Example sentences of "though [pron] would [adv] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Frankly , apart from Antonio Demontis , the terrible brother , who 's being watched , we do n't have any real suspects — though I 'd very much like to know where Piladu 's son and Scano 's boy have got to . |
| 2 | As further examples of postverbals we may cite : ( 50 ) Lola felt angry ( 51 ) the victim was standing very erect ( 52 ) it was the oldest competitor who emerged victorious As was also true with the adverbals and predicate qualifiers , it is quite easy to distinguish postverbal adjectives from adverbs occupying the same structural position ; in some examples we find a substantial difference of meaning : ( 53 ) Margaret was acting incompetently ( 54 ) Margaret was acting incompetent ( See Ferris , 1983 , though we would no longer seek to explain the data in the way proposed there . ) |
| 3 | They are known in the Toraja language as " Most Holy Penis " and " Most Sacred Vagina " — though they would more accurately translate into a lighter vernacular . |
| 4 | Yet , despite the critical debility of the national economy , it is no less difficult to deny Mr Jay 's further proposition : that though it would almost certainly serve the general interest to prohibit trade unions , in a free society such a prohibition would be unthinkable . |
| 5 | He was right , of course ; she did owe him the courtesy of an apology , even though he would very likely throw it back in her face . |