Example sentences of "but even [conj] he [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Robert O'Mahoney 's King , a ‘ dynamotologist ’ — ‘ self-realisation , you know ? ’ — is the picture of a man floundering around in the deep end of life , who has forgotten not only how to swim , but even where he left his life jacket . |
| 2 | But even if he knew he was speaking with his own voice , rachmaninov , the eternal doubter , was n't happy with his structural abilities : he authorised the excision of three of the variations and the coda . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't think he 's thinking of marrying , but even if he asked me , I 'd refuse him , as I 'd refuse any man . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Get back ! ’ he yelled to the others behind him , but even as he said it he understood . |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't see how … ’ he began , but even as he said it he changed his mind and nodded . |
| 6 | But even as he prayed he could hear the voice of William 's grandad berating him from under the lid of the closed coffin . |
| 7 | But even as he lifted it , reflexes that she 'd always prayed would be lightning-fast in a showdown proved their sterling worth , galvanising her into action . |
| 8 | But even as he spoke he doubted if Excepcionales Chicas would , when the plain Excepcionales was a stand-by , his favourite being Albeans or Invincibles . |
| 9 | ‘ I think it 's all right , ’ responded Floy , warily , but even as he spoke he was wondering whether it was all right , and whether they might n't be better simply to walk back through the forest and on to the road . |
| 10 | But even as he admonished her , he was hugging her close . |
| 11 | But even as he braced himself for the end , Robin took a remarkable last photograph of himself for his family . |
| 12 | But even when he left she did n't dare unpeg herself : she just lay still and waited . |
| 13 | Sometimes that world can seem unfair , but even when he lost his driving licence for a year for failing to give a breath test , he quipped : ‘ I really tried to blow into that machine but I 'm a singer not a bugler . ’ |