Example sentences of "[conj] although i " in BNC.
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| 31 | But I 've become scruffier and scruffier , and although I do keep myself immaculately clean , I ca n't be bothered about my clothes any more . |
| 32 | I had n't let myself stop and think about it , but I knew there was something very wrong with me , and although I was n't depressed exactly , I was going through hell . |
| 33 | My breasts had developed quite early , and although I was proud of them it was also embarrassing , especially at school . |
| 34 | My best friends used to twang my bra straps in front of the boys , and although I always laughed , I felt humiliated . |
| 35 | I 'm interested in things outside of entertainment as well , and although I feel I 'm older than 21 , I have to remind myself that I am 21 and I 've got a lot of years ahead . ’ |
| 36 | Whenever Mackie was n't actively helping Tremayne she stayed close also to Fiona , and although I tried I could n't dislodge the underlying anxiety in their eyes . |
| 37 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 38 | Their deeper action over and above that of repeated low potency centesimals seems plain and although I have no evidence I feel that high centesimals would probably have aggravated and made more difficult the roundabout route which we followed . |
| 39 | I immediately set about trying to fulfil Mr Farraday 's wishes , but as you know , finding recruits of a satisfactory standard is no easy task nowadays , and although I was pleased to hire Rosemary and Agnes on Mrs Clements 's recommendation , I had got no further by the time I came to have my first business meeting with Mr Farraday during the short preliminary visit he made to our shores in the spring of last year . |
| 40 | Without pausing , she hurried on and although I called after her she did n't stop until she had reached the other side and scrambled up the rocky gully to the top . |
| 41 | And although I did n't like my pig wife or my pig mother come to that — I was very fond of my pig father . |
| 42 | She 's well known in diplomatic circles , and she 's quite right in all she said at dinner , and although I contradicted her , there are strange rumours of war going around . |
| 43 | The Cabinet did behave as a Cabinet and although I said earlier about the Treasury being forced to disgorge information when the DEA existed , that was n't the case to the same extent in 1976 . |
| 44 | 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 . |
| 45 | George MacKerracher was a character in himself , and although I always suspected that he made up most of his stories , he told them with such sincerity and verve that they were quite believable . |
| 46 | How was I to combat it , physically , menially , and although I had n't thought of it in those terms , spiritually as well ? |
| 47 | So the days were unhappy and the nights a bleak nothingness , and although I never actually put a rope around that pulley , nor loaded my shotgun and went out into the field and dug my own grave — as I had visualized so often — nor started my engine in the garage , yet I thought about all three , and on occasions I thought about one or other for days at a time . |
| 48 | I signed on there , and although I was twice made redundant by more cuts in the temporary civil service list , and also from two private jobs that were only temporary , I kept up my ‘ Rangering ’ with the SRS active crew on Regents Park Lake , and on Sunday attended the City Temple ( Congregational ) Church . |
| 49 | I could see she was an unfit woman , and although I was resolved not to tell anyone now of my qualifications , except that I had been an ARP worker , I did try to be as helpful to her as I could . |
| 50 | I shall ever esteem the man and revere his memory : and although I feel myself incapable to do full justice to his merits , yet posterity will ’ . |
| 51 | He must have been a remarkable man , because when his aircraft was shot down he lost his right hand but before many months had passed he was back on his squadron with a hook on his right arm , and although I am not one hundred percent sure of my facts here , I believe he went back on operations as a navigator or air gunner . |
| 52 | But there it was , the chance of a lifetime , and although I was petrified with fright , I could n't turn it down . |
| 53 | J. decided he wanted a photograph of me , and although I did tease him a bit about this — what did he want a photograph of me for when I was there in front of him most of the time ? — at his insistence I finally went and had it done . |
| 54 | Physically , there is a lot more movement in my neck and although I still have the arthritis there is a marked improvement all round . |
| 55 | The Ariston CD3 is , in the end , just another player , and although I have tried to highlight its special attributes , there will be listeners and systems for and with which the Ariston is less at home than it was here on test . |
| 56 | And although I have since had my own shows in West End galleries in London , the excitement of being part of the Summer Exhibition has never worn thin . |
| 57 | Lincoln had a ‘ dream start ’ , and although I was closing and closing I could n't make it . |
| 58 | And although I enjoyed cuddling Steve , I could n't bring myself to go any further — the thought of being touched by a man filled me with horror . |
| 59 | Changez and Jamila sat apart , and although I tried to catch them looking at each other , I can guarantee that not a single surreptitious glance was exchanged by the future bed-mates . |
| 60 | In this book , I describe and explain these activities and although I can not claim that this is a comprehensive guide to parties — such a task would be virtually impossible ! — I do know that , if you follow my advice , your children and their friends will have a really enjoyable time ! |