Linking words

I still love you _______ ________ you treat me badly.

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_________ being on time for the class, the teacher wouldn't let us in.

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I think I did well ____ _______ the exam was difficult.

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They decide to go ahead with the picnic ____________ the bad weather.

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___ ______ ______ the pain in his leg, he still completed the marathon.

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____________ it rained a lot, we still had a great holiday.

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They didn't eat anything ___________ feeling really hungry.

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The Queen remains 'very much in charge' _________ being too unwell to attend parliament.

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