Example sentences of "and even if [pers pn] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | But then even if they do that and even if they get the franchise , they 're not going to be able to say , we can now hold on to it for five , or seven , years , however long the franchise is going to be , because if another bidder comes along in the meantime and says , we rather like this ourselves , they 'll be thrown off . |
2 | " Why did n't you use anything ? " is a familiar question , and there are various explanations — getting pregnant may have an unreal quality about it , something which younger teenagers in particular may feel , and even if they know the risks they assume that they 'll be lucky . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | Naturally , there are no perfect vacuums and even if we create a perfect vacuum inside the tube , the elements will ‘ outgas ’ ( the material will put out oxygen and other molecules from gases absorbed in the metal ) and the vacuum will not be perfect any more . |
5 | The absolute binding energies are of course very large , and even if we do a very expensive calculation we should not expect our calculated orbital energies to match them exactly . |
6 | If he lands on a tree or on the ground he sticks in like a dart , and even if he survives the impact he wo n't be able to free himself easily . |
7 | ‘ There 's no bus , and even if she had a bike it 's too far for her to ride both ways . ’ |
8 | It 's not very common during pregnancy , and even if it occurs the effect on the baby can either be slight or very serious , when it 's a tragedy . |
9 | Ullman therefore suggests ( contra empiricists and Piaget ) that a baby — or , one might add , a kingfisher — can see that two appearances are views of one and the same object even if it has never seen that sort of object before , and even if it has no tactile or manipulative evidence suggesting that they pertain to one and the same thing . |
10 | It 's much tougher than amateur golf and even if you shoot a good round , you could be lying in only 10th or 12th place . ’ |
11 | And even if you tore the guarantee up and threw it away erm a you 've still statutory rights , anyway , given to you under the Sale of Goods Act . |
12 | And even if you score a triumph , avoid crowing about your success . |
13 | Even if it 's raining and even if you have no stomach to work ? |
14 | And even if you buy a cheap carpet to start with it 's not gon na last long as i , i , i |