Example sentences of "although [pron] [modal v] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although nothing could be seen of him but a silhouette Stephen was sure the man was looking at him , staring insolently at this approaching form across the intervening , pallid , tundra-like land . |
| 2 | Although I may be mistaken . |
| 3 | Although I may be forced to . ’ |
| 4 | The case for Solaris on Intel , however , does not appear a strong one for Stuart at present , ‘ although I could be proven wrong ’ , he said . |
| 5 | No problems were encountered with the motor , although none would be expected on a short test . |
| 6 | The principal arguments for a policy of CPD were advanced in the Brett-Jones Report of 1978 and although none could be refuted in a responsible way , it was not until 1 January 1981 that Regulations were made by the General Council of the RICS to make compulsory , and to regulate , members ' Continuing Professional Development . |
| 7 | Although you may be tempted towards a lender by the promise of an initial discount , a far better way of telling how competitive they are is by looking at the history of what borrowers have been charged over the last few years . |
| 8 | A solicitor well versed in employment law or a freelance personnel expert may be able to help , although you will be charged for their services and you need to be sure that they have a feet-on-the-ground approach in addition to technical competence . |
| 9 | Although we might be prepared outside our normal scheme to fund the current year 's training for such people on the understanding that future funding will not be available , so in other words if somebody comes along to you and says , I 'd like to do an M B A , beginning this year , now normally we we would say , yes , we will contribute our half to that cost , er and that would then be a high priority on our budget to provide continued support for the rest of that M B A course , we 're now saying that that the answer is actually no , because we can not provide support next year , we do n't think , er but if you never the less want to go ahead this year and then fund it yourself from then on , then we we have actually got money available which we can use this year . |
| 10 | One reason for this approach is that the design issues and their treatment may not be the same in both cases , although we would be advised to look for similarities . |
| 11 | We have a rough idea ( although we may be mistaken ) of the rate at which new stars form ; we suspect that many , if not most , of them have planets — and so on until we come to the question about how long our ‘ ideal ’ technological civilization might expect to endure , to which any answer must be the most unfounded of guesses . |
| 12 | Although we may be qualified to do so in certain areas , mainly commercial , we could not really be considered a top-class rugby-playing country strength-wise and have therefore decided not to bid . |
| 13 | Russian Turkomans are normally marketed as either Bokharas or Beshirs , depending on their design , and those made in Afghanistan are generally referred to as Afghans or Bokharas , although they may be named after the specific weaving village or tribe ( Kundous , Beshir , etc ) . |
| 14 | These are run independently of college authorities ( although they may be supported and encouraged by them ) . |
| 15 | Once defined , paper ranges can not be reduced or removed , although they may be extended . |
| 16 | Witness for example the common front of workers and employers in the textile industry in Britain in 1980/81 calling for import controls , which , although they may be justified , would raise the price and restrict the choice of clothing for other workers . |
| 17 | Although they may be regarded as suitable accommodation by some people , especially retired couples able to afford good-quality mobile homes , relatively poor facilities and frequently isolated locations make them less than ideal for the majority of inhabitants . |
| 18 | The remainder are in effect , although they may be called from memory with the READ PALETTE prompt from the PATTERN instruction in the main menu bar at the top of the screen . |
| 19 | Thus as was reaffirmed recently in Crago v Julian [ 1992 ] 1 WLR 373 CA leases for a term of less than three years , although they may be created orally , can only be assigned by deed . |
| 20 | The Dutch cheeses Edam , Gouda and Leiden all belong to this group , although they may be sold at varying stages of maturity and the older examples will be harder in texture . |
| 21 | These events are not normally associated with any coherent dream sequence , although they may be preceded by a feeling of floating ( reminiscent of the " aura " often experienced by people suffering from epilepsy , giving warning of an imminent convulsive fit ) . |
| 22 | It is now clearly established as a principle of good practice that parents should be invited to attend case conferences , although they may be excluded from part of the proceedings . |
| 23 | It is recommended that modules in this state are not formally issued from LIFESPAN , although they may be read and used by anyone with the appropriate access rights . |
| 24 | All the computers we consider are general-purpose , at least in theory , although they may be oriented towards particular application areas . |
| 25 | Marx and Engels ' arbiter model of the state suggested that if class forces in society were for a time evenly balanced , then the state bureaucracy and a strong political — military leader could intervene to impose stabilizing policies which were not controllable by capital , although they would be bound to maintain capitalist predominance in economic life . |
| 26 | This strategic role at the level of the whole school is a planning task for the governors and head , although they would be expected to consult others . |
| 27 | Last week , Jarman had n't quite decided whether they were to talk to the audience or simply sleep through the exhibition 's four-day run — ‘ although they 'll be allowed to get up for a pee and lunch , ’ he added generously . |
| 28 | As regards attitudes , there is the assumption that attitudinal positions , and thereby attitudinal structures , can not be fully developed , for , although they might be developed for given argumentative contexts , they must also look forward to contexts as yet unrealized . |
| 29 | Although they might be observed by gamma-ray detectors on satellites or balloons , it would be difficult to fly a detector large enough to have a reasonable chance of intercepting a significant number of gamma-ray photons from one explosion . |
| 30 | It could also make loops , which , although they could be sewn in during making up , would spoil the smoothness of the work which is the main purpose of partial knitting . |