Example sentences of "even [conj] [pron] [vb past] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was a telling comment on Francoism 's concept of " normality " and , particularly , on its view of the intellectual and political capacity of women : men who were not the head of the household in which they lived and all unmarried women were disenfranchized , even if they had reached the age of majority . |
| 2 | They lived at a low level of amenity for , even if they had had the wealth and knowledge to run a specialized judiciary or a hospital service , they resisted the organizational and constitutional consequences of such institutions . |
| 3 | There was little point and no real justification in attempting to give chase , even if they had known the direction in which he had disappeared . |
| 4 | All this , one may presume further , was supposed to supply the missing will and determination of the indigenous people and just in case the French might be feeling a little faint-hearted at the prospect , the US should immediately reconsider its policy at the first sign that the French were planning to give up or even if they planned to take the problem to the UN . |
| 5 | You know , even if we had lost the Cup , it would still have been a very good year for French players . |
| 6 | I signed a two-year contract and would have honoured that , even if we had missed the play-offs . |
| 7 | Having caused the longest recession since the 1930s , does the Prime Minister agree with the words of his right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer , who said last month : ’ the policy would not have been different even if we had known the outcome . ’ ? |
| 8 | Common sense should have told her that he had n't had the time , even if he 'd had the inclination , to arrange that visit from those two men . |
| 9 | Such a result would leave Mr Smith , sponsored by the general workers , still able to win even if he failed to gain the support of most MPs or constituency parties . |
| 10 | Kate had been all too aware of the stiffening in the figure next to her , even if he had ignored the girl , apart from an acknowledging , casual smile in her direction . |
| 11 | True , he went to rouse Sir Ralph but he was searched for any weapons , he had no key , and even if he had entered the room , favoured son or not , Sir Ralph would scarcely have offered his throat to be cut . ’ |
| 12 | Even if he had used the same words , his non verbal communication in the two situations would have conveyed a very different attitude . |
| 13 | Even if he had got the kind of constitution that he wanted , could he have stomached the long period of economic rebuilding — with all its attendant constraints — that lay ahead of France in 1946 ? |
| 14 | Moreover , it was I who wet my finger to test the wind and pointed out that , even if he wanted to leave the game , it would be no use . |
| 15 | With a string of southern primaries due in March , Clinton remained the overall favourite for the nomination ; the conventional wisdom was that Tsongas could not generate sufficient appeal outside New England , and — given the 1988 fate of Michael Dukakis , a Massachusetts liberal ( also of Greek ethnic origin ) with whom he was frequently compared — would be unelectable as President even if he did secure the nomination . |
| 16 | She would like to think so — even if he did defend the status quo , just like Papa . |
| 17 | Even if he did have the most compelling eyes she 'd ever seen — and a body to make the gods jealous . |
| 18 | And although most manufacturers will honour their warranties , even if you did buy the machine from a dealer , this is purely a philanthropic gesture on their part . |
| 19 | Not even if I had to block the Valve for a week … |
| 20 | It 's about time somebody killed this ‘ debate ’ dead in its tracks , even if it meant stating the obvious ; that postmodernism is nothing more than Situationism without the socialism , the archetypal assimilation of revolutionary technique and terminology . |
| 21 | The new French Agriculture and Forestry Minister , Louis Mermaz , said that France would not be pushed into an accord even if it meant extending the December deadline for completing the GATT talks . |
| 22 | The cabin was surprisingly spacious , even if it did lack the little human touches that made it a home . |
| 23 | Even if she had heard the locomotive 's whistle as it entered the tunnel , she would not have had time to run to the bridge in time to meet Mr Cross as he parked his car in the goods yard . |
| 24 | Not because the Harlequin man had sullied Meh'Lindi in Jaq 's eyes , oh no , no question of such a despicable thought — but because Carnelian had used pleasure as a weapon , therefore Meh'Lindi must reject dalliance with any such delights ; even if she had felt the faintest inclination to dally in the first place , and that was a dubious proposition . |
| 25 | It seemed unlikely that he would permit that — even if she 'd desired the privilege . |
| 26 | As she approached the back entrance to the place , Cleo reflected that , even if she 'd had the money , she would never want to live in a building like this . |
| 27 | Much before she was ready she was whisked up to Vendelin Gajdusek 's home , deposited outside his elegant and graceful house , and , even while she wanted to call the driver back , he was already on his way . |
| 28 | Even before we had left the environs of Mount Pleasant airport , we had seen upland geese grazing unconcernedly alongside the runway , and we crossed creeks where small parties of speckled teal were swimming . |
| 29 | Even before we had left the outskirts of Makassar , Abu grinned into my face and asked , " In your country , chickens fly ? " |
| 30 | This training officer was teaching the course internally even before he had passed the examination himself , as did later one of the directors of his firm . |