Example sentences of "though we be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I feel , she thought , as though we are besieged here , as though this were a fortress , and the whole world outside were one enormous enemy , ready to slide through the gates and the thickets of rhododendron and into our front door if we leave it open even a little . |
| 2 | ‘ Just the knowledge of each other 's being there is great even though we are scattered . |
| 3 | ‘ Just to show that , though we 're vexed with you , we 've not lost our fondness , ’ she said . |
| 4 | This ‘ Doyler ’ fellow talks about the break-up of his marriage as though we 're expected to feel sorry for him , rather than cracking open a jerobaum of Bollinger , and saying ‘ you did the right thing there , my man . |
| 5 | We are therefore behaving as though we were fixed in the European Monetary System . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | We feel as though we were deceived , misused . |
| 8 | 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 . |