advanced areas of basic training , the simple blocks give way ( though they are not discarded ) to more demanding techniques . |
| 9 | And when they are really involved in finding things out — even though they are n't doing it right , or getting the right answer . |
| 10 | Another is that co-operating individuals jointly benefited even though they were not related ; the co-operative behaviour has evolved because those who did it were more likely to survive as individuals and reproduce than those that did not . |
| 11 | Mr Major rejected the appeal and insisted the donations from Nadir 's companies had not been illegal , even though they were not made public at the time . |
| 12 | Cumberland 's initial appreciation was that Charles would attempt to cross the Mersey either at Warrington or Crossford and he ordered the Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire , who was also official governor of Chester Castle , to make both bridges impassable , though they were not destroyed . |
| 13 | It is as though they were not fighting each other but some phantom German army . |
| 14 | An approach described by Gup and Norwood ( 1982 ) may offer the basis of the method needed , even though they were not attempting to push their analysis as far as that implied here . |
| 15 | But today it was as though Doyle and the Woman needed to be together , even though they were not talking . |
| 16 | his feet hurt after a while and his muscles ached , as though they were not dancing but running , pounding through a strange , noisy jostling forest of soft , moving trees in darkness ; just the two of them . |
| 17 | Once they got there , however , they found the police would not allow them onto the tarmac with the welcoming VIPs and it looked at one point as though they were not going to get any pictures . |