Example sentences of "though it [be] not " in BNC.

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1 Mission accomplished , we head for home , though it 's not just a case of turntail and run as fast as we can .
2 ‘ Mrs Henry Cox ’ is one of the best known , though it 's not always easy to grow well .
3 Most of all , having chosen to live with a man , as a feminist , is the biggest challenge ; but being ‘ open ’ and ‘ communicative ’ I have tried to show him it is possible , though it 's not a ‘ doddle ’ as you can imagine .
4 ‘ There 's a groove in it even though it 's not built around it .
5 Though it 's not my department .
6 SunSoft has enhanced Solaris 2.0 to 2.2 ( though it 's not officially calling it that ) boosting symmetric multiprocessing performance by 60% over the previous version as measured on an eight-way system .
7 SunSoft has enhanced Solaris 2.0 to 2.2 ( though it 's not officially calling it that ) boosting symmetric multiprocessing performance 60% over the previous version as measured on an 8-way .
8 This is particularly true for older men and for those with less education , though it 's not related to income level .
9 Though it 's not suitable for all emergency operations , look out for more techniques in routine surgery .
10 Though it 's not much of a place , is it ?
11 If you marry a woman with a stain on her name , even though it 's not her fault , it might spoil your chances of success in life .
12 Do you think it 's worth enquiring about even though it 's not very far .
13 Though it 's not the kind of thing should be second nature to a kid .
14 Though it 's not very likely they 'll take much notice , since you have no facts to go along with it . ’
15 Everybody knows the French Pub , or at least they say they know it if you prompt them with ‘ you know , the one in Dean Street ’ , though it 's not in many of the guide books .
16 QUOTE OF WEEK 1 from Screaming Lord Sutch , an early applicant for the England manager 's job , even though it 's not yet vacant : ‘ Discipline ?
17 Even though it 's not .
18 For movement and dance , the Pineapple Studios in the same part of town seems to be one of the best there is , though it is not intended primarily for dancers and actors — people from all sorts of professions come along to keep fit .
19 This is much more effective at muting impacts than any breast shield and though it is not allowed in competition proper , it removes much of the risk from pre-competition training .
20 There is a fascinating folk-tale about a child 's pre-birth experience which adds weight to this , though it is not reserved to the Kohanim .
21 Zapp wants the subject to be organized , systematic , objective , in a word — though it is not a word he uses — scientific .
22 There is , in fact , a good case for resisting the takeover of literature by culture , though it is not as strong as I once thought it was .
23 The influence of all three is perceptible in Nicholas Shakespeare 's first novel , though it is not so much the magical flights of Marquez as Greene 's Catholic mysticism which I found the most intriguing .
24 The manner of the rejection on the floor of the Chamber was unpleasant , with ranting and prejudice flaunted and loud , though it is not certain whether such sickening speeches moved sober MPs .
25 Here , though it is not true that they have no food , for they still have their daily supplies of the ‘ worthless ’ manna , they remain without water , and , manna or no manna , death would seem to stare them in the face .
26 There 's a useful 159lb ft torque at 2100rpm just after the turbo comes on stream , and the lighter three-door has all the power it reasonably needs , even though it is not as smoothly delivered as the Shogun 's .
27 They say the two men should stand trial in Scotland or the United States , though it is not clear how the West would react to Col Gaddafi 's suggestion , now apparently retracted , that it could take place in another Arab League country .
28 But by the time of Charlemagne the majority of warriors were on horseback , though it is not clear if they actually fought from horseback or if they used the horses simply as rapid transport for traditional Frankish foot soldiers .
29 There are three conclusions drawn from these arguments , all to some extent encapsulated in the 1958 Education Reform Bill , though it is not altogether clear how the proposals are related to each other .
30 Despite not strictly working shifts , I recorded abnormal temperatures , probably — though it is not proven — because I had missed so much sleep .
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