Example sentences of "though [adv] [pron] be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even Mister Johnny sat still , as if the story had lulled him , though perhaps it was only the soft sound of Hepzibah 's voice . |
| 2 | His right eye , which he had hardly noticed until Dr McNab had looked at it a little while earlier , had begun to throb painfully , and at the same time he felt feverish and nauseated , though perhaps it was only on account of the fetid atmosphere and the stench of urine . |
| 3 | People — though perhaps it was only women — seemed to make so much of it . |
| 4 | Though naturally I 'm still here : even in the darkness I keep a watch upon the world . |
| 5 | Though generally they are only out by one grade , that can be make or break for some . |
| 6 | And this can so easily be the case , for such premises are instilled into the scientific mind set at an early age , becoming accepted points of reference , though really they are often nothing more than habits of thought . |
| 7 | Eleven years on , this continues , though now there is perhaps more than a tinge of pity for my ‘ lonely ’ existence . |
| 8 | As though now he was more concerned with the glass than I am . |
| 9 | Their widespread success convinced all but the bravest computer makers ( notably Apple , though even it is now seeking to make its machines compatible with Windows ) to join the DOS and Windows club . |
| 10 | Traditionally , there are restrictions on using " I " : some teachers forbid it , as an example of inelegant intrusion by the author ( though nowadays it is generally thought permissible to use " I " occasionally , to emphasise a point which you wish to show is personal rather than general ) . |
| 11 | Even a few weeks would do for him , thought Hotspur , and caught the girl 's eyes fixed upon him in silent desperation and appeal ; though indeed it was so imperious as to be more of a demand . |
| 12 | the Mass in C is a more successful performance , much less soporific , though again I am occasionally bothered by what sounds like rather a rudderless account . |
| 13 | It looked like — and surely it was — a statue of the Virgin Mary , and before long , no doubt , it would find its way into the church among all the other statues , though why it was now in the garden puzzled her a little . |
| 14 | Though afterwards she was fairly certain that Naylor had always meant to reject her anyway . |