Example sentences of "[conj] even [subord] [noun] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if paintings are unpopular or even if people think they are bad paintings for a while , they 're useful for art students . |
| 2 | He had been unpopular in the city since an inquiry in 1321 which led to the curbing of the city 's liberties ; the citizens had probably helped Mortimer to escape from the Tower , and Froissart , who was a Hainaulter himself and may have written on good authority , said that even before Isabella landed she had received secret assurances of support from them . |
| 3 | He also predicted that even if Aristide won he would not be permitted to assume the presidency . |
| 4 | One consequence of this fact is that even when Canada cuts its imports to nothing which , in net terms occurred in 1983 — there is nevertheless a large national deficit on the oil account because heavier oils are exported while higher value lighter oils are imported . |
| 5 | He continued to go forward and even when Hodkinson caught him flush on the jaw with a straight right , it did n't stop his forward march . |
| 6 | And even if Agassi survives his first test , his path to a second successive final is strewn with trip wire , with former champions Boris Becker and Michael Stich top seed Pete Sampras and powerful ninth seeded Dutchman Richard Krajicek all in his half of the draw . |
| 7 | Only the old man got through to Matthew , and even though David argued his stepfather was showing only kindness , and ‘ had the boy 's interests at heart ’ , Beth was not convinced . |
| 8 | Kinky Machine 's songs sound written and rehearsed ( check ‘ Sister Magpie ’ for craftsmanship , it 's not a dying art ) — and even though Louis chucks his pale form about like a public schoolboy possessed , there is something verging on studied about his exhausting stage persona . |
| 9 | But even though Lewis used him for target practice with heavy right crosses and upper-cuts , he could not floor the durable American , who took a standing eight count early in the fourth round . |
| 10 | It 's very common but even though police try their best the culprits get away with it so often |
| 11 | Its lights sparkled in the shadow of Earth but even as Jezrael watched its approach , Steel City was wheeling its impressive silver network into the full light of the sun and it became a diamond filigree that flashed like a new-born star . |
| 12 | But even when children outgrow their biological needs , their tastes persist as passions turn to chocolate , cheeseburgers , chips and milk shakes . |