Example sentences of "[pers pn] even [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | I think perhaps that I actually needed to be able to think the worst of you , however personally unpalatable that worst was to me , as some sort of a defence , so that I could despise you even if it meant despising myself as well . |
2 | Punk did n't mean shit to a palm tree to them even if it meant so much to us . |
3 | It stirred the man in him even as it gored him . |
4 | It appeared that more was required and Liz , resenting the inanity thus forced upon her even as it passed her lips , found herself saying ‘ And how are you looking forward to the 1980s ? ’ |
5 | He had travelled back to Keswick with her even though it had not been his previous intention to do so . |
6 | ‘ On the contrary , it 's because … dash it , I 'll say it even if it does sound sloppy ! |
7 | ‘ I would n't drink it even if it tasted like the real thing , ’ comments Stephen , a 32-year-old designer . |
8 | He believed that if the paper made a big enough impact and was raved about by the industry , there would be a rush to save it even if it did n't sell enough to make a profit . |
9 | This thing of subtracting , we carry on doing it even when it goes negative . |
10 | But even at his most confused , the essence of Maurice was still there , and we loved him for it even when it drove us spare . |
11 | I will do it even when it snows and when it rains . |