Example sentences of "but even [conj] [pron] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But even if we assume that it is sound at an abstract philosophical level , it would be extremely dubious to assert that this theory can justify our present practices of punishment or anything like them . |
| 2 | But even if we discover that vineyards vanished from south east England at a time when the climate was getting colder , we still do not know for sure why they disappeared . |
| 3 | But even if we accept that there is a significant difference between the ‘ legal ’ and ‘ political ’ processes in the way in which decisions are reached , they would both still come firmly within the definition of power we adopted in part I , that is the ability to get others to do what you want them to , assuming this is different from what they would have done anyway , with the use or threat of sanctions if necessary . |
| 4 | But even if we allow that this can be a beneficial experience , we must question the wisdom of seeing it as the only valid way in which reading can be learned . |
| 5 | The critics went on praising these qualities but even as they did so they began to have quite serious reservations . |
| 6 | I 'm thinking there might be something wrong with my plan to wait as I close my eyes ( only to rest them ) , but even as I yawn and put my hands into my armpits I think a spot of rest is n't such a bad idea so long as I do n't fall asleep . |