Example sentences of "even if [pron] be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if one is as generous as possible regarding the size of the error , the figure would still turn out to be several tens of millions of lost lives . |
| 2 | Despite the exceptions , it seems better in many ways to attempt to produce some stress rules ( even if they are rather crude and inaccurate ) than to claim that there is no rule or regularity in English word stress . |
| 3 | For example , a sufferer from alcoholism who still used sleeping tablets , a sufferer from any of the eating disorders who is not physically abstinent from sugar and white flour , a sufferer from workaholism who exchanges work for physical exercise in similar quantities and a sufferer from the family disease who still searches incessantly for treatment or other solutions to the problems of the primary sufferer rather than accept his or her own powerlessness over the lives of other people and accept the need for personal recovery , are all still in the active phase of the disease even if they are regularly attending meetings of an appropriate Anonymous Fellowship . |
| 4 | Unlike cleaning chemicals which still perform even if they are grossly misused and , at worst can hardly leave a surface dirtier after application than before , misuse in disinfectants and sanitisers can result in an increase in bacterial contamination . |
| 5 | Two specimens of the same species , we normally assume , are numerically distinguishable even if they are qualitatively completely alike . |
| 6 | Although all Piaroa are considered kinsmen , division does exist , of course : there is the factional politicking of the ruwatu ; each individual has dangerous affines , even if they are also kin ; men have different roles to play from women , and because of their difference in cultural capabilities the genders are dangerous for one another , a difference somewhat marked in ritual . |
| 7 | ‘ We expect that women will want to cook and sew and launder even if they are also reading Homer or studying Italian painters . ’ |
| 8 | By now , you should be starting to see some interesting results on your first tape even if they are just pot-shots taken at random . |
| 9 | even if they are both needed and wanted by the school . |
| 10 | And even if they are physically present , are there particular lessons or activities which are inaccessible because textbooks or work-sheets demand a level of literacy and comprehension which effectively prevent access ? |
| 11 | Women are presumed to be able to cope domestically in circumstances where men are presumed to be unable to manage : they can cook , clean and care for themselves even if they are physically impaired ( Wenger , 1984 ) . |
| 12 | What has been attempted in this chapter has been the clarification that so far the traditional values of catholic nationalism are still dominant among the Roman catholics of Ireland , even if they are severely contested by a significant minority from among them and lukewarmly subscribed to by a further significant minority . |
| 13 | Even if they are half asleep , they will still be alert and ready to respond to any danger . |
| 14 | After all , good results do occur , even if they are only temporary . |
| 15 | Sowing seed amongst lumps of soil , even if they are only 6 mm ( ¼ in ) in diameter , will not result in seedlings — the seed simply does not germinate , however much you water the soil and protect it from cold . |
| 16 | Caecilians are rarely seen for they seldom come to the surface except at night and even if they are accidentally dug up , they may well be mistaken for brightly coloured earthworms . |
| 17 | Some of the disabled will need , despite medical treatment , intensive care and regular nursing all their lives , others will need steady attention from their doctors even if they are relatively mobile and independent . |
| 18 | Conceptual factors are those which limit our ability to draw conclusions from experiments , even if they are technically perfect . |
| 19 | First , it normally includes ( and therefore the COB Rules regulate ) dealings as principal , even if they are technically not investment business because of the exemption for qualifying own account transactions in para 17 of Sched 1 to the FSA . |
| 20 | A similar exam is still compulsory for anyone seeking to enter the teaching profession without the required Leaving Certificate pass , even if they are never to teach the subject . |
| 21 | ABOVE Tombstones and other carved monuments such as these remains of early Christian crosses can also be treated as finds even if they are still in their original positions . |
| 22 | No child of that age should have to face something which they 've the intelligence to realize can affect their whole lives , even if they are too young to appreciate , mercifully , just how much . |
| 23 | Official studies show that 70 per cent of Soviets estimate that they are not working to their full capacity , only nine per cent aspire to posts with greater responsibility , while 13 per cent actually prefer jobs with less responsibility , even if they are less well paid . |
| 24 | Even if they are more than 12″ away from Orcs/Goblins , Night Goblin shamans may use magic by consuming mushroom . |
| 25 | But very often I think tabloid journalism is interesting in terms of language because it 's very punchy it 's succinct because i i in some of our terms you might find people into a three minute reader and a thirty minute reader because in attention span and intellectual capacity are quite different but to actually condense something into meaningful short bursts , even if they are politically biased actually requires a certain amount of skill I would suspect the clarity index which I ca n't find is the process that I mentioned the other night where you take erm some people call it the fog index a correct me if I 'm wrong in my figures , but I think it 's a piece of something like two hundred or three hundred words you count the number of suc erm colons and full stops or is it only full stops ? |
| 26 | Books are not scarce even if they are somewhat costly . |
| 27 | So even if they are inadvertently or wilfully slipping down a couple of hundred more calories than they intend in the course of a day , they might still find themselves clocking up a decent weight loss on the scales each week . |
| 28 | When they do n't have enough time , teachers know , even if they are fairly successful at not thinking about it , that in some way or other they are letting down their pupils , their colleagues or themselves . |
| 29 | See what happens is they always backwards even if they 're right at the back of the field so you find someone you do n't like and you go behind them trip them over |
| 30 | ‘ Even if they 're completely confused , they would still go out if they want to . |