Example sentences of "even [conj] he have " 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 He had been told very little , and even that he had difficulty in remembering because he was so filled with excitement and anticipation .
5 Sure , I was aware of the possibility that he too could have the perfect hand — even that he had cunningly rolled that five to mislead my own investment when I could have collared his .
6 Not that the gay Oz had been his idea , or even that he had provided much input , apart from advice on the telephone .
7 Even if he 'd been rushed straight to hospital , they might not have been able to save him .
8 Even if he 'd sent in a flock of prime cattle , they 'd have known , after this , after St Hilarion , not to touch it .
9 He could n't have got rid of them anyway , even if he 'd wanted to .
10 But I never heard Trevor embarrass anyone , even if he 'd had one or two .
11 I believe that when the French were here , a man could enlist with the forces and still claim paternity for children born during his absence , even if he 'd been away a couple of years . ’
12 I wished I could have felt any sort of advance enthusiasm , but I could n't have cared less if John had spent the week transforming the room into the Crystal Palace , or even if he 'd been laying everything waste with a meat-axe .
13 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 .
14 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 .
15 Even if he 'd already identified me as his deadly rival , at that point it did n't have much relevance . ’
16 I do n't think they 'd have been impressed even if he 'd told them
17 Even if he had been out shooting , he would n't slip into a lady 's bedroom in muddy hunting boots . ’
18 There was very little of his own faith to be seen in the city , even if he had wished to become involved .
19 He took it up in a Pauline spirit , as a reparation ; now the least of Christians ( by special grace ) but once an infidel , and even if he had not persecuted the faithful , one who scorned the Faith , he would do what he could to convert men or stop them from straying away .
20 But Jack did n't know that and , even if he had known , it would only have given him a false feeling of security , because the threat from streptomycin , when it came , was not of a hind that he could have imagined or foreseen .
21 Even if he had n't been such a good-looking chap , he was , by any standards , the only eligible man around .
22 Yet , when I was seven years old , I should have thought him a very silly little boy indeed not to have understood about metaphorically speaking , even if he had never heard of it , and it does seem that what he possessed in the way of scientific approach he lacked in common sense .
23 Once again the rule was that Nice Girls Did n't — certainly not without the understanding that there was a ‘ moral ’ engagement with their partner , even if he had not yet bought the ring or made the announcement .
24 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 .
25 He needed some excitement , even if he had to make it himself !
26 Even if he had wanted to say something he was unable to move his mouth .
27 This involved frequent absences from home , so that , even if he had wished it , he would not really have been able to run the estates himself .
28 He is saying that it would have been unlawful to honour the patient 's request , even if he had been willing to do so .
29 A purchaser of land might well be uneasy if he knew that , even if he had no notice of a trust , the land could be recovered from him by a trustee .
30 From boyhood James had wanted to become a physician , but even if he had been taken seriously there would have been no money to cater for such an extravagant ambition .
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