Example sentences of "though [pron] be meant " in BNC.
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| 1 | The smile froze on her face as his words , jocular though they were meant to be , slammed home with the force of a bullet . |
| 2 | Though it 's meant to be secret . |
| 3 | 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 ? |
| 4 | Though it is meant to be used to keep out the cold , we had brought six of them to cover the tents and reflect away the sun 's heat , and to signal for help if needed . |
| 5 | The idea that two people could spend two days in such intimate proximity and not know each other 's names is impossible to swallow , even though it is meant as a metaphor for their relationship . |
| 6 | Almost as though it were meant … |
| 7 | And the Concorde looked as though it was meant to fly . |
| 8 | It was n't a warm day though it was meant to be spring , and she felt colder thinking of him standing about in the mud of a building site . |