Example sentences of "even [conj] he [vb past] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the second chapter of Philippians , a little bit before where we read , Paul 's describing the seriousness of the illness of his friend and companion , Ep Aproditus And even although he had written that the thought of his own death caused him no qualms whatever , when he was writing about his friend , Aproditus being at the point of death , he said , But God had mercy on him and not only upon him but on me also lest I should have sorrow on sorrow . |
| 2 | When the dust finally settled on the day 's play , the Stoddard Captain , showing no reluctance to collect the Buchanan Cup on behalf of Stoddards , even although he had played for Lyles , took the opportunity to thank both Eddie Docherty and Ian McCulloch of Lyles for the splendid organisation of the event . |
| 3 | In addition , there is no protection against the old device of refusing admission to a solicitor ( or doctor ) and asserting afterwards that the prisoner did not ask for him or even that he had refused to see him . |
| 4 | Not that the gay Oz had been his idea , or even that he had provided much input , apart from advice on the telephone . |
| 5 | Even if he 'd sent in a flock of prime cattle , they 'd have known , after this , after St Hilarion , not to touch it . |
| 6 | He could n't have got rid of them anyway , even if he 'd wanted to . |
| 7 | Even if he 'd shown any signs at all of wanting to have her around — which he had n't — she 'd be nothing more than a burden . |
| 8 | But I never heard Trevor embarrass anyone , even if he 'd had one or two . |
| 9 | Common sense should have told her that he had n't had the time , even if he 'd had the inclination , to arrange that visit from those two men . |
| 10 | I do n't think they 'd have been impressed even if he 'd told them |
| 11 | Such a result would leave Mr Smith , sponsored by the general workers , still able to win even if he failed to gain the support of most MPs or constituency parties . |
| 12 | Even if he managed to get to a horse , he had a nasty suspicion that it would follow him at its own pace . |
| 13 | Perhaps they reasoned that even if he managed to slip clear of the ropes he would have so far to fall it would n't matter . |
| 14 | I firmly told him that if he ever came near me again , I would fight back for all I was worth and , even if he managed to beat me every time , sooner or later I would get lucky and hurt him . |
| 15 | But there was no chance for him to rest in seclusion , even if he wished to do so — by April his brother was dying , and because of the urgency of the situation Eliot flew to New York on 22 April . |
| 16 | In the Psalms of David Smart had his pattern laid out for him , even if he chose to embroider it a little . |
| 17 | Any boy who dared to venture down the Mucky Beck alone was deserving of great respect , even if he had fallen into the water and almost drowned . |
| 18 | ‘ Even if he had desired it , he could scarcely have done more to ensure that the Khans would support Nogai 's will . ’ |
| 19 | Kate had been all too aware of the stiffening in the figure next to her , even if he had ignored the girl , apart from an acknowledging , casual smile in her direction . |
| 20 | It is plain from his private correspondence that , even if he had discovered by himself the mechanism by which species diverge , he had no intention of publishing until after his death . |
| 21 | But if they backed Sutton at least they stood a chance of controlling him — even if he had turned out to be , as some thought , a bit of a duffer . |
| 22 | Even if he had wanted to say something he was unable to move his mouth . |
| 23 | Even if he had wanted to , he could no longer afford to go to Greece . |
| 24 | Even if he had wanted to try unmasking me , he would n't have dared . |
| 25 | Thus even if he had wanted to introduce a programme of radical social reform , Alexander had to tread carefully . |
| 26 | It has often been pointed out that even if he had written nothing before this stage he would still be regarded as an important poet . |
| 27 | But even if he had given me a direct answer , I do n't know that I would have believed him . |
| 28 | Only rarely did the artist actually go to where he might see exotic species in the wild — and even if he had gone there always , he would probably have found them very hard to see . |
| 29 | Ruth could n't have spoken , even if he had moved his hand . |
| 30 | In any case , she was too busy attacking the contents of her briefcase when she got home to have gone out with him , even if he had asked her — which he had n't . |