Example sentences of "even [subord] [pron] have the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if they had the space , the concept is riddled with conflict . |
| 2 | It is therefore difficult to train such staff , even if they had the time and inclination to practise the skills necessary . |
| 3 | This failing , it is suggested , is often compounded by the use of obscure , abstract terminology which teachers simply do not have the time ( even if they have the inclination ) to penetrate . |
| 4 | Even if they have the papers , they wo n't show them to you . ’ |
| 5 | We feel quite like VIPs , although it is really the only practicable way of travelling , since the Institute is a couple of miles away , and even if we had the energy to cycle ( as all the Chinese do ) I do n't think we would have the time . |
| 6 | Even if he had the knowledge and inclination to do so , there are too many distractions . |
| 7 | ‘ I spent hours in the library looking up all the journals I could find — and the thing that kept coming back to me was that even if you had the treatment , there was a chance that the effects of toxoplasmosis on the child might not come out until years later . |
| 8 | ‘ I just wish I had the opportunity to buy a quality player like that more often , but they are not around even if you have the money . |
| 9 | I well remember the words of an old foreman who said to me , Son , even if you have the talent and ability to take you to the top , there is still no guarantee that you will ever get there , or even half way . |
| 10 | Even if you have the cash , paying it over could be a severe strain on your resources . |
| 11 | ‘ I could n't afford the time , even if I had the money , ’ says Robyn . |
| 12 | Teacher says it 's disgraceful But even if I had the time , I feel too tired . |
| 13 | I 've looked everywhere for a weapon , but there 's nothing of any use , even if I had the strength and skill . |
| 14 | It seemed there would n't be time to do any prying even if she had the money to go to Chertsey , which she did n't . |
| 15 | But it did not , at any rate for the peasantry , which on the whole refused to turn itself into a flourishing class of commercial farmers even when it had the chance to do so . |
| 16 | It often occurred to her that she might never leave Florence again even when she had the money and means to do so . |
| 17 | Even when she had the picture in front of her , she seemed only to see the flat bloodless paper . |
| 18 | Herluin , when finally he did touch , touched as if the vellum might burn him , timidly and convulsively , and even when he had the book open , for better or worse , agonized a few moments over where to choose on the page , shifting from recto to verso and back again before settling . |
| 19 | In any intimacy between a stronger and a weaker personality the weaker is inclined to yield even when he has the means to prevail , from a compulsion to see through the eyes of the stronger . |
| 20 | Melanie , a working mother , is contracted to work four hours a day , but , said Bob , ‘ even though she has the time consuming task of caring for her baby , when the situation has arisen , she has worked full days in order to ensure the smooth running of her team . ’ |
| 21 | In the US during the 1970s , the cultural climate in economic thinking was soft on inflation , and the Fed did not tackle it as a result , even though it had the power to do so . |
| 22 | Emotionally you 're a child , even though you have the body of a very desirable woman , and I have no intention of becoming involved with you . |