Example sentences of "though [pron] be said " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is possible , too , that in striking the rock as he was told to do in Exodus 17 Moses this time has further infringed the divine command , though nothing was said explicitly about him not using his rod in that way . |
| 2 | Thus in Priest v Last [ 1903 ] 2 KB 148 , a hot water bottle burst causing injury to the purchaser 's wife and it was held that there was a breach of the implied condition even though nothing was said about the purpose . |
| 3 | A self certification programme for Wabi vendors starts in June — though there are said to be only a dozen Windows applications up on it and the thing still does n't print — Wabi 1.0 will be out in the summer . |
| 4 | Eyes closed , the girls move in perfect synchronisation — even though they are said to be untrained in the intricate pattern of the dance . |
| 5 | It remains a secret , though it is said to be passed on from chairman to chairman in a discreet whisper . |
| 6 | Nor were beards a feature of traditional Republican portraits , though it is said that in the early Republic the Romans wore beards and long hair . |
| 7 | Little is known of his childhood , though it is said he developed a talent for drawing at an early age . |
| 8 | My father sneered slightly , though it was said evenly enough . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | President Ranasinghe Premadasa agreed , though he is said to have set a deadline for definite military results to be produced . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |