Example sentences of "though [pron] be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though nothing was more obvious to the naked eye than that the members of craft unions were likely to be the best , the most intelligent , the most skilled workers , the myth of the work-shy outsider exploiting simple-minded but basically sturdy operatives was indestructible . |
| 2 | The growing use of electrical power made some form of metering essential , so that it could be properly charged for , and Forbes was one of several who invented instruments for this purpose , though his was never widely adopted . |
| 3 | And though I am well aware that you , Kim , are the main cause of the trouble I have no alternative but to punish all three of you . " |
| 4 | It feels as though I am just about to end , just about to end . |
| 5 | ‘ Even though I am just a freelance ? ’ |
| 6 | It does n't matter if I do n't hand this in tomorrow even though I am already a day late . |
| 7 | It has not listened on a whole series of points , even though I am very grateful that amendments have been agreed to in the course of our debate this evening . |
| 8 | Well , I think there 's a bit of Irish blood somewhere in me , even though I am very much an Oxford person now erm obviously the car will be green . |
| 9 | ‘ I went to Manchester to teach philosophy , though I am still an Anglican , ’ added Prof Plant . |
| 10 | I went to Manchester to teach philosophy , though I am still an Anglican , ’ added Prof Plant . |
| 11 | At four months old , he is apparently developing well , though I am still extremely worried about the possible long-term effects . |
| 12 | Of course , I made the latter up though I am still very proud of them ; a mailed fist , middle finger extended , and underneath the Latin motto ‘ In dubito curre ’ which , roughly translated , means ‘ In doubt , run ’ . |
| 13 | They say the English never are really roused till they are beaten — I do love that — though I am never quite sure whether I love or hate it . ’ |
| 14 | Edward knew he was being pampered and , in his letters to Helen about his friendship with Gwili 's sister , he confessed that ‘ in fact it was partly you that I saw when I held her : I hope I shall never forget her ; then I shall feel that it is possible to love another even though I am all and ever yours , little one . |
| 15 | I personally could n't begin to choose a favourite on this album , though I am especially fascinated by the Gregorian chant influence of Ebudea . |
| 16 | Yet is this country , though I am mainly Welsh , a kind of home , as I think it is more than any other to those modern people who belong nowhere . |
| 17 | As regards myself I rarely ever tire or find the day too long though I am constantly walking a circumstance which being considered much to my health being better able to bear fatigue than when last I walked over the hills with you and I found your advice not to take spirits very very judicious . |
| 18 | As superb example of my laziness occurs every morning even though I am highly regular . |
| 19 | I left the bike in the shed and watched him from the shed door for a while , poised so that if he happened to wake up it would look as though I was just in the act of shutting the door . |
| 20 | He seemed real and solid ; it was myself who felt weightless as though I was just a conduit for all these sensations . . |
| 21 | I even tried window-cleaning , but that did n't work out even though I was outside . |
| 22 | Only , I wish I had ever shown some sign of affection ; I wish I had perhaps written to her — even if only a card ( and even though I was rather far down in the family hierarchy ) . |
| 23 | And I remember to this day , though I was so small , that mother was very angry with me , for unclothing myself before the servant , who was a very nice girl who had been with us for a long time . |
| 24 | ‘ Even though I was so distant when we met ? ’ |
| 25 | His habit of electioneering from a white Rolls Royce sometimes attracted comment and he told me he had a silver-tipped cane with which to tap at doors of council flats in Fulham , though I was never sure whether to believe him . |
| 26 | The obstructions , though I was never told this , included the actual stands of the course on the western end . |
| 27 | I told him that Jo had given me the cash , though I was suitably vague as to exactly how I recovered her lost property . |
| 28 | I had not expected the twentieth century to show such a steep decline both in numbers and in quality , though I was less surprised to see the cultural importance of the nineteenth century . |
| 29 | At the time , the idea of a strong exclusive relationship was something that I did not actually want and I do n't think that even consciously at that time , I would have sought to have had that kind of relationship with David who was considerably younger than me and also , even though I was deeply into the whole scene and everything it represented , I do n't think I actually wanted to settle down with somebody who was a musician and was leading that sort of life style . |
| 30 | That tightened Mala 's back muscles — and mine too , though I was more concerned with keeping my jaw from falling open . |