Example sentences of "though it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Information retrieval should be recognized as a skill within its own right , though it forms an integral part of wider study skills . |
| 2 | Then , though it threatens to break my back , I drag the Monster 's reeking nappied arse along the vinolay to the stairhead . |
| 3 | Djwa is precise in saying that his ‘ dominant theme ’ is ‘ the relationship between experience and art , ’ though it avoids the nature of the experience — ‘ art for art 's sake ’ or art for truth 's sake : the reality behind the mythology — whatever it is . |
| 4 | It was found that the decision of the GMC to prevent advertising in the press was a lawful exercise of the statutory powers conferred on it by s35 of The Medical Act 1983 , and that if a statutory power was exercised intra vires , reasonably and in accordance with the purpose of the Act conferring the power , ( even though it restricted the plaintiff 's freedom to trade or practice his profession ) the court could not review the exercise of the power on the basis that it caused a restraint of trade , since the exercise of the power in accordance with the policy and the purpose of the Act could not be contrary to public policy and any review by the court would be unconstitutional . |
| 5 | It is an autobiographical poem and though it ranges far from Brigflatts in its subject matter , it is Northern in its very essence and its tongue is the tongue of the Dales . |
| 6 | In other words , the most difficult tasks found within any given layer are all characterized by the same type or category of complexity , just as water remains in the same liquid state from 0 degrees to 100 degrees Celsius , even though it ranges from very cold to very hot . |
| 7 | Though it travels through some wonderful hill country the Way is n't a tough route — much of it follows level footpaths with plenty of riverside walking . |
| 8 | But Lachlan still refused , though it hurt him to miss a fight . |
| 9 | ‘ Yes , ’ he repeated , more loudly , though it hurt his throat to do so . |
| 10 | I did n't really imagine he 'd chosen the paint for the front door on that basis , but I liked the door being that colour , though it hurt stupidly by making me remember a lot of things . |
| 11 | The gun went Blam ! with a little less sonic enthusiasm than before , though it hurt his shoulder a little more . |
| 12 | The words were low and clipped , as though it hurt him to speak . |
| 13 | The disappointment , though , was soprano Gillian Fisher , who sounded ill-at-ease and out of pitch as though it hurt her to breath . |
| 14 | The attempt to legislate on what was essentially moral behaviour proved a disaster , though it lasted until reversed by the 21st Amendment in 1933 . |
| 15 | Its time of usefulness was relatively short , though it lasted as a fortress until 1621 , when some local Protestants used it as their strong point in an attempted uprising against the new , official Catholicism of the region . |
| 16 | That is my first and most powerful memory of separation from my mother , and even though it lasted only a year , those feelings of rejection and insecurity have coloured my life . |
| 17 | The organizers are often faced with the dilemma of whether they should adopt an all-out militant campaign with the risk that in the end all will be lost and nothing gained in spite of the expenditure of a great deal of energy , time and sometimes money ; or come to some agreement with the authorities whereby something can be gained , even though it falls far short of the full objectives of the group and will not significantly affect the position of , and relationships between , vested interests . |
| 18 | Almost as though it had all happened in another life . |
| 19 | When it is done , he wrote , it should look as though it had always been there . |
| 20 | Jones 's book remained untouched on the shelves of Northumbria 's modest library in its first two years , even though it had good reviews ; and the influence of his research has been all but negligible . |
| 21 | Even though it had detailed knowledge of the flight 's route so soon after the event , the US government dismissed its claim out of hand hours later , and never explained why . |
| 22 | Reading a rightwing rather than a left-wing paper improved images of Thatcher and the Conservative Party , and damaged images of Kinnock and the Labour Party , though it had little or no influence on images of the Alliance and its leaders . |
| 23 | When Chamberlain returned from his post-war African tour to a hero 's welcome in March 1903 , he found to his hand a request from the Dominions themselves which , though it had nothing to do with Imperial unity , and indeed was rather symptomatic of growing independence , he seized upon and elevated into the first step towards ‘ consolidation of the Empire ’ . |
| 24 | The company argued that it was given a stay of execution by other bankers even though it had defaulted on loans connected with its American Heileman brewing operations . |
| 25 | Her singing at fall of night , especially if we were alone together , soothed and fascinated me , as though it had been divine , at once the mightiest and the softest sound in the world . |
| 26 | Jane valued their presence , and their sounds , even the discordant ones , like the donkey 's mournful honking — as though it had an amplifier — and the desperate strangled cry of the vixen . |
| 27 | It was Doyle who answered , thoughtfully , as though it had been any ordinary question . |
| 28 | When you touched it with the edge of your hand , your skin felt as though it had become attached so that you were in danger of becoming a part of Mrs Parvis 's table for ever . |
| 29 | The Corporation of the City of London had long maintained a non-denominational burial ground , though it had predominantly been used by Dissenters . |
| 30 | This muscle-bound conversion worked well , except that the tractor got too hot during protracted work , even though it had been fitted with three radiators . |