Example sentences of "even if [pron] [verb] been willing " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if they had been willing to rely on relatives , they could not do so ( Anderson , 1977 ) . |
| 2 | The consensus was overwhelming , but Shaughnessy could call none of his informants to the witness stand , even if they had been willing to testify , because almost everything they had told him — no matter how detailed and how well corroborated by information from other independent sources — would have been ruled out as inadmissible hearsay . |
| 3 | He is saying that it would have been unlawful to honour the patient 's request , even if he had been willing to do so . |
| 4 | I did not question him because I knew he would be unable to describe what and how he felt , even if he had been willing to do so . |
| 5 | ‘ They would n't have taken 'im even if I 'd been willing to part with 'im , me being a widow . |