Example sentences of "[that] even [conj] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ironically , at the time both were leading such hectic lives that even though they were both still living at the family home in Melbourne they had almost no time to spend together . |
| 2 | When I saw them again I dropped down on one knee , knowing that even though they were constantly looking back they would n't see me at that low level , in my nature-coloured clothes . |
| 3 | We seldom discussed politics but I knew that even though they belonged officially to a Fascist organization their sentiments were more inclined to the local brand of Communism . |
| 4 | A typical comment from teachers was that even though they may never use such a checklist again , having to use it , albeit reluctantly , this time had certainly made them ‘ think ’ . |
| 5 | So you could tell that even though they were very happy the fear of war was never far from their minds . |
| 6 | He said that even though they had been given advance warning of Sam 's health problems during a scan three months before he was born , nothing prepared them for the shock . |
| 7 | In recent years , despondently , they have concluded ‘ that questions about what the sampo was can never be satisfactorily answered and that even if they could , an answer would probably make little contribution to the understanding of the poems ’ . |
| 8 | It is however not at all obvious that the results yield the conclusion that Griffin draws , nor is it clear that even if they did we would have evidence for saying more than that the creatures recognise their own bodies . |
| 9 | Even if we are assured that the creatures in question are not in any pain , some people will prolong the argument either by insisting that they must be in some sort of distress , or by claiming that even if they are not overtly suffering , what is happening to them is cruel and unwarranted exploitation . |
| 10 | Many who would like to enter nursing and believe they are too old are put off by the knowledge that even if they do venture , they will find themselves alone in the company of a large group of teenagers . |
| 11 | ‘ Proper ’ subjects have to ensure that even if they involve skills , they are not based on them . |
| 12 | A second criticism made of general courses is that even if they are well-planned and coherent , they must lack depth ( Squires et al . |
| 13 | But having said that even if they all believed in themselves we still know that a lot of people would n't get a job . |
| 14 | He will have no defence if the instructions were such that even if they were followed the offence was still likely to be committed . |
| 15 | ‘ Give those out and pray that even if they ca n't speak English they can at least read it ! ’ |
| 16 | In the church , the blacks have no hymnbooks , and we are told that even if they had them they probably could not read them , showing that the blacks are oppressed and have no opportunity of an education . |
| 17 | But the nomadic lifestyle of the travellers means that even if they were recognised by law , it would be difficult to provide sites for them ; |
| 18 | I have heard that even if they lose 15 per cent of the money coming in at the moment , some of them could fold . |
| 19 | Now they say that even when they get a new manager , they could not return to the traditional pattern of advice workers advising and the manager doing the rest . |
| 20 | They had been geared up to use so much physical energy that even when they were very old they had a dynamic force within their bodies for which they had no outlet . |
| 21 | The great Italian poet Leopardi had this to say : ‘ Works of genius have this intrinsic property that even when they give a perfect likeness of the nullity of things , even when they clearly demonstrate and make us feel the inevitable unhappiness of life , even when they express the most terrible despair , nevertheless … they always serve as a consolation , rekindling enthusiasm , and though speaking of and portraying nothing but death , restore to it , at least for a while , the life that it had lost . ’ |
| 22 | … children are used to feeling dissatisfied with their work , to expect chiding from the teacher and often mockery from their friends and to find that even when they 've tried their hardest , the results do n't reflect the amount of effort expended . |
| 23 | They were uniform but occurred in such abundance and could so readily be transported that even when they were taken over as currency they could only serve as a rule for small change . |
| 24 | The most successful weepers are those who have integrated a loving carer into their experience , so that even when they are weeping alone they do not feel abandoned or frightened . |
| 25 | But I was surprised because the songs are so good that even when they 're getting massacred by cats and dogs or Germans or Russians they still stand up . |
| 26 | Rather , it is to emphasise that their members are in general uninformed about it ; and that even where they are not uninformed , they are for the most part unversed in it . |