Example sentences of "even [conj] [pron] [vb past] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ And I loved you from the moment I walked into the factory , even if you did have a false impression of me . |
| 32 | Not even if I had to block the Valve for a week … |
| 33 | So I 'd better , even if I had to make an and you know . |
| 34 | And even if I 'd made a mistake I 'd be honest enough to admit it . |
| 35 | And she also reminded herself that even if it had included a kiss it did n't mean a thing — especially as it had come from a man who was living in the outback to get away from women . |
| 36 | Penelope 's way home took her along St Basil 's Terrace , or if it had not done she would have arranged her journey to include it , even if it had meant a slight detour . |
| 37 | It 's about time somebody killed this ‘ debate ’ dead in its tracks , even if it meant stating the obvious ; that postmodernism is nothing more than Situationism without the socialism , the archetypal assimilation of revolutionary technique and terminology . |
| 38 | Perhaps Cromwell , when he passed , also found the door of Coldingham Priory locked and decided that he would get in anyway , even if it meant removing a whole wall in order to do so . |
| 39 | The new French Agriculture and Forestry Minister , Louis Mermaz , said that France would not be pushed into an accord even if it meant extending the December deadline for completing the GATT talks . |
| 40 | If one of us was really late , but could be seen running to catch the tram , Carnera waited , even if it meant starting a little behind time . |
| 41 | Oliver had reassured her that Sir Thomas could not possibly have committed suicide through anguish at her rejection and she was now prepared to enjoy the rest of the week immensely , even if it did involve a murder investigation . |
| 42 | The cabin was surprisingly spacious , even if it did lack the little human touches that made it a home . |
| 43 | No-one wants to have a glare lamp in their face at closing time nor to have a doorman shouting ‘ Drink up ’ in the middle of an act even if it did get a laugh . |
| 44 | Even if she had heard the locomotive 's whistle as it entered the tunnel , she would not have had time to run to the bridge in time to meet Mr Cross as he parked his car in the goods yard . |
| 45 | Not because the Harlequin man had sullied Meh'Lindi in Jaq 's eyes , oh no , no question of such a despicable thought — but because Carnelian had used pleasure as a weapon , therefore Meh'Lindi must reject dalliance with any such delights ; even if she had felt the faintest inclination to dally in the first place , and that was a dubious proposition . |
| 46 | It seemed unlikely that he would permit that — even if she 'd desired the privilege . |
| 47 | 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 . |
| 48 | Bunny says she 's quite an asset , even if she did have a disturbed schooling . ’ |
| 49 | She wished she could lay claim to a migraine but knew that Betty would not let her , that anyway even she could not be so mannerless as to absent herself from her own picnic , and that even if she did have a blinding migraine she would still have to go . |
| 50 | Much before she was ready she was whisked up to Vendelin Gajdusek 's home , deposited outside his elegant and graceful house , and , even while she wanted to call the driver back , he was already on his way . |
| 51 | Even before we 'd exchanged a word , I knew that she would let me do anything I wanted to her . |
| 52 | Even before we had left the environs of Mount Pleasant airport , we had seen upland geese grazing unconcernedly alongside the runway , and we crossed creeks where small parties of speckled teal were swimming . |
| 53 | Even before we had left the outskirts of Makassar , Abu grinned into my face and asked , " In your country , chickens fly ? " |
| 54 | They drove towards Ashdown Forest , and even before they had found a suitable place to stop , Charlotte had begun to recount the events of the past week in such detail that it was obvious she was holding nothing back . |
| 55 | The small airstrip was well away from the house and even before they turned to land a car had left the property and was heading out to meet them . |
| 56 | At 1989 prices , this would turn the first British PWR into a £2 billion project even before it had generated a single kilowatt of electricity . |
| 57 | Even before he finished speaking a caped and hooded figure appeared at Ivy 's shoulder , the door was wrenched open and a powerful torch shone into their faces . |
| 58 | This training officer was teaching the course internally even before he had passed the examination himself , as did later one of the directors of his firm . |
| 59 | With a keener sense of danger than the others , and finding it exhilarating , as they certainly would not , he had noticed at once that something was wrong , even before he had rubbed a clear patch on the steamy windows and , looking out into the night , had seen the horizon slowly rising , inch by inch . |
| 60 | I was beginning to get scared even before I 'd seen the film . |