Example sentences of "even [conj] [pron] [verb] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Schmenner 's analogy is not a good one , even if one sympathizes with his sentiment . |
| 2 | In a team where mutual respect exists , the leader will be trusted to make the best decisions , even if they go against your views . |
| 3 | Multinational chemical companies complained that many chemicals imported into Hong Kong were exported again ; manufacturers protested that they would be penalised , even if they disposed of their chemicals responsibly . |
| 4 | Any atom of oxygen is like any other in its essence , even if they differ in their position , velocity , state of excitation , and so on . |
| 5 | Even if they disagree with your content , dissenters will prefer your case to be put well . |
| 6 | Even if we agree with his general hypothesis , we have to accept that in some instances people will eat the dead bodies of other people — if only in order to stay alive . |
| 7 | Late-twentieth century culture is hard enough to fathom , even if you live within its centrifugal core . |
| 8 | Even if I went into my bedroom to read or do homework , I 'd still have her sitting there on my huge falconer 's glove , fidgeting and glaring at me . |
| 9 | Whenever anyone , Y , is in a position to say , ‘ X is φ ’ on account of what he sees , drawing no inferences , and not lying , then it is true to say that X appears to him to be φ , even if it goes against our linguistic practice of saying , ‘ X appears to Y to be φ ’ only if we have a reason not to say , ‘ X is φ ’ . |
| 10 | Another — much smaller — firm involved in the discussions is American Science and Technology Corporation which plans , even if it fails in its bid for Landsat , to launch a rival set of satellites from the mid 1980s , The craft would scan the Earth with relatively low resolutions . |
| 11 | ‘ Even if she fell from her bike she could be paralysed , ’ a shocked Janet was told . |
| 12 | I am always amused by the idea that outsiders have of Whitehall as being slow-moving ; we are like a snake , whose coils seem to be lying motionless even as they flow past your eyes and are gone . |
| 13 | Father Peter watched , even as he sipped from his own bowl . |
| 14 | But even as she thought about its different feel of smooth dryness instead of stinging dampness , she suspected she had not felt a swab on her brow at all . |
| 15 | Those who read right-wing papers proved significantly more satisfied with the Conservative Party 's handling of major issues , even when we controlled for their party identification and ideological self-placement . |
| 16 | He segregates figures from their background normally , even when they appear on his left ( our first study ) , and even when their segregation depends on vertical symmetry ( our second study ) which requires that both the right and left sides of these figures are represented . |
| 17 | And even when you got into your second years you did get erm two hours off one day and three hours the next , which was usually five till eight . |
| 18 | Strange , even when he looked at his eldest son , whom he knew to resemble her , he could not remember Mary 's face . |
| 19 | I was beginning to think that we 'd missed the boat , even though we knew in our heart of hearts that the Lord wanted us in some form of full-time capacity . |
| 20 | According to Dowie ( 1977 ) , this auto-company sold the Pinto model for a period of six years even though they knew from their own test researchers that the product , which had been rushed from design to production in the short period of twenty-five months instead of the planned forty-three , was dangerous . |
| 21 | Even though she knew in her heart of hearts that this could never last , she felt as though she 'd reached a safe harbour after sailing in a vast , unfriendly sea . |
| 22 | Rory cried , feeling the weight of guilt settle on her shoulders like a suffocating cloak , even though she knew in her heart she could n't be held to blame for this tragedy . |
| 23 | By discussion , planning and reviewing the achievements together , the worker was able to ensure that Mr Munro kept some hold on the situation , even though she acted as his agent to a large extent in undertaking most of the tasks . |
| 24 | Even though she quarrelled with your husband about motor cars . |
| 25 | She was n't an actor , and she 'd never be able to fully comprehend what made the breed tick , even though she worked with their number practically every day . |
| 26 | I 'm still nervous about the whole affair , even though I know from my own experience that NEC , Phillips , Conner , Intel and ADM are safe . |
| 27 | Revocation of all picnicking privileges , even though I whine about my health and name flowers in English until I 'm blue in the face . |
| 28 | Even though you know in your heart you have done nothing , there is still the nagging doubt , the fear element which remains . ’ |