Example sentences of "though [pron] were [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I ca n't explain it , but it was as though I were transported outside of myself , on the verge of grasping the significance of being . |
| 2 | Juliet felt she was in another world , she felt as though she were intoxicated . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | As though she were made of fire . |
| 6 | Even as she struggled he was lifting her clear off her feet as easily as though she were made of thistledown . |
| 7 | Just for a moment she felt paralysed , as though she were bolted to her seat . |
| 8 | As though she were buried under layers of white leaves . |
| 9 | For a second it was as though she were frozen , unable to move . |
| 10 | Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp says the Freedom 1000 and 3000 3D graphics accelerators that it is to sell on Sun Microsystems Inc platforms ( UX No 407 ) , have been designed as processor-independent units which could well end up on other CPU architectures in future , though none were mentioned specifically . |
| 11 | ‘ You are strange to these parts though you were born near here , for Wrath is not so many miles to the north . |
| 12 | " Did n't your uncle and me take you in even though you were tainted ? |
| 13 | And did you , even though you were employed , did you actually participate ? |
| 14 | ‘ You looked as though you were set to sleep all day . ’ |
| 15 | We are therefore behaving as though we were fixed in the European Monetary System . |
| 16 | He is the son of the phallic mother who has overcome her and fused with her to become a living equivalent of the perfect primal mother , not through self-castration ( the depressive alternative ) , but through manic self-assertion : a sentiment nicely summed up in the ritual of Cybele and her son Attis : ‘ a feeding on milk , as though we were born again ; after which rejoicing and garlands and as it were a return to the gods . |
| 17 | We feel as though we were deceived , misused . |
| 18 | But , we fought back , showing true fighting spirit , and looked as though we were set to win by a couple of points before the Americans rallied , salvaged some pride and squared the match . |
| 19 | Raine refused to speak to Diana 's mother in church even though they were seated together in the same pew . |
| 20 | BR staff and preservationists pulled out all the stops to have everything right on the day even though they were hampered by high winds and heavy rain . |
| 21 | No such partnership arrangements extended to the second category of districts , though they were invited to draw up programmes ; in the case of the third category , local authorities simply made use of the powers of the Act . |
| 22 | This meant that the Loyalist Coalition and the Anti-White Paper Unionists would not be invited to take part ( though they were invited to address the conference ) and they pointed out that this was contrary to Paragraph 112 of the White Paper of 20 March which stated " the Government will invite … the leaders of the elected representatives of Northern Ireland opinion to participate … in a conference … " |
| 23 | Stair saw his brother and came forward to greet him , Havvie still at his side , his wife picking up and putting things down as though they were contaminated — she had not married Havvie in order to slum it , as she later said . |
| 24 | When Kalm visited Miller , they discussed cultivation of trees , particularly conifers , and he was told that at Woburn larches had been planted ‘ some in good soil , some in meagre ’ and the latter ‘ looked very lively , while the former looked quite drooping , as though they were obliged reluctantly to force themselves to grow ’ . |
| 25 | But it began to look as though they were destined to attend at least part of the party . |
| 26 | But it is out of respect for your views , Mr Lewis , that I feel one should not simply cast them to one side as though they were uttered by some soap-box eccentric . |
| 27 | Even though they were retired , they had been leading a very active life . |
| 28 | In 1691 the Company recognized this and set up two separate administrations , though they were run by the same governor until 1710 . |
| 29 | The southern colonies did not contribute much to the war in America and though they were called on to help , there was no co-ordinated organization for strategy . |
| 30 | People who were incredibly enthusiastic at first dropped out because they thought the language barrier would be a major problem , even though they were assured that an English-speaking teacher would accompany the children . |