Example sentences of "even [conj] she [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Even as she said it she recalled the growing doubts and disgust which had been another spur driving her to accept Clive 's invitation . |
| 32 | Although even as she said it the thought rushed through her mind that that was exactly what she was doing now . |
| 33 | Even as she said it , Lisa was asking herself where on earth this display of indignation was coming from . |
| 34 | Even as she said it , she recognised what she was doing — attempting to put some distance between them by drawing in her daughter , as a shield . |
| 35 | Even as she said it , she knew it was an outrageous suggestion . |
| 36 | Even as she said it , she knew how feeble it sounded . |
| 37 | She 'd been so caught up in her thoughts that the voice near her side came as a shock , but even as she turned she realised the words had n't been aimed at her . |
| 38 | Leith yelled , and as fury which she just could not contain spiralled out of control , her right hand arced through the air , and even as she hit him with all her strength , she was still yelling , ‘ Since it seems to be taking so long to sink in , you can bank on it — whoever pays my mortgage , you 're far , far at the back of the queue ! ’ |
| 39 | And he besought his mother that she would love her even as she loved him himself , and that she would do good to her and show her great honour , for which he should ever serve her with the better good will . |
| 40 | But , even as she answered him so decisively , she was thinking : ‘ I did , did n't I ? ’ |
| 41 | She pressed her cool palm against his open mouth , hushing his enquiry even as she answered it . |
| 42 | Even as she spoke she knew she was being a hypocrite . |
| 43 | Even as she spoke she was taking a fleecy rose-coloured towel out of the linen press , turning on the water , unscrewing a flask of bath essence which perfumed the rising steam . |
| 44 | But even as she spoke she found herself wondering about the way she 'd reacted to his kisses ; if anyone should be well armed to protect themselves against the attractions of a man like Dane , she should . |
| 45 | Yet even as she spoke she knew that her grandmother would not fall asleep , not tonight she would n't . |
| 46 | But even as she spoke she recalled his handing in her key and speaking to the clerk , then both of them looking across at her . |
| 47 | Even as she spoke she was gripped by a niggling feeling of premonition . |
| 48 | But even as she fumed she could see the sense in his ploy — nobody would be suspicious of his frequent presence in the nightclub if they thought he had something going with Rory . |
| 49 | She knew she was deliberately goading him to anger and even as she did it she was annoyed with herself . |
| 50 | Even as she watched they disappeared over the edge , leaving her in a watery isolation . |
| 51 | But even as she seethed she knew it was not true . |
| 52 | He enjoyed brushing it , even when she made him stand so long behind her chair that his arms ached and his eyelids started to droop . |
| 53 | Mr Jones said : ‘ Even when she knew she was dying , her concern was for other people , not herself . |
| 54 | Carrie was afraid at first that Albert would despise such a babyish pastime but he seemed to enjoy it as much as Nick did , shouting with laughter when he tripped over bumps in the ice and not wanting to stop , even when she said it was time they were going . |
| 55 | But even when she whispered them aloud the words had a hollow ring . |
| 56 | The lady in the story ( as plainly told as it is titled ) inexplicably turns , halfway through an ordinary afternoon , into a bright-eyed vixen ; and the man in the story , equally inexplicably , Boy thought , remains faithful to her and loves her dearly even when she leaves him in order to raise a family with another animal and he even , in the end , goes mad with love for her . |
| 57 | Southey 's seafaring brother , Tom , was an early recruit to the scheme , as was Southey 's widowed mother in Bath ( even though she told him she thought he was mad ) . |
| 58 | He had the unhappy knack of putting her back up , even though she knew he was right . |
| 59 | Even though she knew she was playing with fire , knew exactly how vulnerable she was , Shannon wanted to laugh in his arrogant face . |
| 60 | She turned away , feeling sick at heart , even though she knew she should be glad . |