Example sentences of "even [conj] [pron] [verb] [to-vb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The history of penal reform has been marked by resistance to novelty ; people need time to get used to ideas , even if they come to oppose them . |
| 2 | Gorillas , dolphins and whales certainly have a reputation for being peace-loving and harmless to humans but , on the other hand , tigers and polar bears are both well known as potential man-eaters , while elephants can hardly be described as innocuous , even if they prefer to mind their own business most of the time . |
| 3 | ‘ Now that I 've had the frocks made , I think I will definitely do the pantomime — even if they have to suspend me from pegs , ’ she declared . |
| 4 | Since the latter two specialists do not receive any special training in the sexually transmitted diseases , and neither will notify the cases that they see even if they manage to diagnose them , it is not surprising that chaos ensues . |
| 5 | ‘ Mother Machree ’ and even if everyone hated to admit it to his face , Father Mooney sang it well , considering he was a man that had no formal training at Ingham 's . |
| 6 | Although I was still barely into my teens when I was spending this time with Maureen tending sick birds , I learned a lot about general care and identification — even if we failed to spot our Russian defector . |
| 7 | also see that sometimes , even if we wanted to help them |
| 8 | Despite modern central heating systems , which heat our homes from cellar to attic , nothing can quite replace that warm glow — even if we have to recreate it with ceramic ‘ coals ’ and gas-fired flames … |
| 9 | ‘ Even if we have to drag him kicking and screaming before the Lord . |
| 10 | Our ability to ‘ read ’ objects for their social appropriateness and to impose upon any series or new forms that order which would make them culturally acceptable does not in any respect lessen the place of strategy , or the possibility of intent ; both , however , are accomplished within objective conditions of which we have an underlying experience , even if we choose to deny them in formulating strategy . |
| 11 | Even if someone wanted to have their dog put down they could have applied for financial help . ’ |
| 12 | I firmly told him that if he ever came near me again , I would fight back for all I was worth and , even if he managed to beat me every time , sooner or later I would get lucky and hurt him . |
| 13 | In the Psalms of David Smart had his pattern laid out for him , even if he chose to embroider it a little . |
| 14 | He needed some excitement , even if he had to make it himself ! |
| 15 | Simon , even if he manages to hold his position , will find that aluminium gang-planks , built to the specifications of canal barges , are not the magic formula for wealth and independence . |
| 16 | Napoleon III therefore feared that he was bound to find himself involved in Spanish affairs even if he tried to ignore them . |
| 17 | I 'm still terrified , even though McDunn 's on my side , because I can see he 's not so hopeful any more and if they take him off this I might get the bad cops , the ones that just want a confession and Christ I 'm in England , not Scotland , and despite the McGuire Seven and the Guildford Four they still have n't changed the law : down here you can still be convicted on an uncorroborated confession even if you try to retract it later . |
| 18 | Stick to the point , even if it means you 're acting like a bit of a broken record , get that person make sure they hear what you 're saying even if you have to repeat it over and over again . |
| 19 | By shutting this door to exclude fear , even if you have to do it a million times , you are making the statement that you decide not to let that thought feed on your life 's energy . |
| 20 | Even if you have to force yourself you must pick yourself up and do something . |
| 21 | No matter how badly it offends your self-image , weigh yourself , even if you have to take yourself off to the abattoir to do it . |
| 22 | ‘ We leave again in the morning , rain or no , even if you have to tie me to my horse . |
| 23 | At present you can not be asked to pay the Defendant 's legal costs , even if you decide to abandon your claim . |
| 24 | Let me make it quite plain , if Mike Channon ever set foot in the Multivite Vegeburger/Singletons Valve Replacement League Division Three he would not go anywhere but Athletico , even if I had to sell my house and body to keep him here . |
| 25 | ‘ I may need you to show me where things are , ’ she turned to Jill , ‘ but the rest I can manage , even if I have to bluff my way through . ’ |
| 26 | Mr Broadhurst browbeat me over it : ‘ I will have you know the ancient Hebrew art , its derivation and derogation , its eventual suppuration into the Rosicrucian , even if I have to badger you unmercifully — eurgh ! |
| 27 | You 'll be trussed to that post yonder and later I 'll have a promise from you , even if I have to whip you raw to get it . |
| 28 | But you 'll get in that darn cab and stop giving me any more hassle , even if I have to throw you in bodily like the little baggage you are . |
| 29 | I 'm leaving this evening and you 're coming with me , even if I have to help you pack , but do n't bother with anything except the basics . |
| 30 | ‘ It 'll be her word against ours , even if she dares to say anything , ’ one of the other men argued . |