Example sentences of "though [pron] be made " in BNC.
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| 1 | No one knew how old she was , but she looked as though she was made of leather and would last forever . |
| 2 | At first she had let him wash their three-month-old child but Fred 's face had become red and perspiration stood out on his forehead as he held the mite as though she were made of china . |
| 3 | As his fingers explored further , slipping inside her , moving rhythmically against her , a drowsy and confused acceptance possessed her mind while , at the same time , her body responded to his touch as though she were made of fire ; and the centre of that hotness burned deep and slow and fierce inside her , tantalizingly with the magic of Johnny 's moving fingers . |
| 4 | As though she were made of fire . |
| 5 | Even as she struggled he was lifting her clear off her feet as easily as though she were made of thistledown . |
| 6 | Though they were made just a little lower than the angels , they were stamped with God 's character , bearing his image and divine likeness . |
| 7 | It smashed through the gates , tearing them off their hinges as though they were made of plastic . |
| 8 | Trying to control the trembling in her legs , which felt as though they were made of cotton wool , Laura silently followed Ross across the green lawns to their guest cottage , where Carole had laid out the cold supper . |
| 9 | And then he was gone , and the fans were left cheering his showmanship , while the girls who had roses held them as though they were made of gold . |
| 10 | I wanted the garment to seem feminine even though it is made out of a yarn as heavy and warm as pure wool . |
| 11 | The canal was never a commercial success , though it was made deeper after Telford 's death , but it is still open , and in the First World War it served the strategic purpose for which it had not been needed during the Napoleonic Wars : 70,000 mines were shipped through it , mainly by the U.S. Navy , to protect Allied merchant shipping against German U-boats . |
| 12 | Brampton was supposed to have been the culprit but , due to chance and circumstances , we have ascertained he was innocent , and he , too , was murdered , though it was made to look like suicide . |
| 13 | Stok tied his tie , using all the muscles of his fingers as though it was made of metal instead of cloth . |
| 14 | He is no more likely to be provoked into acts of violence , even though he is made the subject of abusive and insulting remarks and conduct , and it is suggested that in this respect the law remains precisely the same . |
| 15 | Though He was made sign the statement might pass , it would scarcely be idiomatic to say He was made give them the money . |