Example sentences of "even when [pron] [verb] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I have held my hand time and again , and even when they drove me to act I have abated my askings to keep the balance true and save Wales from worse enmity . |
| 2 | Even when I said I was family — well , yes , I know it was n't true but it seemed near enough the truth to use to persuade them neither of them would give her away . ’ |
| 3 | I mean even when I smoked I did . |
| 4 | Even when I eavesdrop I hear nothing but sex , thought Pascoe watching the four of them disappear out of the bar . |
| 5 | ‘ And , even when you told me about the break-in , I knew it was n't really that . ’ |
| 6 | In fairness to him , Con was kinder than that , even when he got me out of the secretaryship last year . |
| 7 | I protested , but only weakly ; I was hysterical , and , I suppose , rather excited too : even when he had me down on the floor , jammed in an uncomfortable position with my head stuck between the pedestal of the wash basin and a slimy floor cloth someone had left lying against the wall , I could still do nothing but laugh . |