Example sentences of "even [conj] [pron] [be] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And even if they are called they hardly ever come in time . |
| 2 | If someone 's performance is not up to the standards set by the injunctions , no allowances are made , even if they are doing their best to cope with severe or even impossible demands . |
| 3 | I ca n't prove which it is ( or even if they 're doing it together ) but I ca n't allow it to go on . |
| 4 | So even if somebody were to offer us a piece which they would n't I 'm sure , a piece of old medieval furniture , we would n't take it . |
| 5 | Not now , not next year but in the next twenty years so there are a problem with schools , there are problems , I think , with changing leisure habits er people , the way that people take their leisure has changed over the last twenty years and not always have clubs , organizations and sailing schools taken account of that in , in their programme , especially with youngsters and I have to say I also believe there is apathy in some clubs and other organizations , not every club has an active youth sailing scheme and I believe that any club that does n't either must be extremely popular because of its er prices of beer or , or some other reason or it may not exist perhaps in twenty years ' time , so I think it 's an ext extremely important topic brought about by the maybe , without being melodramatic , some of the stuff that we 're reading in the papers about youngsters these days but looking at it from a purely selfish sailing point of view if we 're to get more youngsters into the sport even if we 're to hold our ground we 've got to make a big effort over , over this year and , and it 's important make sure that it runs on for future years . |
| 6 | No no and we even if we were offered them we would n't take them because the logic of the thing is that what we 're trying to show is a medieval house as it looked when it was nearly new . |
| 7 | He may have received psychotherapy , but has not yet undergone conversion surgery even if he is contemplating it . |
| 8 | Even if he was kissing her because he only felt sorry for her , she could pretend , could n't she ? |
| 9 | he told her that even if he was caught he had now enough money to get her , police monitoring calls to the Shipway 's office traced the call within seconds to a phone box at the service station on the A one at Groinby near Gran Grantham Lan , Lincolnshire , police cars arrived at the call box only minutes after the kidnapper had left |
| 10 | He speaks quietly , pleasantly , with an even delivery that would sound the same even if he was threatening your life . |
| 11 | And even if you 're parking it in your driveway or close to your home , lock and secure it at all times . |
| 12 | ‘ Because even if you are leaving we 'll still be working together . ’ |
| 13 | I know climbers are not always the most considerate of folks , but this is definitely a place to adopt a ‘ softly softly ’ approach , even if you are finding your chosen route a little hard going . |
| 14 | He said : ‘ Even if I were to say you are right , you would have no proof . |
| 15 | Even if I was using him , a time of my choosing , to wash away the guilt … |
| 16 | I am unemployed , but even if I was working I do n't think I would lay out all the expense to travel to London . |
| 17 | I am unemployed , but even if I was working I do n't think I would lay out all the expense to travel to London . |
| 18 | She has monopolized your attention ; even if it is scolding it is rewarding ( after all the behaviour is as persistent as ever ) . |
| 19 | Now , I do n't know poetry from a hole in the ground and I draw the line at having my head sawn off , even if it 's to save my trenchcoat . |
| 20 | He might be lord of all he surveyed , but it seemed he did n't in the least mind getting his own hands dirty , even if it was to assist his arch enemy . |
| 21 | Even if she were to write she knew she would never post the letter . |
| 22 | ‘ Even while I was speaking I realised I could well turn the tables with that . |
| 23 | ‘ And , if that was n't enough , even while I 'm realising what an idiot I 'm being to grow so infuriated that you and Lubor Ondrus appear to be in each other 's pockets , you , who have no fear whatsoever of my dog — indeed have that day taken him walking — now seem to be taking him over too ! |
| 24 | In the immediate context of The Possessed Kirillov delights even while he is dismaying us by pushing theory — the novel 's Paper Person motif , that is — to the very limit , the born gambler 's limit . |
| 25 | But even while he was saying it , it did not sound true . |
| 26 | If you can afford such luxuries , the device known as the Steadicam JR will give you perfectly smooth shooting even while you are walking your camcorder through a tracking shot ! |
| 27 | He thanked me politely and returned to his prying , looking in all the drawers , flicking through files even as he was drinking his tea . |
| 28 | Even as he was shaking his head , Patrick could hear Tom Rooney saying to him , " You 're part of the organization now … we look after our own , " and then he remembered the young gunman 's statement , " We need people like you … if any of you feel like joining … " |
| 29 | He 'd answered with some folderol about seeking the ideal woman , but he 'd known the truth even as he was spinning her this tosh , and it was a bitter thing . |
| 30 | But even as she was unslinging her canvas bag , so the group moved off to the lifts again . |