Example sentences of "[vb pp] though [art] " in BNC.

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1 How could Mrs Hollidaye consider allowing Dot to return to that unsafe place where the air robbed your cheeks of their roses , where buildings collapsed though the bombs had long since stopped , where there was no glass in half the windows , no water in the taps , where nothing was quite what it seemed to be .
2 By dawn the weather had abated though the sea was still angry , its surface broken into dark ridges and furrows by a treacherously high wind .
3 He was caught in the crossfire.They 'd been ambushed after being informed on.He was shot though the chest .
4 Many small wetlands amenable to agricultural drainage were noticed though no data exists on the number or location of former wetlands now effectively drained .
5 We believe therefore , that inter-generational equity is best ensured though the adoption of a precautionary approach to developments such as quarrying and dredging .
6 We believe therefore , that inter-generational equity is best ensured though the adoption of a precautionary approach to developments such as quarrying and dredging .
7 Navigational transits were now flying past ; glances were exchanged though no words spoken .
8 But where that fails most areas will have grievance procedures within the assessment format , leading ultimately director level if agreement can not be reached though the point where the SSD pulls rank as lead agent is not defined .
9 Productivity growth and competitiveness are vitally linked though the relationship is a complex one .
10 Inside , the west end , nave and crossing are now restored though the woodwork is all modern .
11 It has n't eaten though the whole $30m it got as a dowry to start up .
12 In the dairy sector , ‘ exceptionalism ’ was generated though an achieved balance between self-regulation and external legal regulation which conferred considerable autonomy on the farming community through the operation of the Milk Marketing Board .
13 A frisson of disbelief and unease passed though the male patrons as the woman they had been watching in simulated copulation on the screen materialised in the flesh before their very eyes .
14 The interior is spacious and finely proportioned though the illumination level is low on account of the slit-like fenestration ( 461 ) .
15 There is now no exclusive ecological niche for Consumer Co-operation to occupy as a guarantee of its survival and growth nor any reason to declare its stores , those amiable dinosaurs , deserving of special protection , endangered though the species is .
16 The smile on her sweet mouth quickly faded though the moment the door was opened and she at once took in the unusual pallor of Cara 's skin and the fact that , if she was n't mistaken , her dear sister had recently been crying .
17 He had had his suit cleaned and pressed though the cost of this appalled him .
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