1. In spite of the fact that she didn't want to see The Lord of the Rings, she enjoyed it in the end.

2. They visited Madrid despite not having time to visit El Prado.

3. In spite of the rain, we decided to go anyway.

4. The English actor Oliver Reed was often rude to people in spite of being always kind to animals.

5. In spite of behaving badly, he wasn’t punished.

6. Despite having a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.

7. Despite the heavy rain, we played the match as planned.

8. Despite the fact that my doctor had told me to stay in bed, I went to work.

9. In spite of taking a lot of exercises, he’s fat.

10. Despite having practised for hours on end, my first golf ball ended up in the trees.