Example sentences of "[coord] though [pron] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The two men ceased for a time even to acknowledge one another in the street ; and though they later resumed formal courtesies , close friendship was dead . |
| 2 | And though they too set social connection and sporting activities — hunting , combat , riding — above literacy , nevertheless it was possible to acquire learning at them ; the opportunities exploited by William V of Aquitaine , William the Conqueror , Robert the Frisian , and Fulk le Réchin — all regarded as educated men — must have also been available to some of those who were brought up with them . |
| 3 | He was 27 years old , and though they now deny it , his group , The Doors , was all but finished . |
| 4 | We looked , and though we never said so , we believed that we alone had seen these things , that they had never been seen before . |
| 5 | And though we often generalise , calling one person more or less intelligent or fearful , we know that our appreciation of these qualities is rooted in our knowledge of the context in which the intelligent action or fearful response was made , and also in the history of its development . |
| 6 | He even went so far as to imprison Rodrigo 's wife Ximena , and his children ; and though he soon released them he refused to listen to El Cid 's demand to settle his innocence by right of combat . |
| 7 | Instead , he had to settle for a chemist 's shop , and though he still tried to behave like a doctor , it did n't work . |
| 8 | Sentimentality says that there will always be an England Church , and though you personally do n't do anything about or believe in it , it 's nice that someone does . |
| 9 | And though she half hoped that Friend would wheel alongside her so that she could ignore him , he did n't appear . |
| 10 | Something about the feel of his lips tugging at her nipples began to excite Sally and though she still felt nothing but discomfort from his probing finger she relaxed a little , leaning her head back into the corner provided by the bench seat and the window . |
| 11 | Even so , there was a developing duality in her feelings towards Johnny , and though she still longed for his presence , she feared it , too . |
| 12 | She expects it every time and though I still feel sorry for her , I do n't fancy her . |
| 13 | The diagrams mainly use a topo format , and though I personally do not like this much , use and usability dictate here . |
| 14 | This encyclical was , of course , theological rather than practical in its purpose , and though it undoubtedly helped to quicken the pace of liturgical reform in the Church , the driving force of change lay elsewhere — most particularly perhaps in Germany . |
| 15 | But though her well catalogued activities are relatively blameless , she has been seen , sometimes near houses , and with no other wolves to keep her company , she has mixed with dogs . |
| 16 | The treatment varies a little in different copies ; but though one always feels the mechanical copyist 's hand and the loss of the glancing metal , all convey a consistent beauty and power which surely reflect a masterpiece . |
| 17 | I find Dr. Proudie and some of the characters such as Mr. Harding and Eleanor Bold rather pathetic and not worthy of sympathy — I do not know whether these are the sentiments Trollope hoped to arouse , but though I obviously dislike Mrs. Proudie as we are supposed to , I find that I can admire her and sympathise with her for having the bad luck to be surrounded by such people . |
| 18 | Basil would get very excited at finding tadpoles and caddis worms in the Hampstead ponds but though he once took to fishing in a small stream when we were on holiday , and actually caught a small fish , which Marion cooked for his tea , he was quite unable to eat it , being stricken with remorse at its demise . |