Example sentences of "though [pron] be [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is no pronounced tug of any kind , just a tremor coming up the line that feels as though someone is drawing a hacksaw blade across it . |
| 2 | If , when I describe the writer-self , it sounds as though I am describing a baby , that is entirely intentional . |
| 3 | I started doing it with pot , breaking a little bit , squashing it on the foil and smoking it as though I was having a chase . |
| 4 | … and if this sounds as though I were conducting a tutorial , then I make no apology . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's not as though I were writing a new book , ’ Elinor said crossly . |
| 6 | But even though I 'm having a laugh , that 's no good if you do n't understand the depth and seriousness of things . |
| 7 | A meeting of minds that produced the deliriously demented ‘ Scumbag ’ , where Yoko sounds as though she is having a demonic possession as Lennon bellows out ‘ SCUMBAG ! |
| 8 | And though she 's spent a lot of time onstage talking about how pretty she is , it 's only quite recently she started to believe it herself . |
| 9 | Then she forced a smile , and said , ‘ Of course , Damien : and proffered a cheek , averted as though she was expecting a blow . |
| 10 | She suffered a serious head injury even though she was wearing a recommended riding hat . |
| 11 | An inquest has heard how a fifteen year old girl died in a fall from her horse — even though she was wearing a recommended safety helmet . |
| 12 | She sounded as though she was stating a fact . |
| 13 | When she was not steeped in work she was warm and gregarious , almost as though she was ensuring a queue of admirers to buy up her next batch of paintings . |
| 14 | Her voice sounded mechanical as though she were drawing a shutter across her pains and fears . |
| 15 | Later on there is a figure in confrontation with a Barbie doll , who shows a vicious streak as she cuts his throat and asks , almost as though she were offering a round of toast , ‘ one slice or two ? ’ |
| 16 | Stretch up with alternate hands as though you are pulling a rope . |
| 17 | Worn with jeans the all-in-one looks as though you 're wearing a regular vest . |
| 18 | in a sense though you 're putting a lot more emphasis on the Party . |
| 19 | So again we do need to practise coordination it needs to have lots of practice , it is of course frequently affected by certain types of illnesses er and , and again that may be inevitable but again the more past experience you 've acquired and the more , the greater your ability to fight back , even though you 're fighting a losing battle if it 's an illness , can you see it 's going to delay the difficult bit the difficult part longer , you 're going to be able to cope . |
| 20 | Do n't do it automatically , as though you were reciting a shopping list . |
| 21 | As though you were doing a sketch and you were sketching details in gradually . |
| 22 | Of her shoot-out paintings she writes : ‘ It was not only exciting and sexy , but tragic as though one were witnessing a birth and a death at the same moment . |
| 23 | The feet should both be pointing forward with the arms placed in front of the body , as though one were driving a car . |
| 24 | However , I am writing to Alan Harlow to state our disappointment ; to point out that we can not continue to pay subscriptions if the grant is not increased ; that we are doing our best to find sponsorship ( I 've written , on my own initiative , to 3 companies who might be willing to help , on environmental grounds ) ; that sponsorship from SNH is pretty unlikely , a ) because they do n't do any core funding , and b ) because the NCC element appears to be dominant there anyway ; that sponsorship from the Sports Council is also unlikely , though we are seeking a meeting with Terry Dowey of SSA as soon as possible . |
| 25 | We have so far discussed these themes as though we were constructing a wholly new kind of urban sociology . |
| 26 | You see , I 'd mentioned the fact that I 'd seen this chap several mornings hanging about in the Cove , so I decided not to take Miss Celia down there for a bit , even though we were having a real Indian summer that year . |
| 27 | Our administration was beginning to take the cutter service more seriously and we , serving officers , began to feel as though we were becoming a more permanent and desirable feature of Customs controls . |
| 28 | Apparently it does to others too , though they 're finding a couple of monolithic organisations holding up the flow . |
| 29 | Only eight per cent of children from low income families ( in the Registrar General 's social classes four and five ) go to university , even though they are guaranteed a free education through a full grant plus social security . |
| 30 | Only eight per cent of children from low income families ( in the Registrar General 's social classes four and five ) go to university , even though they are guaranteed a free education through a full grant plus social security . |