Example sentences of "even when an " in BNC.
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| 1 | For instance , the body has many reserve capacities which ensure that vital functions can continue even when an organ is injured or diseased : there is more lung tissue than is normally required , there is reserve liver tissue , there are two kidneys , eyes and ears . |
| 2 | Not that there 's always a lot of help on offer even when an organisation does decide to call in the police . |
| 3 | There are very few professional aircraft accident investigating officials who do not appreciate the broad scope of the coroner 's ( or procurator fiscal 's or magistrate 's ) responsibilities but it is remarkable how many coroners have very little idea of what the technical aircraft accident investigator is trying to do ; and it is even more surprising that many do not bother to try to find out , even when an aircraft accident occurs in their area of jurisdiction . |
| 4 | The close connection between politics and revenue patronage made it difficult for superiors to discipline officers who stepped out of line , and even when an officer was actually dismissed he could , and did , fight to secure his reinstatement by pulling political strings . |
| 5 | Political intervention was advisable even when an applicant had the necessary financial strength to make a purchase , and if a gift of a commission was a greater compliment , permission to purchase was nonetheless gratefully accepted . |
| 6 | Even when an outright transfer is made , problems can also arise , as women on their own find it difficult to meet the mortgage repayments . |
| 7 | Even when an in-house team has been successful the changes in many local authorities have been significant , costs have been cut and management has adopted more competitive attitudes . |
| 8 | Often , even when an object can be positively identified as having religious significance , it may have no bearing on the situation in which it was found — many looted religious objects have been found in places far from where they were made and used . |
| 9 | Even when an object such as a picture frame or set of clothes is highly ornate and may be the topic of conversation , it is usually intended to pall before the glory or that which it encloses : the work of art or the person . |
| 10 | Even when an oxytocic agent is not given a small proportion of patients show an increase in plasma oxytocin concentration during the late second or early third stage of labour . |
| 11 | Even when an expensive filtration plant was finally installed it proved inadequate . |
| 12 | Recent evidence has suggested that colonic neoplasm may be missed in patients presenting with iron deficiency anaemia unless colonic investigations are performed on all patients even when an alternative cause has been found . |
| 13 | ‘ This would involve , for example , preserving existing access opportunities even when an area of land was being sold off as surplus to the supplier 's requirement , ’ the response states . |