Example sentences of "[coord] even [conj] [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Parents , on the other hand , however much they have suffered at school , or even if they left it with a sense of failure , usually attribute the shortcomings to themselves rather than to the system , and thus find it difficult to envisage school in any form other than the one that they themselves experienced . |
| 2 | If you are just starting with video , or even if you think you 're very familiar with it , try running through some of these familiarisation routines : |
| 3 | Grunte , who had no idea what the Government 's policy was , or even if it had one , charmingly admitted to his ignorance and invited another question . |
| 4 | My main point is , though , not simply that the Webbs ' own general prospectus was wrong , nor even that it misdirected their appraisal of Owen . |
| 5 | I had reckoned that an accusation of fear would sting the Maggot , and even before he interrupted me he had banked the plane westwards . |
| 6 | Until , under the mirror , after many a circle and feint , after many a playful retreat and renewed approach , Ivan at last cornered her , and even before he opened his mouth she felt the smell of fear from herself : her pores broke open , she stood there panting slightly , her hair rising on the back of her neck in terror , her heated skin covered in icy sweat : ‘ And when , ’ asked Ivan pleasantly , ‘ are you two going to make the announcement ? |
| 7 | Karenin was a direct result of that society and even before she left him she knew there was no way out because she was n't strong enough to sacrifice her position in society . |
| 8 | I swallowed this , and even as they walked me down the garden path and into the field where the half-built aviary was situated , I still had no idea what was going on . |
| 9 | When the old man had wandered upstairs again , with a book under his arm , Clara whispered " Who Was that ? " and even as she Whispered she realized that it could be no other than the book shops owner , and added hastily , " That must be A. I Warbley , I suppose ? " |
| 10 | 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 ! ’ |
| 11 | She knew she was deliberately goading him to anger and even as she did it she was annoyed with herself . |
| 12 | Mr Dobbs said : ‘ As far as I am aware the BBC want to do the sequel , and even as I speak they are discussing potential script writers . ’ |
| 13 | His body rolled away and uncovered the blood-spattered broken body of my poor dead sister , and even as I raised my hand to my mouth to stifle the scream , I saw the vicious green lizard dart into her hair . |
| 14 | And even as I did I was astounded at myself . |
| 15 | And even as he watched it blurred . |
| 16 | Academic English was a recent invention , largely of the inter-war years ; and even where it existed it had commonly stopped with the early nineteenth century . |
| 17 | There is little right of reply on radio and television and even where it exists it is not particularly likely to be heard by the audience of the original programme . |
| 18 | ‘ We have both learnt our dialectic in the academic arena where knocks that would frighten the London literary coteries are given and taken in good part ; and even where you think me sometimes too pert you will not suspect me of malice . |
| 19 | ‘ I have held my hand time and again , and even when they drove me to act I have abated my askings to keep the balance true and save Wales from worse enmity . |
| 20 | Now , they smiled , standing with fingers entwined , bodies touching , and even when he left her the smile would remain and she would save her tears until his train was out of sight , trying not to think of the brave goodbye that might be their last . |
| 21 | But his concentration was poor these days : he could hardly keep his mind on anything for more than a moment … and even when he heard what the Padre said it made no sense … " the Editor of The Times as wise as God Himself ! " |
| 22 | And even when he displays them again , he hides their beauty in the multitude . |
| 23 | Gedge has now learned to protect himself and even when he gives his number to friends , he implores them not to pass it on . |
| 24 | It took Martin a long time to get to sleep and even when he did he turned and twisted in feverish attempts to escape the nightmarish pursuit of red , glaring eyes and enormous yellow teeth . |
| 25 | And even when you think you know the island intimately , it will keep on springing surprises . |
| 26 | Not until the second half did Saints show any of their best style and even when it came it was never sustained . |
| 27 | And even when I learned you were a prying journalist — and when I 've always preferred my walks to be solitary — what do I find but that I 'm asking if you would like to walk with me ! ’ |
| 28 | And even if they meant him no threat , how could the Lord Owen be sure of it ? |
| 29 | I do n't think they can take any more , you know they 've left nothing there , but now the allies — I do n't think there is much , and even if they have they call them surgical , you know , sight bombing |
| 30 | Heathen savages are unlikely to belong to any church and even if they did there 's no blessing for a fool who takes his own life . ’ |