"Throughout" within a main clause currently doesn't work. about compromise HOT 2 CLOSED

Ah, just thought of an example this morning: “Despite Susan walking the dog, she was not wearing a coat.”

Is there a way to match the list in line 31 only if it is the start of the clause?

Is it as simple as:

m = m.ifNo('(^despite|^during|^before|^through|^throughout)') 

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One more example to make it slightly more complex:
"Taking diligent notes throughout the entire class, the students remained focused during the lecture."

I believe this should be handled with m = m.ifNo('^#Gerund') I don't think clauses starting with a gerund can be a main clause.

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