Example sentences of "even [subord] [pron] had not been " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Or even if they had n't been well paid , ’ added Tealtaoich .
2 But even if he had not been separated from Alexei by duty , and leaving aside the connivance of Irina 's family , a gap would have existed between them .
3 But sometimes the expenditure will result in the plaintiff acquiring an asset of a type that he would have required even if he had not been disabled , although he would not have required one with the special attributes of the asset in question .
4 Even if he had n't been such a good-looking chap , he was , by any standards , the only eligible man around .
5 Chatterton 's the only one I would have thought had the nerve , but then even if he had n't been crippled , he would n't have the skill . ’
6 Even if you had n't been way out there , you had no right to make something from my personal life the grounds for dismissal . ’
7 ‘ It was over before we knew it , ’ said Taliesin later , ‘ and even if it had not been , I do not think we could have got near to the Lad . ’
8 Jenny was nine , and even if she had n't been adventurous she would probably have fallen in the river anyway , because there was nothing much to do at Dale End but get into mischief .
9 Even if she had n't been linked to the blackamoor , the cards were stacked against flight .
10 Even if there had n't been the war , I would never have gone back .
11 He was always on the watch for an affront , which he would often imagine even when it had not been intended , an easy thing for a Frenchman at a politically sensitive time .
12 Matilda was more likely to rant at her Maker than supplicate , even when she had n't been put into a rage .
13 The two other new jobs went to people who could hardly be described as outsiders , even though they had not been either Founders or members of the Executive Committee .
14 The boldness of this interpretation lies in allowing the validity of the trust even though it had not been addressed to the daughter and had not been intended to be paid by her .
15 He had travelled back to Keswick with her even though it had not been his previous intention to do so .
16 He had thought she 'd rally round even though he had n't been in touch for nearly a year .
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