Example sentences of "[adv] though they " in BNC.
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| 1 | They can be grown in a large number of different ways but are typically one or two microns thick though they may be millimetres or even centimetres long . |
| 2 | Many of these farm workers originally migrated from Zambia or Mozambique , but some have been in Zimbabwe for a generation or more though they have no regularized status . |
| 3 | Often though they proceed to deal seriously enough , as blindly hooked as punters , and no less destined for disillusionment . |
| 4 | Fast though they run , they all keep in step , so that the whole group looks more like a snake gliding through the undergrowth than a family of young mammals on an outing . |
| 5 | ( Yet beauty of glass is that the story it tells is that the parts can not cohere , can not form a whole , even though they would like to . ) |
| 6 | It was often difficult to dislike the gentle , painted hippies , even though they subscribed to a strange new communal , non-hierarchic lifestyle incorporating the unlawful use of ‘ dope ’ . |
| 7 | Of course not all policemen are in absolute positions of command even though they represent the maintenance of structure in more than a symbolic way ; and few can move into communitas to experience the temptations described above . |
| 8 | In particular there is the intriguing finding that some amnesics can learn certain new skills as quickly as normal subjects , even though they are often unable to remember the circumstances in which they learnt them . |
| 9 | Designs composed of small masses of veneer forming a readable ‘ picture ’ , correspond roughly in looks , if not in colour , to subjects as they actually appear to the eye ; they seem to be in 3D even though they are flat , and to a degree they are naturalistic . |
| 10 | The grouping formalised the situation by creating four essentially geographically based companies , even though they did stray into one another 's territories . |
| 11 | They do this even though they may break the conventions from time to time . |
| 12 | Their movements must , therefore , have literal implications even though they use the flowing romantic style originated by Taglioni and Perrot in La Sylphide and Giselle . |
| 13 | Moreover , the dancers involved have to take this type of performance very seriously , even though they must be able to ‘ toss off ’ the mistakes with an air of surprised innocence . |
| 14 | Generally , they are either very active working dogs , or very excitable ones , who work incredibly hard even though they do n't really achieve anything . |
| 15 | Last night , the East German Foreign Ministry issued a statement attacking the attitude of the refugees : ‘ Some East German citizens will justifiably ask why we let these people emigrate to West Germany via East Germany , even though they had grossly violated our laws , ’ said the statement read as the main television news item . |
| 16 | Yet its debates are beginning to acquire a democratic flavour , even though they are along confessional lines . |
| 17 | The opening is scheduled for 1 January , 1991 , even though they have still to obtain planning permission and Jockey Club approval . |
| 18 | The House Speaker , Tom Foley , and the Senate majority leader , George Mitchell , have urged him to reconsider his stance — even though they concede they do not have the votes to override a veto . |
| 19 | suddenly , everybody rejects the group , even though they may be fantastic . |
| 20 | Thus , homosexual prisoners were often tainted by the crimes of homosexual guards — even though they themselves were often the victims , ( pp. 166–7 ) . |
| 21 | Still , even though they did n't need any staff , I must admit I thought Ann Summers was a funny one to pick . |
| 22 | The record high interest rates were attractive to holders of sterling even though they were also damaging to business . |
| 23 | The point that the position of women is not an independent factor , a simple enough point in itself , but one often explicitly refused and , more commonly , implicitly ignored , is again one which most anthropologists would now entirely support , even though they rarely acknowledge Engels 's work . |
| 24 | He mentioned the many shapes created by nature , pointing out how different all birds are even though they are all subject to the same aerodynamic rules . |
| 25 | Australia and New Zealand have a special problem with ‘ corked ’ corks , even though they buy the best quality , because the moulds flourish in the warm , damp conditions of the sea voyage from Europe . |
| 26 | When they landed there was no choice but to start the ten-mile journey to Achnacarry Castle on foot , so they set off , even though they had been walking all day . |
| 27 | Early pioneers like Robert William Paul or James Williamson entered on their new enterprise with confidence , even though they were only individual craftsmen working out of small workshops and studios . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 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 | It said that the ambulance control centre at Waterloo was in ‘ chaos and confusion , ’ and maintained that ambulance crews were continuing to answer 999 calls , even though they were suspended . |