Example sentences of "even [conj] [pron] [verb] [v-ing] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How often do you dump a file on someone 's desk with a Post-it note on it saying ‘ do this ’ and get it back — okay — competently done but with no knowledge how it might have disrupted that person 's other work or even if they liked doing it enough to want to do more ? |
| 2 | In December word was leaked to American newspapers that the president had resolved to fight , if war was necessary , even if it meant destroying his chances of re-election . |
| 3 | I had Masquerade to mend and a life to live and , even if it meant living it without Ellen , my charter days were done . |
| 4 | She had to keep close to this man even if it meant sharing his bed . |
| 5 | I think perhaps that I actually needed to be able to think the worst of you , however personally unpalatable that worst was to me , as some sort of a defence , so that I could despise you even if it meant despising myself as well . |
| 6 | Like , even if it meant writing them anonymous note , you know ! |
| 7 | And even if it meant bringing her back empty , he was still bringing her back . |
| 8 | The Bruce claimant to the throne had just died , but his son and grandson were determined to assert family rights , even if it meant offering their services to Edward I for as long as it might take to drive the Comyns from the seized lands in Annandale . |
| 9 | Even if it meant disturbing her , waking her so that she cried when put down again , she must be lifted up in Alice 's arms , held close to her and kissed goodbye . |
| 10 | And then , do something , even if it means calling her in |
| 11 | Treat yourself to it , even if it means pawning something you can live without . |
| 12 | I think many feel that if one is going to make the sacrifice that is required in the first place then one accepts that there will be other things one will want one 's child to benefit from — even if it means tightening one 's belt for an extra month . ’ |
| 13 | He aims to please even if it means putting his principles in cold storage and his policies in the mixer . |
| 14 | Do what the boss says even if it means annihilating yourself . ’ |
| 15 | However , she still retains a trademark in the numerous quotes and sources of thought she incorporates into the text , providing ammunition from scholarly sources in proving her point , even if it means twisting what they say to fit her point of view . |
| 16 | This means that you should always aim to approach the mark on the inside of other boards , even if it means altering your course down the reach . |
| 17 | ‘ At the end of the season we will be in a position to change things — even if it means clearing everyone out . |
| 18 | In Luke 22:36 , he instructs those of his followers who do not possess a sword to purchase one , even if it means selling their garments . |
| 19 | ‘ I mean to find out , even if it entails keeping you here indefinitely , so you might as well start talking and get it over with . |
| 20 | Even when I stop idolising him , I 'd still like to be able to tell him what pleasure his lovely voice has given me all these Saturday evenings . ’ |
| 21 | For example , a number of groups have described patients who can point to the location of briefly flashed stimuli , even though they deny seeing them . |
| 22 | But Rita Marley was acquitted even though she admitted forging her husband 's signature . |
| 23 | I did n't chew my nails with regret at giving him my virginity , furious at my weakness in lying down for him , and taking this boy in my arms just because he was English , a citizen of that great nation which had once ruled half the globe : nor did I blame myself for clinging on to an idea even though it meant severing my links with my country , and travelling to London alone without any member of my family . |
| 24 | Prosecution barrister Mr Charles Barton has told the jury that they are being asked to decide if Hagans raped Mrs McGurk , even though he admitted killing her , for three reasons — in the interests of the defendant , in the interests of Anna McGurk and her family , and in the interests of putting the record straight . |
| 25 | I 'm not very good at it , but she makes me try even though I keep burning it . " |