Example sentences of "even [conj] it does [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am trying to avoid going that far : it does keep the ear occupied , at least for its duration , even if it does n't drift back into your consciousness afterwards , and these are solid , lusty performances by the Camerata quartet , a young Polish group , in impressively immediate recordings . |
| 2 | For feminists like me , who live through the political processes of women 's liberation , which turns sex inside out and reforms relationships with men , even if it does n't revolutionise them , talking to these young , single mothers proves that gains won in sexual relationships are not necessarily permanent or universal . |
| 3 | Even if it does n't mean anything |
| 4 | This is obviously of real help to a lot of people even if it does n't help everybody . |
| 5 | ‘ You must take me as you find me ’ means ‘ I 'm going to carry on and behave as I always do even if it does n't suit you . ’ |
| 6 | At the end of the day , a camcorder with sound , basic design is going to give you years of creative pleasure , even if it does n't have all the latest sales gimmicks ! |
| 7 | And even if it does n't come naturally , most politicians develop the ability to be absolutely horrible whenever it is required . |
| 8 | If you are involved in a nanny share , depending on the financial arrangements , l it may be viewed as a business even if it does not feel like one ! |
| 9 | Paragraph ( a ) is by way of restatement of the common law ; paragraph ( b ) extends it so as to make the disposition conversion even if it does not confer a good title on the disponee . |
| 10 | Marriage , even if it does not rest for its validity on the capacity for ‘ normal heterosexual intercourse ’ , has an intrinsic quality of bisexuality . |
| 11 | However distasteful it may be to some people , this does at least provide a rational explanation for the behaviour of those bystanders , even if it does not excuse them . |
| 12 | If the customer posts his notice of cancellation , it will be effective to cancel the agreement provided it is posted within the cooling-off period , i.e. even if it does not reach the trader until later or even if it never reaches him . |
| 13 | Lastly , under the so-called ‘ Dutch ’ clause , member states may request the Commission to review the effect of any concentration , even if it does not meet the thresholds of the Merger Regulation . |
| 14 | Even if it does not lead one to obey authority more often than one would otherwise , it affects one 's reasons and the significance of one 's actions . |
| 15 | It would seem reasonable , in general , that if a sequence of elements AB can be shown to be a semantic constituent , and one of the parts of the sequence satisfies the recurrent contrast criterion , then the status of semantic constituent should be accorded to the remaining part of the sequence , even if it does not satisfy the recurrent contrast criterion . |
| 16 | But it remains in the BBC 's history even if it does not remain in the history of the Labour Party . |
| 17 | The teacher needs to be open to , and supportive of , the student who has an alternative view to present , even if it does not fall squarely within the teacher 's own disciplinary expertise . |
| 18 | IT IS CURIOUS how an intervening bid , even if it does not have any great pre-emptive value , can throw a spanner in the opponents ' works . |
| 19 | In addition , even if it does not have a UK office , a non-UK firm nonetheless needs to be authorised for investment business carried on from a non-UK office with customers or counterparties in the UK on a services basis unless the FSA 's overseas person exemption applies ; this indeed also applies to UK firms ( see page 43 below ) . |
| 20 | Cricket can be boring when Botham behaves , and snooker needs Alex Higgins even if it does not like to say so . |
| 21 | It is a system which works well in securing loyal commitment , by virtue of low turnover and dissent , even if it does not produce markedly more satisfied workers than elsewhere . |
| 22 | Syria is unlikely to block an attack on Iraq , even if it does not join it . |
| 23 | It means being open to new information even when it does not seem immediately relevant . |
| 24 | Although the long tendon attaching to digit 3 will develop initially , even though it does not attach to a muscle , it will not persist unless it does attach . |
| 25 | This ancient puzzle has prompted some philosophers to draw a distinction between " being " and actual existence , and to claim that what is being talked about in such cases has being , even though it does not exist in reality . |
| 26 | Therefore , there seem to be two bases on which a contractual term can be attacked even though it does not attempt to restrain a party after the contractual period had ended . |
| 27 | However , the firm will have to make the prescribed disclosure that all or most of the FSA protections do not apply if ( even though it does not have to do so ) it tells a private customer that it is a member of SFA or is otherwise FSA-authorised ; or ( 2 ) It is carried on with or for customers in the UK , but the FSA 's overseas person exemption would have applied if that non-UK office had been a separate person from the UK office ( see page 40 above and also below ) or , presumably , is outside the territorial scope of the FSA in any event ; or ( 3 ) The business is that of an appointed representative of the firm and is not carried on in the UK . |
| 28 | Actually , I had more than a hand in it ; I designed all of Crate 's new tube line , even though it does n't have my name on it . |
| 29 | SunSoft says Solaris x86 will run on Intel Corp-based Acer , Advanced Logic Research , Grid , Olivetti , Apricot , Compaq Computer Corp , Gateway , IBM , NCR and NEC machines even though it does n't have OEM deals with these companies . |