Example sentences of "[noun sg] though [pron] be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He also loved jazz though it was often difficult for him to get into the clubs because when he started he was only 15 . |
| 2 | Despite the 1984 break with the IMF , economic stringency measures remained in force though they were gradually reduced in the following years . |
| 3 | He still showed little emotional reaction though he was evidently angry with himself for letting his natural arrogance be so easily quashed . |
| 4 | It had been unsaddled but its coat was still covered with a thick , sweaty foam though it was now quiet and placid . |
| 5 | ‘ We had to keep our hands on the reins at that point in the race though we were still allowed to carry the whip and use it to prevent horses running out , refusing , or causing accidents . |
| 6 | He could not be touched by this woman though he was well aware that she was deeply distressed . |
| 7 | On the other hand though I was really drunk so maybe I only remember it that way John turned round to me at the end and said , I ca n't understand you All the people I know , when they get pissed , they start fights , whereas you just seem really happy |
| 8 | This question too has had a long history though it is only quite recently that it has become a precisely defined issue of zoological theory . |
| 9 | Eva was delighted to see this message in the daily press though she was less than enthusiastic about a Bill going through Parliament to ban street marches after disturbances with the National Front and the Orange marches . |
| 10 | Item No 1 : this appears to be a 17th century cloth fastener though it is much larger than normal . |
| 11 | The whole ritual took most of them half an hour though there were always a few that gossiped so much they had to be nagged by their Head Girl . |
| 12 | The presentation makes the pack feel like a self-instructor though it is clearly not . |
| 13 | Immensely readable , and very funny and competent use of the English language though it is really pretty trashy . |