Example sentences of "[verb] even if " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had n't known how to explain what had been happening even if I 'd dared to . |
| 2 | I I 'm grateful Mr Deputy Speaker and I I will certainly er stay in order but the British electorate coming up to June the ninth and the European er elections will not know even if we pass these particular proposals tonight er in which constituencies they will be voting and if I may give an illustration as the honourable member for Truro did er er as far as his European constituency is concerned er the European constituency of Derbyshire Ashfield will d be divided into three different directions as the result of this particular order in council if we pass it tonight . |
| 3 | His general point may survive even if we do not share his preferences for physics , or even science . |
| 4 | Yet he knew that most of them would never survive even if they were free and that most would probably want to stay where they had for so long been safe , secure and well fed . |
| 5 | Castro claimed that the country would survive even if " surrounded by an ocean of capitalism " . |
| 6 | And thanks to a smart directory — a custom-designed programme by Richard himself — senders can track down the person they want even if they have only the recipient 's first name , or just the vaguest idea of their title or where they work . |
| 7 | The asset is likely to be replaced with a technologically superior asset and as such the replacement cost of the asset held will be difficult to establish even if it was still appropriate . |
| 8 | Yet it is arguable that it is the central question about any political system whether the decision making process , the institutions and the political culture which obtains , confer a sufficient degree of authority on the decisions themselves and upon those in power that those same institutions are still respected even if , in individual cases , the decisions themselves are not ; for lack of authority within a system and the respect this conveys can have catastrophic results . |
| 9 | Some sources have stated that sufficient non-associated gas will be available by 1986 to supply all Saudi Arabia 's gas needs even if there were no oil production ( and thus no associated gas ) . |
| 10 | ‘ We will not surrender even if it takes forever , ’ said Corporal Roy Bantung . |
| 11 | ‘ We will not surrender even if it takes forever , ’ said Corporal Roy Bantung . |
| 12 | So , as you can see , there is no need to be discouraged from growing plants for pressing even if you do only have a window box . |
| 13 | you know you maybe err on the safe side a bit but as you say even if it 's erm well thirty hours would be getting |
| 14 | His nationalisation and fury at British exploitation made it impossible for him to compromise even if it was clear that this policies were self-destructive . |
| 15 | However , the latter point fails to take account of the fact that rape is committed even if there is no ejaculation , and even if the woman is infertile , and it has been strongly argued that ‘ penetration involving the penis , vagina or anus is perceived differently and regarded more seriously than other forms of penetration ’ . |
| 16 | In the latter case a trespass is committed even if the structure ( a crane ) was at a height which did not affect the plaintiff 's use of the land ( Anchor Brewhouse Developments Ltd v Berkley House ( Docklands Developments ) Ltd ( 1987 ) 38 BLR 82 ) . |
| 17 | Eight overs remained , and it was universally known that the bails would be lifted even if the match was still undecided : an extra pressure on everyone , and another silly regulation among cricket 's banana-skins , this one installed pre-tour by the visiting team . |
| 18 | The second result of broad interest is that cultural diversity is to be expected even if the underlying cognitive development is rigidly programmed . |
| 19 | In the presence of exogenous acetylcholine a normal sweat response should therefore be expected even if nerve degeneration precludes adequate transmitter release . |
| 20 | Clearly , therefore , there are dangers in the selection of extreme groups for special treatment since a change is to be expected even if the treatment is completely useless . |
| 21 | Now this is very common you do n't know what you 're working with so you ca n't really be expected even if you get the answer if |
| 22 | I 'm not going to do what he wants even if I do fancy you . |
| 23 | Note that this keyword must be included even if there are no users to be granted access . |
| 24 | Note that this keyword must be included even if there are no users to be granted access . |
| 25 | Note that this keyword must be included even if there are no users to be granted access . |
| 26 | In many instances , pellet formation is stimulated by the availability of the next meal ( Chitty , 1938 ) , with the previous meal being regurgitated even if not fully digested in order to leave room for the next and in this case it seems likely that the initial level of pH would be higher than normal . |
| 27 | Faecal occult blood testing was not used as an entry criteria nor was its usefulness assessed during this study as the investigations to locate a possible source of bleeding would have been pursued even if faecal occult blood tests had been negative . |
| 28 | This is the reason for the ungrammaticality of : ( 40 ) the only book missing readable is Twyford 's Lives of the Slovak Saints By contrast , the examples of ( 41 ) are fully acceptable : ( 41 ) the only readable book missing is the one I told you about the only missing book readable is the one already mentioned The same contrast is seen in ( 42 ) beside the two cases of ( 43 ) which are both grammatically acceptable ( although not of course quite identical in meaning ) : ( 42 ) *one journalist striking accessible is Jana Flynn ( 43 ) one striking journalist accessible is Jana Flynn one accessible journalist striking is Jana Flynn The restriction is general , applying even if the particular adjectives concerned are ones which can normally appear postnominally . |
| 29 | For Fig.4 g , the minimum [ Glu ] is given by , where V m is membrane potential and V X is the Nernst potential of X. ( This holds even if some HCO is transported , because . ) |
| 30 | The same basic point holds even if the theory of social representations makes a distinction between the common sense of former times and modern , non-commonsensical thinking . |