Example sentences of "though it be [vb pp] " 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 | But though it 's banded , |
| 7 | ‘ But it is the sack , Sir , even though it 's dressed up in fine words . ’ |
| 8 | Druid 's Bottom was a fine house once , though it 's run down since Mr Gotobed passed on and Dilys took bad . |
| 9 | But even though it 's run by a private company I see no reason to worry |
| 10 | Holyfield speaks in a deep bass voice which makes everything he says sound as though it 's carved in stone . |
| 11 | Though it 's meant to be secret . |
| 12 | 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 ? |
| 13 | But though it 's guaranteed to give anyone a hangover , I 've nae heard of any islanders getting fighting mad on the stuff . ’ |
| 14 | Though it is mistaken to suppose that the British made no effort to leave the Masai better than they found them , it is clear that their potential emergence from the colonial period much as they had entered it was something their administrators could in the end accept with equanimity . |
| 15 | SunDragon , the Sun Microsystems Inc multi-processor due out on November 10 , will be initially limited to maximum configurations of eight CPUs , we 're told , even though it is bound to talk about a ceiling of twenty-processors which is further down the road . |
| 16 | Such a policy is clearly unlawful discrimination under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 because it differentiates between men and women , even though it is based on the unequal state pension age . |
| 17 | It denies the existence of a general obligation to obey the law even in a reasonably just society , though it is argued that just governments may exist , and that in certain circumstances their existence is preferable to any alternative method of social organization . |
| 18 | Plus , of course , there 's Emma 's violin which will always draw folk-rock comparisons , even though it is employed more as a second guitar or lead keyboard . |
| 19 | They include ‘ speed restraint points ’ ( which appear similar to speed tables or raised crossings ) ; speed control bends of more than 90 degrees deflection and with tight radii and mountable shoulders ; speed control islands to interrupt unavoidably long and straight stretches of road where speeds would otherwise be excessive ; and speed control humps , though it is warned that these ‘ ought not to be used in new housing schemes when other speed reducing features would be effective . ’ |
| 20 | The exact cost , and hence the viability , of the energy source remains to be determined , though it is projected to be about 10 pence a unit , five times the existing price of coal but only twice the cost of nuclear power . |
| 21 | I wanted the garment to seem feminine even though it is made out of a yarn as heavy and warm as pure wool . |
| 22 | As a result , there is a continued shortage of residential care facilities for the full-time residence of mentally handicapped people which is perpetuating the need for mental handicap hospitals to house them , even though it is recognised by all parties that this is to be avoided at all costs . |
| 23 | The differing viewpoints are here polarised into the two major value positions set out below , though it is recognised that these positions represent relatively extreme points on a dimension of views , rather than two all-embracing categories . |
| 24 | The origin of the duty is to be found at common law though it is reinforced by certain provisions in the Partnership Act . |
| 25 | A County Court has decided that a paying bank is under no obligation to pay a forged cheque even though it is supported by the bank 's guarantee card ( p 95 ) . |
| 26 | A County Court has decided that a paying bank is under no obligation to pay a forged cheque even though it is supported by the bank 's guarantee card ( see First Sport v Barclays Bank , Current Law , September 1992 , para 20 ) . |
| 27 | The quantity n is called the principal quantum number and though it is related to angular momentum it is not identical with it as Bohr had supposed . |
| 28 | There is a carved cupboard here dated 1687 , though it is believed that the cottage is older . |
| 29 | Nature , produced by Robin Hellier , has a lot of pace as did Horizon 's The Geneva event ( BBC2 , 24 January ) What the latter did not have was much patience with the aspirant but relatively unlearned student of what is going on in the world of high energy physics The main Geneva event — the identification of the W subatomic particle which , with the Z , will enable the theory that the four fundamental forces of nature can be unified within a single framework to be sustained — has yet to be announced , though it is believed imminent Horizon had been patiently filming for four years . |
| 30 | He was convicted of entering the country illegally , though it is believed he accidentally strayed over the border from Kuwait , where he was working . |