Example sentences of "though [pron] would [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It looked as though nothing would ever shake it . |
| 2 | It seemed to Beth as though nothing would ever console her . |
| 3 | ‘ I enjoyed the challenge , though I would rather have had my father back . ’ |
| 4 | Why , the galaxy is so vast that in the latter case I could continue to pose — and behave — as an Inquisitor ; though I would truly be a renegade … ’ |
| 5 | ‘ That is true ; though I would always recommend you if you continue as you have begun . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ That is true ; though I would always recommend you if you continue as you have begun . ’ |
| 7 | And though she would dearly have loved to deny it , Beth remained silent . |
| 8 | I suppose inside though she would rather it was a Nigerian boy . |
| 9 | Phoebe , in fairness , could not have known that the maths teacher , shamed in public , should take to hating Maggie with a spiteful glee , though she would probably not have cared if she had . |
| 10 | TILDA Swinton is fast becoming an icon of British arthouse cinema , though she would probably dispute the term . |
| 11 | And though she would never admit to it , I was sure there were moments , however fleeting and however infrequent , when she wished she 'd been with the Church of England , rather than the Roman Church . |
| 12 | To Nell , it looked as though she would never find out the last mystery of Titron . |
| 13 | Now she stared at him as though she would never see him again . |
| 14 | She felt both exhausted and keyed up , as though she would never sleep . |
| 15 | Though she would always remember … |
| 16 | Some of those questioned said that these annoyances disturbed their pleasure , though none would really add up to forms of unhappiness . |
| 17 | Cadéac , though you would never know to look at it , is in actuality a mini-spa , an example of the purely local spas you can find in the Pyrenees , whose reputation extends only through one valley and which attract as a consequence almost exclusively local people . |
| 18 | Even though one would probably not question the desire to minimise psychological distance , since most students are highly motivated and continue to attend courses for very long periods , it is clear that there is little loss of personal identity and very little contact with deaf people . |
| 19 | As further examples of postverbals we may cite : ( 50 ) Lola felt angry ( 51 ) the victim was standing very erect ( 52 ) it was the oldest competitor who emerged victorious As was also true with the adverbals and predicate qualifiers , it is quite easy to distinguish postverbal adjectives from adverbs occupying the same structural position ; in some examples we find a substantial difference of meaning : ( 53 ) Margaret was acting incompetently ( 54 ) Margaret was acting incompetent ( See Ferris , 1983 , though we would no longer seek to explain the data in the way proposed there . ) |
| 20 | At any rate , though we would most of us like to maintain that Pound 's Fascism is a quite distinct issue from Pound 's poetry and his criticism , it is plain that we can not do this . |
| 21 | The book 's text would not be changed , though there would probably be a new preface . |
| 22 | The introduction , in October of 1840 , of a Mine Club , was probably welcomed by the majority though there would always be a few who would begrudge the payments . |
| 23 | The application of community sanctions would remain at the discretion of sentencers , though there would then be a price to be paid in terms of consistency of application . |
| 24 | Late in 1688 he was overthrown by a revolt in which most of the powerful men in the country rose against him , though they would probably not have rebelled if William of Orange , the ruler of the Netherlands who became William III of England , had not organized an invasion . |
| 25 | Businessmen fear a Labour victory would cause the pound to fall in value even though they would probably benefit . |
| 26 | The roofs of the towers look as though they would barely stand the rigours of a light breeze , let alone a rain storm . |
| 27 | The remaining 275 hereditary peers state no preference , though they would mostly vote Tory if pushed . |
| 28 | It had only six bedrooms , but there was enough room in the kitchens and pantries to billet an army , though they would certainly have mutinied at the conditions there . |
| 29 | Charles and Elizabeth seem to have come up with an intelligent expedient : they would give the boy two Christian names — the first Frome Titford ever to enjoy this luxury — and he could be called ‘ William Charles ’ after his uncle/godfather and father respectively , though they would actually use the name ‘ Charles ’ in everyday conversation . |
| 30 | They are known in the Toraja language as " Most Holy Penis " and " Most Sacred Vagina " — though they would more accurately translate into a lighter vernacular . |