Example sentences of "even [conj] [pron] [verb] [vb pp] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her sturdy common sense , the downright attitude to life which never ceased to surprise him , the constant loving references to a papa and a mama who sounded remarkably practical themselves , even if they had spoiled their beautiful daughter , informed him that she came from a background very unlike any that Dr Neil had ever encountered . |
| 2 | Using the most fundamental measure of poverty , the " breadline " , Professor Hay has estimated that over the years 1760 to 1802 in a normal year around 10 per cent of Staffordshire families would have been unable to buy sufficient bread over the year even if they had spent their whole earnings on it . |
| 3 | Jackals and martens could hardly have lifted the latch and , even if they had found their way in , there would have been signs of a scuffle : dead chickens , scattered feathers . |
| 4 | Erm however even if they have joined they are n't actually actively erm |
| 5 | Even if somebody had picked it up , maybe they had done so by mistake . |
| 6 | ‘ And Robina would not take a taxi , even if we had seen one . ’ |
| 7 | But even if we 've known him for many years , if we 're committed Christians , if we 've been followers of Jesus , there are occasions , there are times in our life when there is turmoil and there is unrest and if we allow him to se , to take control he is able to bring peace . |
| 8 | I do n't think they 'd have been impressed even if he 'd told them |
| 9 | ‘ Even if he had desired it , he could scarcely have done more to ensure that the Khans would support Nogai 's will . ’ |
| 10 | It has often been pointed out that even if he had written nothing before this stage he would still be regarded as an important poet . |
| 11 | But even if he had given me a direct answer , I do n't know that I would have believed him . |
| 12 | Ruth could n't have spoken , even if he had moved his hand . |
| 13 | In any case , she was too busy attacking the contents of her briefcase when she got home to have gone out with him , even if he had asked her — which he had n't . |
| 14 | But , even if he had known one , he still would n't style these beasts by playing it . |
| 15 | He did not know that Isambard , unsure of the numbers with which he had to deal , and always thorough , had brought forty men to sustain the assault against his dozen ; and even if he had known it would have brought him no comfort . |
| 16 | He said even if he had known it was an aneurysm , it may have been totally inoperable and would have carried a mortality rate of 80% . |
| 17 | The heat of his body was like a magnet and she knew she would not have been able to move her hand even if he had let her . |
| 18 | This involved frequent absences from home , so that , even if he had wished it , he would not really have been able to run the estates himself . |
| 19 | Even if he had brought his kingship pure and intact back from Rome and launched a holy crusade such as apostles dream of , two years is not enough to sew a kingdom together . |
| 20 | But chairman Slinger also has the power to ask his eight-man jury : ‘ How can we punish a chap for telling the truth , even if he has breached his contract ? |
| 21 | — And even if he has got his sights set on Bella 's money , I 'll fix that . |
| 22 | I 'm a loyal person , though , and he can rely on me even if he has hurt my feelings . |
| 23 | At least you 'll have enough light to return , even if you 've worn your legs down to a stump . |
| 24 | But even if you 've got plenty of money in your pocket at the moment , you must n't let others take advantage of your generous nature . |
| 25 | Even if you 've got lots of expanded memory left unused , you ca n't use it once your conventional memory fills up , that 's it . |
| 26 | In other words , even if you have saved your document more than once , you will have two versions altogether , but no more ; unless you save them under different filenames . |
| 27 | If you take your floppy disk out of the machine while the file is still on the screen , even if you have saved it , it is still open . |
| 28 | ‘ Even if I had said I was , which I am not , though I admit to certain sympathies , I can see that you are prey to the usual set of misconceptions . |
| 29 | I could not remember what she was saying , nor even if I had understood her , but I knew that what she was saying must be , in some sense , significant . |
| 30 | Even if I 'd told you that I heard it on the local news , I doubt you 'd have taken my word for it . |