Example sentences of "even [subord] they [verb] [vb pp] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her sturdy common sense , the downright attitude to life which never ceased to surprise him , the constant loving references to a papa and a mama who sounded remarkably practical themselves , even if they had spoiled their beautiful daughter , informed him that she came from a background very unlike any that Dr Neil had ever encountered . |
| 2 | Using the most fundamental measure of poverty , the " breadline " , Professor Hay has estimated that over the years 1760 to 1802 in a normal year around 10 per cent of Staffordshire families would have been unable to buy sufficient bread over the year even if they had spent their whole earnings on it . |
| 3 | Jackals and martens could hardly have lifted the latch and , even if they had found their way in , there would have been signs of a scuffle : dead chickens , scattered feathers . |
| 4 | Erm however even if they have joined they are n't actually actively erm |
| 5 | That was even before they 'd asked him what qualifications he 'd got . |
| 6 | They are all female and since they too are also reproductively sufficient unto themselves , they can do the same thing as their mother even before they have left her body . |
| 7 | It is surprising how few students realize the full potential of simple diatonic harmony , even after they have studied it at school and university . |
| 8 | … children are used to feeling dissatisfied with their work , to expect chiding from the teacher and often mockery from their friends and to find that even when they 've tried their hardest , the results do n't reflect the amount of effort expended . |
| 9 | Such black holes could not be formed by gravitational collapse , because their masses are below the Chandrasekhar mass limit : stars of this low mass can support themselves against the force of gravity even when they have exhausted their nuclear fuel . |
| 10 | No I , what I do is I test it , I clean it out even though they 've done it |
| 11 | You do read terrible stories in the papers every day of men who 've murdered their wives , get off even though they 've chopped their wives into a hundred bits , driven to the Lake District overnight , dumped the body and gone back |
| 12 | Timothy Gedge , with his hollow cheeks and his gawkiness , had picked on them even though he did n't know them , even though they 'd done him no harm . |
| 13 | Even though they had occupied it separately , the fact that they had shared his bed created an intimacy that was impossible to ignore . |
| 14 | The fourth of Ashby 's proposals consists of the introduction of special incentives to employers , both in the private and public sector , to take on to their payrolls those who have failed to find work , even though they have done everything asked of them — are actively seeking work , registered for a job , been a member of a Job Club and been on an ET course . |
| 15 | The League , who will discuss Grima 's case today , has confirmed that Widnes are within their rights to demand a fee even though they have cancelled his registration with two years of his contract left . |