Example sentences of "even [conj] he [verb] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't think they 'd have been impressed even if he 'd told them |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | In the Psalms of David Smart had his pattern laid out for him , even if he chose to embroider it a little . |
| 4 | ‘ Even if he had desired it , he could scarcely have done more to ensure that the Khans would support Nogai 's will . ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | But even if he had given me a direct answer , I do n't know that I would have believed him . |
| 7 | Ruth could n't have spoken , even if he had moved his hand . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | But , even if he had known one , he still would n't style these beasts by playing it . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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% . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | He needed some excitement , even if he had to make it himself ! |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | ‘ The new owner of the Enderley estate is a hard man , or he 'd never have the heart to turn her out , even if he does want her cottage for a gamekeeper . |
| 17 | Even if he does make them an offer , it is not certain they would accept it . |
| 18 | But it has been a rough 18 months for him and there is still a gauntness about him , even if he does claim he has never felt fitter and that his swing is closer to being ‘ on track ’ than for a long time . |
| 19 | A toddler I know refers to me as ‘ English aunt ’ — even if he does mix it up and call my male friend ‘ foreign aunt ’ too . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Napoleon III therefore feared that he was bound to find himself involved in Spanish affairs even if he tried to ignore them . |
| 22 | She made for the study door and he wanted to say , ‘ I would n't if I were you ; he 's in a tear about something , ’ but he knew that even if he did speak it would n't deter her . |
| 23 | But even if he did save his electronic jottings , would they be readable by the end of his lifetime , or would magnetic deterioration plus hardware and software obsolescence combine to make the efforts of retaining the file futile ? |
| 24 | How could he , even if he did have what he thought was some pretty overwhelming evidence , think she might be anybody 's easy one-nighter ? |
| 25 | I do n't think Place can have been all bad , even if he did kill someone . ’ |
| 26 | And even if he did find her what more had he to offer her than before ? |
| 27 | 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 ? |
| 28 | — And even if he has got his sights set on Bella 's money , I 'll fix that . |
| 29 | I 'm a loyal person , though , and he can rely on me even if he has hurt my feelings . |
| 30 | Even after he had made them known , he had made it virtually impossible for voters to express their agreement with his views ( by refusing to patronize the Union Gaulliste or some equivalent ) . |