Example sentences of "even [conj] [pron] was [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Roman catholic bishops supported the wording of the referendum and , as the referendum approached , said it was legitimate to oppose the amendment even if one was against abortion , which was in any case still immoral and was ‘ the direct taking of an innocent life ’ ( Irish Bishops ' Conference statement , quoted O'Carroll 1983 ) . |
| 2 | And even if I was in some way trying to do this , I certainly did n't succeed . |
| 3 | Apparently even if I was within the time limit of twenty-eight weeks ' pregnancy — which of course I 'm not — I could n't possibly stand an eight-hour flight ; I 've got a touch of toxaemia — ’ |
| 4 | But she also wanted to get out of this mess with an ounce of pride , and she was n't going to be able to do that if she was prising details about Matthew from the chambermaids , even if it was through Mandy ! |
| 5 | It would be better to make the discharge below the level of the grating of the gully even if it was over the gully before , to prevent leaves and garden debris blocking the gully . |
| 6 | The Truro banker William Praed invested £19,400 in the Grand Junction , and even if it was on behalf of clients , it still represented the mobilisation of savings from a county 300 miles from the canal . |
| 7 | The likes of Polanski , Nicholson and Hopper all talked freedom — even if it was at the movies — and that was music to the ears of those who followed the anti-war , hippie-inspired trend of throwing off inhibitions , of which there were plenty of public demonstrations when the beautiful people gathered , be it Los Angeles , New York , London or Paris . |
| 8 | Francis was delighted at landing Bright — even if it was at the third time of asking . |
| 9 | ( e ) There is , to put it negatively , no evidence that she did wish to persist in a refusal of a blood transfusion even if it was at risk to her life . |
| 10 | You must be glad the terrorists have gone away , even if it was at a terrible cost to your country . |
| 11 | So it was a remarkable jump into the headlines and popular acceptance , even if it was of a rather limited nature . |
| 12 | Light had come into the world again , even if it was to the accompaniment of tap-dancing elves . |
| 13 | No matter how much I hate — them — I will never root for my beloved Leeds to lose , even if it was to indirectly win the scum a treble . |
| 14 | Now the advent of the man himself into a classroom caused something of a sensation , even if it was under cover . |
| 15 | She was the product of a broken home who wanted romance and a happy family home , even if it was in a palace . |
| 16 | Maui was a little better — at least the interior decorator finished , even if it was in the worst possible taste , but the Seychelles took the cake. ! . ’ |
| 17 | Even if it was in front of the school it was nerve-wracking . |
| 18 | Amy was in her pastoral care , even if she was on holiday . |
| 19 | See all the time she was in pain I laughed even but it was for nerves like . |
| 20 | Artemis knew it was him before she saw him , because even before he was in the room everyone stood up , and Nanny as always straightened Artemis 's dress , tugging at the back . |
| 21 | ‘ That Celebrated Seaman ’ , as a sixpenny biography described him , continued to embarrass the British government even after he was on his way back to France . |
| 22 | He clearly had strong forebodings about Wolfgang 's future in Salzburg : Archbishop Colloredo was not only less tolerant than his predecessor , but unwilling to recognize and appreciate genius , even when it was to be found on his own doorstep . |
| 23 | Maybe I was less fortunate than my colleagues in my experience of Heathrow , but even my landlady in Twickenham was a most severe character , as mean as mustard with food and I seemed to live in the expensive Airport restaurant even when I was off duty . |
| 24 | ( My ex-husband did not want me working in Oman with him , and even when I was in the UK arranging the divorce he took steps to prevent me returning to Oman to teach until he had himself left the country in 1987 . ) |
| 25 | ‘ From day one at Tottenham I had the opposite feeling , even when I was in the team . ’ |
| 26 | Eve was often so prickly even when she was in the whole of her health . |
| 27 | Yeah , and even when she was in the no I 'm hungry , you 've had a bacon |
| 28 | Mind you , erm , I have n't been conscious about him at all , even when he was on the first of all . |
| 29 | A man remained a pauper , in other words , even when he was in full work . |
| 30 | The poem describes how ‘ even when he was in France ’ — in the context of the poem it is reasonable to presume the front line trenches — ‘ the sun still woke him as it had at home ’ . |