Example sentences of "even if [pron] 'd [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he did not say that , even if they 'd wished to finish the play with his understudy , they could n't , because Alex Household had run out of the theatre immediately after the shooting . |
| 2 | Even if they 'd had a formal partnership , which they did n't , it would have made no difference . |
| 3 | It would have taken him all day even if they 'd had enough tarmac in the back of the pickup ! |
| 4 | The frightening thing is , we 'd have got an hour 's highlights even if we 'd lost … |
| 5 | As soon as we 'd packed all the stuff in the ba van we 'd have the rest of the sandwiches the rest of the coffee or another cup of coffee and then we 'd get on the road and even if we 'd got back for four , by the time we 'd got home and , and had something to eat or if we did n't want nothing to eat , watched the telly for half an hour and get to bed , you 've got from eleven till sort of three or four the next day which is just nice because you 're in your own home |
| 6 | Even if he 'd sent in a flock of prime cattle , they 'd have known , after this , after St Hilarion , not to touch it . |
| 7 | He could n't have got rid of them anyway , even if he 'd wanted to . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | But I never heard Trevor embarrass anyone , even if he 'd had one or two . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | I do n't think they 'd have been impressed even if he 'd told them |
| 12 | ‘ Come to think of it I 'd have given you the oranges even if you 'd said no . ’ |
| 13 | To be a Jew was to be a member of a tribe , even if you 'd stopped dancing round the totem pole . |
| 14 | In one direction you will see the normal wave movement of the needles knitting , but in the other direction the needles hardly move at all , that is they SLIP ( and , even if you 'd had yarn threaded and stitches on the needles , they would n't have knitted on this row ) . |
| 15 | ‘ I never had the time , even if I 'd wanted to take it up . |
| 16 | There were cars parked down both sides even if I 'd wanted to get closer , which I did n't . |
| 17 | And even if I 'd made a mistake I 'd be honest enough to admit it . |
| 18 | ‘ Even if I 'd believed that story when you told it to me , I certainly would n't believe it now . |
| 19 | Even if I 'd told you that I heard it on the local news , I doubt you 'd have taken my word for it . |
| 20 | ‘ Even if I 'd told you everything , you would n't have known ‘ t was de Raimes ’ men at the ford . |
| 21 | Unfortunately , as I said , my mother is allergic to feathers , so I could n't have kept a bird at home even if I 'd had one . |
| 22 | However , even if I 'd had access to the book at the time — he gave a signed copy to Mrs Goreng when he left and another to the American woman journalist , which I accounted a waste-it would not have been wise to argue . |
| 23 | I had n't known how to explain what had been happening even if I 'd dared to . |
| 24 | But even if I 'd thought , it would n't have seemed right to go poking and prying with her only just dead . |
| 25 | ‘ Well , well , ’ he murmured , softly , ‘ I could n't have worked that more smoothly even if I 'd tried , could I ? ’ |
| 26 | Even if I 'd agreed to a fifth series , Pemberley would n't have lasted for ever . ’ |
| 27 | It seemed unlikely that he would permit that — even if she 'd desired the privilege . |
| 28 | Even if she 'd dabbed Mummy 's eyes and wiped her brow with a hanky soaked in cologne . |
| 29 | He pulled her with him to a more secure place , but there was n't a chance of speaking even if she 'd had breath or invention . |
| 30 | As she approached the back entrance to the place , Cleo reflected that , even if she 'd had the money , she would never want to live in a building like this . |