Example sentences of "even [conj] he [verb] [vb pp] [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 | ‘ Even if he had desired it , he could scarcely have done more to ensure that the Khans would support Nogai 's will . ’ |
3 | 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 . |
4 | But even if he had given me a direct answer , I do n't know that I would have believed him . |
5 | Ruth could n't have spoken , even if he had moved his hand . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | But , even if he had known one , he still would n't style these beasts by playing it . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | 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% . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | 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 . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | 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 ? |
14 | — And even if he has got his sights set on Bella 's money , I 'll fix that . |
15 | I 'm a loyal person , though , and he can rely on me even if he has hurt my feelings . |
16 | 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 ) . |
17 | ‘ Have you seen Grimes yet ? ’ he asked Minton , who went to great lengths to obtain seats for himself , Denis Wirth-Miller and Richard Chopping , even after he had seen it twice . |
18 | Rune had treated her body with a considerate respect that had been faultless , ensuring her safety , even as he had ensured her ecstasy . |
19 | I can smell the faggy smell even when he has brushed his teeth a couple of time and rinsed with mouthwash ’ ) and drinking ( ‘ If my husband has been drinking I do n't like to kiss him because he has stale breath ’ ) . |
20 | Shaun 's last years at school had been difficult he 'd even taken a swing at a teacher at one point — and he 'd earned a reputation for the motherless Hammond boys that Wayne had found himself sharing even though he 'd done nothing to earn it . |
21 | For the first term I felt guilty I 'd abandoned him even though he 'd told me to come and could stand on his own two feet . |
22 | Artemis helped her and they both instinctively began to hurry , lest Artemis 's father should return and find them still there , even though he had given his permission . |
23 | Hindley Foster had obviously perceived her dilemma and understood it , even though he had said he had no intimate knowledge of procreation . |
24 | ‘ I 'll be in touch , ’ he said loudly before he left , and Alyssia shook her head in frustration , finding it difficult to be angry , even though he had blackened her yet more in Piers 's eyes . |
25 | Kiesinger himself was criticised for his Nazi party membership even though he had risked his life to help Jews during the war . |
26 | A good lawyer , who reads carefully , ponders meanings and is prepared to discuss difficulties , might be able to see this point in the problem even though he had read nothing upon it . |
27 | It was her first meeting with this grandchild , even though he had passed his third birthday , and she wanted to try to get to know him . |
28 | She prayed that Steve would n't see the truth — that she still loved that man , passionately , even though he had deceived her so , and that her heart was breaking inside her . |
29 | And in another case , decided in the same year , the Court of Appeal held that a mistress was entitled to a beneficial interest in the house she had shared with her lover even though he had left it to marry another woman . |
30 | Oz Hotz de Baar stopped burning his straw 5 years ago , even though he 's found it more expensive to plough it in . |