Example sentences of "even if [pron] [vb past] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if one assumed the uptake of Ac-ASA to be the total measured drug , including the adherent component ( 30.7 nmol/g dry weight ) , it would still be significantly inferior to the uptake of 5-ASA . |
| 2 | Most of the rotundas , however , provoked a sombre reaction , though Ladislav pointed out that many of the younger people would not have recognised the faces of Novotný and Gottwald even if they knew the names . |
| 3 | And remember , Roger , the thread had been removed , the fuse destroys itself , and people coming in and out of the room , once the bed was on fire , would scarcely think it suspicious even if they saw the odd burn mark on the floor . |
| 4 | Even if they had the space , the concept is riddled with conflict . |
| 5 | It is therefore difficult to train such staff , even if they had the time and inclination to practise the skills necessary . |
| 6 | If the bizarre characters were favoured by female choice , or in male competition , they could be maintained even if they decreased the viability of their bearers : the advantage in sexual success could compensate the disadvantage in viability . |
| 7 | Most naturalists thought that there was some sort of underlying pattern in Nature , even if they found the circles a little too artificial a representation of the pattern . |
| 8 | So while Mala was attending to Posi as they plotted our course to Fraxilly through the primary and secondary Netlines — a bit complex , since we 'd be shifting through eight sectors even if we took the direct route — I took charge of the cylinder . |
| 9 | We feel quite like VIPs , although it is really the only practicable way of travelling , since the Institute is a couple of miles away , and even if we had the energy to cycle ( as all the Chinese do ) I do n't think we would have the time . |
| 10 | Simple arithmetic told us that even if we gained the summit we would be stumbling back down in the dark like late cinema-goers trying to find their seats . |
| 11 | Even if he looked the same , she could not remember him . |
| 12 | Even if he had the knowledge and inclination to do so , there are too many distractions . |
| 13 | But , even if he wanted the job , his politics would probably rule him out . |
| 14 | The Collector had a feeling that even if he survived the siege he would never see Hari again . |
| 15 | Even if he survived the present crisis with its unusually heavy demands on resources , there were still a few weeks to go before he received his allocation for the next year . |
| 16 | ‘ Even if you woke the child up again to clean his or her teeth , some of the sugar is bound to be retained in the crevices on or between the teeth . |
| 17 | ‘ Even if you woke the child up to clean his or her teeth , some sugar is bound to be retained on or between the teeth . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I spent hours in the library looking up all the journals I could find — and the thing that kept coming back to me was that even if you had the treatment , there was a chance that the effects of toxoplasmosis on the child might not come out until years later . |
| 19 | Even if you sold the house you live in , there is no way in which you could buy back the paintings , even if the owners would sell . |
| 20 | In ordinary flowing speech , the whole sentence happens so quickly that , even if you held the speaker firmly by the throat , it would not be easy to spot vibration of quickly passing consonant sounds . |
| 21 | And even if you tore the guarantee up and threw it away erm a you 've still statutory rights , anyway , given to you under the Sale of Goods Act . |
| 22 | The pater would n't give you the money for your passage and anyway , even if you found the fare , he could force you to come home . |
| 23 | ‘ I could n't afford the time , even if I had the money , ’ says Robyn . |
| 24 | I 've looked everywhere for a weapon , but there 's nothing of any use , even if I had the strength and skill . |
| 25 | Teacher says it 's disgraceful But even if I had the time , I feel too tired . |
| 26 | The result was most timely for the West Indies even if it left the South Africans in a state of some shock . |
| 27 | Reason told her that it would be less painful to remove the bandage with a sharp tug , even if it broke the skin , than to peel it off slowly . |
| 28 | ‘ I always wanted to ease it off , even if it prolonged the agony . |
| 29 | Now they are impatient with a government that cut their pay by 10% ( even if it restored the cuts later ) . |
| 30 | Nevertheless , Newman 's was an important interpretation , even if it influenced the rhetoric of higher education more than the reality ( Bell 1971 ; see also Slee 's 1986 , interpretation in relation to the growth of history as a discipline ) . |