Example sentences of "even [conj] he had [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ Even if he had desired it , he could scarcely have done more to ensure that the Khans would support Nogai 's will . ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | But even if he had given me a direct answer , I do n't know that I would have believed him . |
| 4 | Ruth could n't have spoken , even if he had moved his hand . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | But , even if he had known one , he still would n't style these beasts by playing it . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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% . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | He needed some excitement , even if he had to make it 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 | 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 ) . |
| 14 | ‘ 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 . |
| 15 | Rune had treated her body with a considerate respect that had been faultless , ensuring her safety , even as he had ensured her ecstasy . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Hindley Foster had obviously perceived her dilemma and understood it , even though he had said he had no intimate knowledge of procreation . |
| 18 | ‘ 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 . |
| 19 | Kiesinger himself was criticised for his Nazi party membership even though he had risked his life to help Jews during the war . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |