Example sentences of "though [pron] be [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | So it looks as though our scheming is of no avail , though we are still hoping to see you here one day — surely our wild country must appeal to a shooting man ? |
| 32 | It is enough that we see these things and sit with her while she drinks manzanilla or brandy to wash the sight away ( though we are never told why she drinks ) — these things are enough to make us participate in what we surmise she must be feeling . |
| 33 | ‘ I am pleased and excited that the Office of Communication 's long track record for media advocacy is being recognised by such a celebrated educational institution , even though we are only doing what the Gospels tell us to do , ’ said the Office 's Director , Dr Beverly J Chain . |
| 34 | And even though we 're finally making strides at the secondary education stage , says Ward , the fact remains that 40 per cent of tomorrow 's talent still leaves school at 16 against just 4 per cent in Japan and 10 per cent in Germany , France and America . |
| 35 | We 're behaving as though we 're already beaten . |
| 36 | The equally brilliant Ninja Warriors ( also a coin-op licence ) scored a respectable 79% , though we 're now beginning to think it was seriously underrated — it 's not often you 'll see a Shinobi -esque hack-'em-up with this much playability and character . |
| 37 | ‘ I 've promised to take Claudia away for the weekend , and she 's not going to let me off it even though we 're so shorthanded . |
| 38 | No one expected to achieve anything much after lunch , so the mood was languid and light-hearted , as though we were just pretending . |
| 39 | We began to feel cold , even though we were well wrapped up , and cocooned in our sleeping bags . |
| 40 | ‘ We had to keep our hands on the reins at that point in the race though we were still allowed to carry the whip and use it to prevent horses running out , refusing , or causing accidents . |
| 41 | Even though we were always moving around , we 'd always be on the same tip ; we 'd go to bed at the same time and my mom would carry cooking pots into hotels and cook — stink out the whole place with curry . |
| 42 | The bloke denied it was his , I felt awful , though there 's plenty have kids on their own round here . |
| 43 | In conclusion , though there is no denying the seriousness of the problem , many questions still remain unanswered . |
| 44 | Barbirolli 's famously self-indulgent late Debussy recordings , La Mer and the Nocturnes , really do n't show the great man at his best , though there is no denying the conviction and enormous affection which sir John brings to these pieces . |
| 45 | The competitive Morris was being unduly hard on himself , though there was no getting away from the fact that a missed kick by him to touch in the final second against Wasps at Sudbury had spelt defeat . |
| 46 | Briefly , it 's that Spartan streak which I 've spoken of before … but I need you , darling , both physically and spiritually , and particularly the latter , though they 're both mixed up . |
| 47 | Sounds to me as though they 're just sell stuff , I I do n't know ! |
| 48 | Feeders are small fry , though they 're well paid if the ransom 's high . |
| 49 | They keep a low profile here , but this person and her colleagues have been chosen to perform some of the most important jobs on the station , though they 're never seen . |
| 50 | This is partly true , as in collisions with thirteen stones on the hoof ( as rugby commentators frequently put it ; though they 're usually dealing with some what ‘ healthier ’ weights ) I usually end up bouncing off . |
| 51 | Arthur Thomas , quality , finance and planning manager for research and technology in the Wilton Materials Centre , says that reaction has been mixed : ‘ At first it was greeted by some of the senior managers as ‘ hyped up ’ JS jargon , though they 're fully committed to the process now . |
| 52 | It is never very apparent what Freudian claims are based on , though they are widely accepted in our culture . |
| 53 | He tells us that he ‘ spent months researching ’ ( citations from his letter , The Art Newspaper No. 22 , October 1992 , p.3 ) the texts which he uses in his work at the Neue Galerie at Kassel and he criticises me for ‘ forgetting ’ these texts which took him so long to research , even though they are clearly mentioned in the second , fourth and fifth paragraphs of my article which comprises only seven paragraphs . |
| 54 | The affinities between music and poetry have been familiar since antiquity , though they are largely ignored in the current intellectual climate . |
| 55 | Here we shall deal only with growth theory and shall tackle crisis separately , even though they are intimately connected . |
| 56 | Wasters , as old Sam once said , ‘ are their own worst enemies , though they are generally found amongst the ranks of those who rail at the injustices of the world . ’ |
| 57 | Tenancy agreements are for a maximum of seven years , though they are normally renegotiated . |
| 58 | Emerson , Lake , Bruford and Palmolive win every category in the NME poll even though they are never featured in the paper and no one will admit voting for them . |
| 59 | Lebanon is not elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible usually connected with burning and while it is natural enough — even while we are still in line A — to suppose that it is the trees of Lebanon that are for burning , even though they are typically used for building , it is impossible to discern from line A what purpose is in view in burning Lebanon 's trees , and thus why Lebanon 's trees are insufficient for burning . |
| 60 | the comprehension of speech is severely impaired ; sometimes even single spoken words can not be understood even though they are correctly perceived . |