Example sentences of "though it be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And you still have that shiny dark hair , even though it 's cut short now , but … ’ |
| 2 | Yes , he says , that 's a good buy , too , though it 's displayed round the back with the Amstrads . |
| 3 | Though it 's dotted with snappy slogans , the whole thing is less slangy than before , and is best described as cyberpunk prose poetry . |
| 4 | You look as though it 's done you good already . ’ |
| 5 | For a start , though it 's called ‘ single-frame ’ , two frames are often shot at a time , for economy . |
| 6 | Erm his , his cold looks as though it 's settling in his eyes |
| 7 | But though it 's banded , |
| 8 | ‘ But it is the sack , Sir , even though it 's dressed up in fine words . ’ |
| 9 | But it sounds to me as though it 's taking something off the telephone , which is simple in n it ? |
| 10 | Druid 's Bottom was a fine house once , though it 's run down since Mr Gotobed passed on and Dilys took bad . |
| 11 | But even though it 's run by a private company I see no reason to worry |
| 12 | Holyfield speaks in a deep bass voice which makes everything he says sound as though it 's carved in stone . |
| 13 | That one , that 's the big toe , is where the foot actually is twisted outwards this one is where the foot is curved under , and that I 've put in red because it 's the most common sort , very common , that is where the foot is forced up and that one is where it looks as though it 's standing on its toes . |
| 14 | He says the Government recognises the importance of the route to commuters and tourists , and it will not be axed , even though it 's losing money . |
| 15 | They will actually responsibility of Local Government and er we 've tried to put in here something that even Conservative Councillors could support , even though it 's attacking Conservative Ministers , cos they must actually believe in Local Government to actually serve on Local Government , one would think , but er , but th the problems of under-funding are th could be very serious . |
| 16 | They will actually responsibility of Local Government and er we 've tried to put in here something that even Conservative Councillors could support , even though it 's attacking Conservative Ministers , cos they must actually believe in Local Government to actually serve on Local Government , one would think , but er , but th the problems of under-funding are th could be very serious . |
| 17 | After around ⅔ of a mile the route curves around as though it 's heading towards the village of Satterthwaite only to curve round back east — keep a look out for Borck Crags , rocky outcrops you can see to your left . |
| 18 | the other darts looks as though it 's missing oh no |
| 19 | It looks as though it 's going too fast even when it 's standing still ! ’ |
| 20 | And at the end of the day then , you have to weigh up whether or not you decide that even though , if you like in the strictest financial terms , it is not profitable to open the cinema and to employ staff doing that although presumably they 'd have to be employed doing something else unless you changed their rota patterns nonetheless because of your the demands of funding bodies , your own cultural aims and equal opportunities policies , you 've decided that you will do so even though it 's going to be marginally a loss in financial terms . |
| 21 | So that that looks as though it 's going well . |
| 22 | It sounds as though it 's going to go on forever then . |
| 23 | Although … well , it does look as though it 's going to be a long time before they can leave hospital , ’ she added sorrowfully . |
| 24 | And , I nearly got up to Beachfield cos Carole said ooh it looks as though it 's going down Hampton ! |
| 25 | That so it looks as though it 's going away . |
| 26 | Though it 's meant to be secret . |
| 27 | I understood though I mean it , it looks from many of these er publications as though it 's meant to convey that Mr and Mr Wogan are sitting down and having a conversation or Ms Rippon is n't it ? , that 's how it 's presented , is that right ? |
| 28 | But though it 's guaranteed to give anyone a hangover , I 've nae heard of any islanders getting fighting mad on the stuff . ’ |
| 29 | These may need to be debated as they were before compromises may need to be rich , but I 'm afraid it looks as though it 's gon na be a compromise only between two parties , but this is n't a . |
| 30 | If , you feel as though it 's gon na go sideways or something ! |