Example sentences of "even [conj] i [verb] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Even if I had said I was , which I am not , though I admit to certain sympathies , I can see that you are prey to the usual set of misconceptions . |
| 2 | I could not remember what she was saying , nor even if I had understood her , but I knew that what she was saying must be , in some sense , significant . |
| 3 | Let me make it quite plain , if Mike Channon ever set foot in the Multivite Vegeburger/Singletons Valve Replacement League Division Three he would not go anywhere but Athletico , even if I had to sell my house and body to keep him here . |
| 4 | Even if I 'd told you that I heard it on the local news , I doubt you 'd have taken my word for it . |
| 5 | ‘ Even if I 'd told you everything , you would n't have known ‘ t was de Raimes ’ men at the ford . |
| 6 | Unfortunately , as I said , my mother is allergic to feathers , so I could n't have kept a bird at home even if I 'd had one . |
| 7 | I 'm not going to do what he wants even if I do fancy you . |
| 8 | He says , the wicked are like the tossing sea , and you know , as far the bible is concerned , the wicked is not necessarily the man or the woman who does terrible deeds , the wicked is not necessarily who is , who is a murderer , or a child molesterer , or a thief or or or a wife beater or something like that , the wicked is the person who rejects God , who turns their back on God , who says thank you , I can go through my life without , I do n't need you , I do n't even believe you exist , and even if I do believe you exist I 'm gon na do things my way , I 'm gon na go through life as I choose . |
| 9 | ‘ I may need you to show me where things are , ’ she turned to Jill , ‘ but the rest I can manage , even if I have to bluff my way through . ’ |
| 10 | Mr Broadhurst browbeat me over it : ‘ I will have you know the ancient Hebrew art , its derivation and derogation , its eventual suppuration into the Rosicrucian , even if I have to badger you unmercifully — eurgh ! |
| 11 | You 'll be trussed to that post yonder and later I 'll have a promise from you , even if I have to whip you raw to get it . |
| 12 | But you 'll get in that darn cab and stop giving me any more hassle , even if I have to throw you in bodily like the little baggage you are . |
| 13 | I 'm leaving this evening and you 're coming with me , even if I have to help you pack , but do n't bother with anything except the basics . |
| 14 | You will remember that when we last spoke you said the Ramsbum , Gooseneck business was impossible , and that was even before I had met my colleague Blitherdick , the wine waiter who had been on holiday when I arrived . |
| 15 | Even before I had finished I began to experience a great feeling of freedom and relief . |
| 16 | I was light-headed , even after I 'd dried my face . |
| 17 | Even after I 'd told my wife the good news I could n't hide my depression . |
| 18 | AB still appears shorter than BC even after I have measured them and found them to be equal . |
| 19 | Even when I stop idolising him , I 'd still like to be able to tell him what pleasure his lovely voice has given me all these Saturday evenings . ’ |
| 20 | Fingers come round , things go in and out of my mouth but even when I venture to open my eyes I see nothing . |
| 21 | And even when I had assured myself I was on the right road , I felt compelled to stop the car a moment to take stock , as it were , I decided to step out and stretch my legs a little and when I did so , I received a stronger impression than ever of being perched on the side of a hill . |
| 22 | ‘ Who is he ? ’ he kept repeating over and over again , stony-faced and disbelieving even when I had told him the truth . |
| 23 | Even when I did believe it we discussed it several times , but he would n't change his mind . |
| 24 | The stresses and tensions in those early days got to me , even though I managed to obscure them from the viewers . |
| 25 | Even though I 've accepted myself , it does n't mean I would n't want to look better sometimes . |
| 26 | Even though I 've run my mower on unleaded petrol for years , I 'd like to see the manufacturers design cleaner engines . |
| 27 | I 'm so hungry even though I 've eaten I feel like I ai n't eaten nothing . |
| 28 | I 'd live off my wits even though I 've geared myself to be a footballer . |
| 29 | I was and it 's never gone away even though I 've put my weight back on . |
| 30 | Sitting outside my childhood home , waiting for my mother to come home , even though I had watched her die , she thought . |