Example sentences of "though [pron] [noun sg] be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I expected to have my family ripped to shreds , even though my childhood was extremely happy , but in Freudian analysis you look to the family for the source of all your anxieties . |
| 2 | Six months before he sat his Final Schools examination , he recorded the change he had observed in ‘ My Writing — it seems daily to become poorer though my mind is slowly growing . |
| 3 | though their style is rather unattractive , and the index is extraordinarily unhelpful . |
| 4 | But the narrow out-crops on either side of Scotland have been honoured by comparatively few publications , though their story is much more exciting . |
| 5 | Even though their life-style is often timed normally , daily rhythms of body temperature and the concentrations of the hormones melatonin ( see below ) and cortisol in the blood are irregular , often with what appears to be a free-running period . |
| 6 | In practice , many got blocked or damaged and some will have been removed though their use is still mandatory in some areas . |
| 7 | White and Stevenson ( 1975 ) offer further support for signing as part of Total Communication over oral methods , though their study was relatively small and involved an interpreter presenting information . |
| 8 | Some of these rituals we still practise today , though their meaning is only dimly remembered . |
| 9 | They also attempt to explain the difference in terms of theme/rheme , though their explanation is somewhat different from Halliday 's . |
| 10 | She could n't have been more tactful about the conditions , though her mood was understandably solemn and cautious . |
| 11 | Thankful that , though her ankle was still painful if she put any weight on it , her foot was n't swollen , Luce put on a pair of yellow flat-heeled sandals and , unable to contain her impatience a moment longer , picked up the crutch and headed down the corridor . |
| 12 | Shiona shivered beneath the bedclothes , though her flesh was suddenly burning . |
| 13 | That too lacked the warmth and comfort of the morning , though her picture was still on the mantelpiece . |
| 14 | That Rose herself was imperfect he refused to admit , refused even to contemplate , even though her love-making was surprisingly accomplished for one so young . |
| 15 | Ann Yearsley is one example , though her talent was never pronounced . |
| 16 | Lady Grubb had fallen easily into the habit of behaving to her children as if she were some doggedly snobbish godmother , inviting them home every few months to look into their marriage prospects and treating the occasion as if it were a country weekend that put her to a lot of trouble , though her house was actually in the middle of London and fully staffed with unhappy au-pair girls . |
| 17 | Even though her aim was eventually defeated , it led to a lot of confusion amongst teenagers which still persists . |
| 18 | The superintendent thanked him for his help and bade him goodnight but with a distracted air as though her attention were elsewhere . |
| 19 | The bands of volunteers rallied willingly at Edith 's command , and though her residency was comparatively short , her influence was great . |
| 20 | And sort of moving about inside her dress as though her bra was suddenly too tight . ’ |
| 21 | In fact , the separatist movement which developed in Sicily after 1943 proved short-lived , though its disappearance is still mourned by a few as ‘ the end of the Sicilian nation ’ . |
| 22 | Even though its voice was always flat and expressionless , Masklin still thought that it sounded wistful . |
| 23 | ( At the same time , though its existence was naturally concealed from the rank-and-file , a ‘ Line of Panic ’ was also drawn up on the inner circle of forts , Belleville , Souville , Tavannes and Moulainville . |
| 24 | Though its industry is behind , Britain 's researchers still rank among the world 's best in the science that underpins biotechnology . |
| 25 | It is hard to estimate the effect of Parliament on the other sectors of British government , though its role is best understood by regarding it not primarily as a check on the executive but as one of the institutions through which the government operates . |
| 26 | Even though its vote was slightly up on that of October 1974 , Labour 's share of the poll had fallen to 36.9 per cent , the worst since 1931 , while the Tories had risen to 43.9 per cent . |
| 27 | The flavour and aroma of sweet marjoram , although characteristically a marjoram , is appreciably different , and a third , pot marjoram ( O. onites ) , also used for cooking , has the advantage that it is a hardy perennial , though its flavour is much less attractive than that of the other two . |
| 28 | We do not take as much trouble with the mind even though its task is rather more difficult . |
| 29 | In purely numerical terms , the Asian elephant is in even greater trouble , though its plight is less well known . |
| 30 | Even though its population was overwhelmingly German , the politicians rightly considered that its position made it vital to the Polish economy . |