Example sentences of "and although [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We broke into the single , locked cupboard , and although we only found some new clothes and shoes with jewellery stuffed up inside the toes we assured each other that Aisha received money from her lover and liked leaving me in the house with the children because it made it easier to cheat on her husband . |
| 2 | ‘ We are established in many other sports , including the Johnnie Walker Ryder Cup , the RAC Rally , the Silk Cut Derby at Hickstead , the Benson and Hedges Snooker Masters at Wembley , the Volvo European PGA Tour and the British Grand Prix ’ , explains Delahunty , ‘ and although we have been in tennis since 1985 when Stella Artois first commissioned us , I still look at tennis as a growth area . |
| 3 | To me that lacks a certain degree of intellect and although we have n't made any abrasively bold political statements as such , I think people can guage where we stand . ’ |
| 4 | But the views in winter are rather more spectacular , and although we were starting to feel that snow was coming on the strengthening wind , we at least enjoyed the open sweeping aspect to the south and east as we walked . |
| 5 | It had certainly been built to last , and although we could see it had lost a lot of windows and the stonework was damaged , it was obviously going to be standing there a few more years yet . |
| 6 | We have been involved in research of a very similar nature for some time , and although we are not publishing in such august journals as The Phyrologist you may be interested to learn of our most recent advance . |
| 7 | And although we now know the facts for many species of animals , it is important to point out that for many more we still have only the crudest knowledge of their grouping behaviour . |
| 8 | The latter are the only maps available for Spain and Portugal , and although we saw a 1:1,000,000 visual map at a couple of airfields , despite our enquiries we were not able to buy one . |
| 9 | We were sharing a two-bedroomed council house with my Pop , and although we only paid thirty bob towards the rent , we had two kids and Malc was earning just £4.10.0 a week as a butcher . |
| 10 | It felt strange to be watching in silence all those lives going on , and although we were aware of all the comings and goings of their lives , they did n't even know we existed . |
| 11 | Certain psychological processes have something of this quality , too , and although we can achieve a degree of insight and control over them , they need to be handled with care . |
| 12 | Adrian become–the over-protective parent to his miserable father and although we can understand how this behaviour comes about in a child whose parents are asserting their own needs , who are themselves needy children , it nevertheless feels funny , feels inappropriate . |
| 13 | The fans are more fanatical and although we had some great times at Goodison , this could be something else . |
| 14 | ‘ It went on for about an hour , and although we could n't see anything we could feel what was happening to them . |
| 15 | ‘ And although we have n't got endless cash , we do have enough for one more quality buy . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ And although we probably were n't as proficient as performers then , those people were still saying , ‘ F— off , you c—s ! |
| 17 | Two Spanish climbers above us were working on the overhanging 6b pitches and although we 'd been told you could aid the whole section it was obvious from the stance that the bolts were too far apart . |
| 18 | But they do not question traditional psychology 's male-identified emphasis on , for example , objectivity and success : ‘ We are both feminists … and although we have tried to be objective about the value-laden topics discussed in this book , we know we can not have succeeded entirely ’ ( 1974 : 12–13 , my emphasis ) . |
| 19 | And although we have generally ceased to believe directly in witchcraft , the irrational charges levelled against coloured immigrants in Britain smack strongly of the witchcraft accusation . |
| 20 | The La lies on the watershed of the main Karakoram and although we were still politically in India , geographically we had reached the valleys of Central Asia . |
| 21 | We both had large appetites and although we tried to get on the same table at mealtimes so that we could monopolise the food , we were permanently hungry . |
| 22 | ‘ And although we now occupy only one part of it , the northern and oldest part , yet once our range was wider . |
| 23 | I had acquired his confidence , which I believe I still retain , but for a number of reasons which were quasi-political we drifted apart towards the end of his second premiership , and although we have remained on friendly terms , the intimacy has long vanished . |
| 24 | We pause on the stairs and although we left of our own accord , pulled our coat from under the couple entwined on the bed , we already sense that it was the wrong decision , that there was a hidden hand pushing us out , wanting to exclude us . |
| 25 | Suddenly rain poured down , and although we hurried back to the house , we were quite wet when we arrived in the hall . |
| 26 | My survival plan spun into action the other week with that hard-fought point against Northtown , and although we went down 4–1 against Clansford United I was not unduly worried — every well-oiled engine needs a little fine tuning . |
| 27 | They agreed to release him as an uncontested registration to enable him to find a county where he could hope for greater opportunities , and although we ca n't guarantee a first-team place , he 'll get plenty of chances if he does the business . |
| 28 | It is your inheritance and your birthright , and although we may appear to have taken that from you , we have not really done so . ’ |
| 29 | More than usually generous credit terms may have to be offered , and although we did not allow for introductory discounts in our example , these may have to be offered to induce custom , with the degree of generosity perhaps varying by assessment of likelihood of payment and repeat orders . |
| 30 | This is a completely new way of funding the universities , and although we think at Birmingham that we can give good value for money and provide a good education at a fair price , this is new territory for us and there could be some surprises on the way . |