Example sentences of "though he be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | It is anyone 's guess why Mr Mitterrand applauded , though he is said to get on better with Mrs T than Euro-legend has it . |
| 3 | President Ranasinghe Premadasa agreed , though he is said to have set a deadline for definite military results to be produced . |
| 4 | He first met Ms Margaret Maughan , a person and ‘ lifelong fan ’ , in 1967 and they embarked upon ‘ an eight-year affair ’ which culminated in the birth in 1976 of one ‘ James ’ whom Mr Milligan ‘ has never met ’ even though he is said to have ‘ admitted ’ to newspaper reporters : ‘ It 's all true . |
| 5 | He never married , though he is understood to have received a number of proposals . |
| 6 | Here the use of the definite article with ‘ driver ’ seems quite appropriate , even though he is mentioned for the first time . |
| 7 | The latter started favourite for last year 's Champion but proved no match for Beech Road , though he is expected to become a stronger horse this season . |
| 8 | Swales is not at the US Cup , though he is expected for the final match in Detroit against Germany on June 19 . |
| 9 | Though he is helped by many , he helps nobody . |
| 10 | At the end of Brideshead , too , Waugh 's hero is defeated in a similar search , though he is allowed consolation . |
| 11 | ’ We do sense though he 's determined to make a success of it here . |
| 12 | Newman , who still races even though he 's turned 60 , believes Mansell can carry on now for at least another six or seven years . |
| 13 | Because of a loophole in the law — even though he 's banned from keeping animals — the Colin French still own them provided someone else , a stokeholder for example , takes custody . |
| 14 | It looks as though he 's won , but no , the Liverpudlian comic , Al Dean , is awarded 97 out of a possible 100 points . |
| 15 | Though he 's handed down management of the firm to his daughter Margaret , Cyril still spends each morning making sandwiches at the back of the shop … then it 's off to the bakery in nearby Wanborough in the afternoon . |
| 16 | They should have asked Mr Bill Wyman , even though he 's left the band . |
| 17 | Looks as though he 's taken his bedmate with him to keep himself warm . ’ |
| 18 | In the middle of the tenth century John XII was accused of turning the church of St John Lateran into a brothel , though he was deposed following charges of incest and adultery . |
| 19 | He hugged Cameron and said , ‘ Mister Campsie , Mister Campsie ’ — his voice cooed on a high note , not his at all , as though he was possessed by the spirit of a woman who had nursed him once . |
| 20 | In 1864 he received a first class in classical honour moderations , and then in 1867 a first in literae humaniores , even though he was said to have read no more than half the required books . |
| 21 | The thought of flipping him neatly on to his back on the floor was a highly tempting one — and she was quietly confident she could do it , even though he was built like a rugby player . |
| 22 | ‘ And it 's beginning to look as though he was killed in the environs of the Cathedral . |
| 23 | ‘ It looks as though he was killed in the south porch of the church . |
| 24 | Like so many of the visitors , though he was dressed in the bright overalls of the Men he stared for long periods into the Cages , but it seemed to Creggan that his staring was different from the others and less cruel . |
| 25 | That year he won an Eclipse Award as champion grass horse , though he was rated eight pounds below Spectacular Bid , the Horse Of The Year . |
| 26 | Franklin Hayman 's thin , wiry body was overshadowed by the large desk , even though he was seated on a swivel chair which had been adjusted to its maximum height . |
| 27 | Though he was bound to give priority to Italy and to the Hellenistic East in his negative analysis of Roman rule , it did not escape him that the barbarous West was involved in the crisis . |
| 28 | He saved well from very close range , and also palmed Le Tissier 's followup shot round the post to huge cheers , even though he was called offside . |
| 29 | Though He was made sign the statement might pass , it would scarcely be idiomatic to say He was made give them the money . |
| 30 | Futre 's mood was no better after a £5million transfer from Atletico Madrid to Benfica , though he was recalled to the team who lost to Italy . |