Example sentences of "[conj] even if [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this first category we consider three main criticisms : ( a ) that the model developed in chapter 4 can not account for a major feature of all economies ; ( b ) that the model relies for all its results on very simple specifications of the aggregate supply and demand curves ; and ( c ) that even if one accepts the model as it stands governments might effectively stabilize the economy if they possess better information about the economy than the private sector , or indeed if different parts of the private sector possess different information . |
| 2 | The problem with this reasoning is that even if we accept the narrow definition of freedom on which it relies , a system of private property , and in particular private ownership of productive assets , is not the only property system that is capable of bringing about the required dispersal of control over material goods . |
| 3 | Simple arithmetic told us that even if we gained the summit we would be stumbling back down in the dark like late cinema-goers trying to find their seats . |
| 4 | But he vowed that even if he becomes the world 's richest sportsman , he will stay firmly clear of the bright lights that cost Tyson his freedom . |
| 5 | The Collector had a feeling that even if he survived the siege he would never see Hari again . |
| 6 | ‘ I spent hours in the library looking up all the journals I could find — and the thing that kept coming back to me was that even if you had the treatment , there was a chance that the effects of toxoplasmosis on the child might not come out until years later . |
| 7 | I learned that even if you pay the mortgage on your home and your husband contributes nothing to bills , you can not legally lock him out of the matrimonial home . |
| 8 | But then even if they do that and even if they get the franchise , they 're not going to be able to say , we can now hold on to it for five , or seven , years , however long the franchise is going to be , because if another bidder comes along in the meantime and says , we rather like this ourselves , they 'll be thrown off . |
| 9 | " Why did n't you use anything ? " is a familiar question , and there are various explanations — getting pregnant may have an unreal quality about it , something which younger teenagers in particular may feel , and even if they know the risks they assume that they 'll be lucky . |
| 10 | We feel quite like VIPs , although it is really the only practicable way of travelling , since the Institute is a couple of miles away , and even if we had the energy to cycle ( as all the Chinese do ) I do n't think we would have the time . |
| 11 | If he lands on a tree or on the ground he sticks in like a dart , and even if he survives the impact he wo n't be able to free himself easily . |
| 12 | It 's not very common during pregnancy , and even if it occurs the effect on the baby can either be slight or very serious , when it 's a tragedy . |
| 13 | And even if you tore the guarantee up and threw it away erm a you 've still statutory rights , anyway , given to you under the Sale of Goods Act . |
| 14 | Teacher says it 's disgraceful But even if I had the time , I feel too tired . |
| 15 | Cracks in bitumen felt can be sealed with a bitumen mastic , but even if you find the roof surface in relatively good condition , it would be a good idea to give it a nice thick coat of roofing compound , such as Isoflex , by Roncraft . |
| 16 | For even if we achieve the objective of a full franchise then the purpose of that full franchise will not work for disabled people if they do n't have full access to polling stations , they only then have the alternative of using postal or proxy votes and not exercising their franchise in the same way that able-bodied people er will do and their full right are part of the measure that I 'm seeking the house to agree that I should pursue . |