Example sentences of "and even if [pron] [was/were] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his first , Lucky Jim , there had been an offensive character called Bertrand , a painter and a pacifist who preferred his name to be pronounced in the French manner : clearly a late derivative of Bloomsbury and a poseur of the worst water ; and even if he were not a rival-in-love of the hero , that ( one feels ) would be all that needed to be said about him . |
| 2 | Not only was her employer old enough to be her father , but he was a married man , and even if he were not , such a relationship would be totally foreign to her upbringing , if not her very nature . |
| 3 | The quality of workmanship is what you 'd expect on an instrument costing just under thirteen hundred pounds and even if it was n't a limited edition I 'd still say it was worth the money . |
| 4 | And even if it was n't true it was n't her concern , was it ? |
| 5 | And even if it was n't too personal , did she really want him to know that some wee devil of tenderness pulled at her heart at the grey lines of weariness etched into his face ? |
| 6 | And even if it was not it allowed both sides an extra nine months in which to strengthen their positions . |
| 7 | And even if it was hardly the most spectacular of debuts by the French international , his sheer presence seems to be bringing the best out of United — and especially Mark Hughes . |
| 8 | As we have seen in the last chapter the surface of even the smoothest glass is infested with tiny invisible cracks and even if it were not , it soon would be when it had brushed against some other solid . |
| 9 | And even if I was n't , would that stop lovesick mortals from shelling out for orange-blossom , hiring a vicar and promising to love , honour and mumble at least once in their lives ? |