Example sentences of "even if [pron] [is] not [verb] " in BNC.

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1 But even if one is not antagonised by the appalling monotony of Mr. Lawrence 's theme , under all its splendid variations , one still turns away with the judgement : ‘ this is not my world , either as it is or as I should wish it to be . ’
2 Well that 's right , even if he 's not scoring goals he 's creating so much pressure and , and
3 Even if he is not working they will want er I think it 's two pounds twenty a week out of him .
4 In such cases the nominated auditor still has to make professional enquiry of the existing auditor even if he is not qualified to audit , and whether or not he is a member of the Institute .
5 No , no , I mean blokes who live on their own , men who help , men who do other work about the house , even if it is n't cleaning and that .
6 But even if you do have to pretend , just this once , that you are only an ordinary tourist , that trip will live in your memory , even if it is n't entered in your log-book .
7 Even if it is not used much the trenchant criticisms of it would appear to demand reform , as it appears to be a blunt instrument which ‘ should be honed down to produce a greater quality of justice . ’
8 Even if it is not read out in the endless rounds of buying and selling shares , then the message , passive though it might be , should still find its way into the living rooms of a high proportion of homes in the Sheffield region .
9 In these circumstances soil erosion is potentially of utmost importance to the livelihood of these vulnerable people , even if it is not happening at present .
10 Johansson is driving the race of his life and he knows he is in charge of the championship , even if it 's not going to be his .
11 Even if it 's not used , it 's a good piece of equipment to have and would help some serious writers — Iris Murdoch , for one — not to fall into dreadful traps of bathos and sententiousness .
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