Example sentences of "even [conj] he [vb -s] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ 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 . |
2 | Even if he does make them an offer , it is not certain they would accept it . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | 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 ? |
7 | — And even if he has got his sights set on Bella 's money , I 'll fix that . |
8 | I 'm a loyal person , though , and he can rely on me even if he has hurt my feelings . |
9 | ‘ At times I feel like a socket that remembers its tooth ’ , he writes , trying to retain some sense of the world even as he prepares to leave it . |
10 | 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 ’ ) . |
11 | But even though he strives to protect his privacy , Craig 's still larger than life at work , always joking , teasing and larking about . |
12 | With regard to the taking of money , the accused has the intention permanently to deprive the victim of the coins and notes actually taken , even though he means to replace them with an equivalent amount . |
13 | Oz Hotz de Baar stopped burning his straw 5 years ago , even though he 's found it more expensive to plough it in . |
14 | Rosenthal , 29 , has failed to sign a new one-year contract offered to him by Liverpool even though he has expressed his desire to stay at Anfield . |