Example sentences of "even though it be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But it is the sack , Sir , even though it 's dressed up in fine words . ’ |
| 2 | But even though it 's run by a private company I see no reason to worry |
| 3 | ‘ And you still have that shiny dark hair , even though it 's cut short now , but … ’ |
| 4 | He says the Government recognises the importance of the route to commuters and tourists , and it will not be axed , even though it 's losing money . |
| 5 | Now those are arteries , that 's the pulmonary artery but it 's coming back to the heart okay , that 's the only time you 're going to find the rule reversed , arteries leave the heart , veins come back to the heart , and the only time that rule is reversed is when you 're linking the heart and the lungs through the pulmonary vein and the pulmonary artery , however , they are still carrying , the arteries are still carrying oxygen charged blood , yes , because it 's come fresh from the lungs so it 's still carrying nice red lovely oxygenated blood , yes , even though it 's coming back into the heart , that is because it 's come fresh from the lungs and the vein although it 's going in the opposite direction the way you normally expect it , is still carrying the old rotten , you know , used up blood , because it 's going back to the lungs to be recharged , do you understand it alright ? |
| 6 | So it 's Alan 's voice even though it 's coming out of my mouth . |
| 7 | They will actually responsibility of Local Government and er we 've tried to put in here something that even Conservative Councillors could support , even though it 's attacking Conservative Ministers , cos they must actually believe in Local Government to actually serve on Local Government , one would think , but er , but th the problems of under-funding are th could be very serious . |
| 8 | They will actually responsibility of Local Government and er we 've tried to put in here something that even Conservative Councillors could support , even though it 's attacking Conservative Ministers , cos they must actually believe in Local Government to actually serve on Local Government , one would think , but er , but th the problems of under-funding are th could be very serious . |
| 9 | And at the end of the day then , you have to weigh up whether or not you decide that even though , if you like in the strictest financial terms , it is not profitable to open the cinema and to employ staff doing that although presumably they 'd have to be employed doing something else unless you changed their rota patterns nonetheless because of your the demands of funding bodies , your own cultural aims and equal opportunities policies , you 've decided that you will do so even though it 's going to be marginally a loss in financial terms . |
| 10 | Such a policy is clearly unlawful discrimination under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 because it differentiates between men and women , even though it is based on the unequal state pension age . |
| 11 | SunDragon , the Sun Microsystems Inc multi-processor due out on November 10 , will be initially limited to maximum configurations of eight CPUs , we 're told , even though it is bound to talk about a ceiling of twenty-processors which is further down the road . |
| 12 | Then an insect that resembles a stick in only one limited respect will fool one kind of predator , even though it is eaten by all other kinds of predators . |
| 13 | Section 11(3) , on the other hand , emphasises that a stipulation may be a condition even though it is called a warranty in the contract . |
| 14 | I wanted the garment to seem feminine even though it is made out of a yarn as heavy and warm as pure wool . |
| 15 | contribution , even though it is costing up to two and a half times more to collect than the revenue raised . |
| 16 | Plus , of course , there 's Emma 's violin which will always draw folk-rock comparisons , even though it is employed more as a second guitar or lead keyboard . |
| 17 | A County Court has decided that a paying bank is under no obligation to pay a forged cheque even though it is supported by the bank 's guarantee card ( p 95 ) . |
| 18 | A County Court has decided that a paying bank is under no obligation to pay a forged cheque even though it is supported by the bank 's guarantee card ( see First Sport v Barclays Bank , Current Law , September 1992 , para 20 ) . |
| 19 | The company also reports continuing strong sales of its Mips RISC-based systems in Europe and Asia , even though it is moving its product lines over to the Alpha AXP RISC . |
| 20 | … Under such a rule , would-be critics of official conduct may be deterred from voicing their criticism , even though it is believed to be true and even though it is in fact true , because of doubt whether it can be proved in court or fear of the expense of having to do so . |
| 21 | ‘ Under such a rule , would-be critics of official conduct may be deterred from voicing their criticism , even though it is believed to be true and even though it is in fact true , because of doubt whether it can be proved in court or fear of the expense of having to do so . |
| 22 | But they still have n't kept pace with the population even though it is slowing down now . |
| 23 | Since opposite charges attract , the reason why the electron does not gravitate towards the nucleus but stays in orbit around it ( even though it is radiating and losing its energy in doing so ) is because it retains a certain energy called ‘ ground-state energy ’ . |
| 24 | As a result , there is a continued shortage of residential care facilities for the full-time residence of mentally handicapped people which is perpetuating the need for mental handicap hospitals to house them , even though it is recognised by all parties that this is to be avoided at all costs . |
| 25 | It is clear that the individual is not acting rationally in this example : the expectation error is increasing every year and the individual is failing to predict inflation even though it is rising by a constant amount every year and is caused by the same factor ( monetary growth ) every year . |
| 26 | A great many FP10s are written for our 400 µg folic acid even though it is classed as a dietary supplement . |
| 27 | Finally , RSC Ord 18 , r8(4) and CCR Ord 6 , r1A make it clear that the plaintiff must specifically plead a claim for interest even though it is awarded automatically in personal injury claims unless the defendant can show good reason ( see para 1.66 et seq ) . |
| 28 | Thirdly , research is largely uncontrolled by democratic means even though it is directed by state agencies . |
| 29 | You must be like a piece of wood in the ocean : wood always floats to the surface , even though it is rolled over and held under . ’ |
| 30 | There are , of course , no guarantees that it will succeed because your idea may be such a rotten one that even though it is suggested it runs into difficulties . |