Example sentences of "though he be not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a perfect day for Bayle to celebrate his 23rd birthday , though he is not expected to contest any of the remaining 11 ties , except perhaps his native French round in July . |
| 2 | The paper 's columnist , Robert Kilroy-Silk backs John Cunningham , for leader of the party , even though he 's not standing . |
| 3 | When an Australian newspaper alleged that Kerry Packer had " fixed " the result of a cricket match involving the West Indian team , its captain ( Clive Lloyd ) was entitled to damages even though he was not named in the article and had not been playing in the particular match . |
| 4 | This can be illustrated by a sentence in the active such as They did n't see him cross the street , which in fact usually implies that he did cross the street , even though he was not seen doing it . |
| 5 | Sir Thomas walked back to his room in the Imperial somewhat later than he had intended , though he was not destined to reach it quite yet . |
| 6 | She went in , and , though he was not thinking of Ireland , said , " I want to ask some questions . |
| 7 | He must have wondered what the outcome of it all would be , though he was not to remain in doubt for much longer . |
| 8 | Jackie had a nasty puncture in practice on the 150-m.p.h. straight and though he was not injured , his Matra was only just repaired in time for the race . |
| 9 | Norfolk 's and Rent 's adherence to Lancaster was motivated by little more than expediency , and when it looked as though he was not going to win after all they defected to Mortimer . |
| 10 | Methodically , he replaced the screwdriver in a toolbox in the garden shed , though he was not known as a tidy man . |
| 11 | Alice Perrers was removed from the royal household , and Neville was dismissed from the king 's council , though he was not imprisoned . |
| 12 | This Condition requires that the Insured acts with the same degree of care as though he was not insured . |
| 13 | The doctors had told him the truth about his health and , though he was not doomed as a man , it must be the end of his political life . |
| 14 | After the official count , he was shown to have won 25 per cent of the vote , and later released though he was not allowed , at least temporarily , to take up his seat in Parliament . |