Example sentences of "even [conj] [pron] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does my hon. Friend agree that that approach contrasts greatly with the latest approach from Brussels , which is that international bodies should be involved in deciding even where we erect a front porch ? |
| 2 | Some would argue even that she casts a heavy shadow over present negotiations on the political future of South Africa . |
| 3 | He accompanied this with a rude gesture — some say it was a noise , others that he stuck out his tongue , or even that he made a sign with his forearm . |
| 4 | Even if one takes a sceptical view of the applicability of the laws of war to nuclear weapons , it does not follow that the laws of war are irrelevant in the nuclear age . |
| 5 | Even if one takes a minimalist definition of feminism , the equality of women and men , is this the case . |
| 6 | Even if one has a stimulus of physiologically realistic intensity , that does n't necessarily mean that one can readily interpret the effects of stimulation , because there are still two problems . |
| 7 | 2–0 will be about it , I do n't think City will come out much even if they go a goal down . |
| 8 | The defence relied heavily on the legal precedent of Goodchild in the House of Lords in 1978 , where Lord Diplock ruled that it was not illegal to possess naturally occurring substances even if they contained a controlled drug . |
| 9 | They want most of the time to feel confident about what they are tackling , even if they make a few mistakes , and basically optimistic about their own future and the future of education . |
| 10 | Even if they scratch a lot , it is more likely that their gills are being irritated by particulate matter in the water ( coral sand is a common culprit ) or incorrect water chemistry/quality . |
| 11 | By abolishing that hated earnings rule we have enabled pensioners to keep their retirement pension , even if they take a job in retirement . |
| 12 | So even if they made a little , if they 've got the glass cutter , made a little round hole then reached , still could n't get the window open they 'd be forced to break the whole lot and make more noise . |
| 13 | If the child is n't in for the mark prior going to the doctors at ten o'clock they 're absent even if they have a note . |
| 14 | The first claim insists that once a crisp decision has been made by a body sanctioned by convention , and the content of that decision is fixed by conventions about how such decisions should be understood , judges must respect that decision , even if they think a different one would have been fairer or wiser . |
| 15 | A guardian ad litem can not generally be appointed in private law proceedings even if they involve a local authority . |
| 16 | Even if we assume a 50/50 split that means a lot of our behaviour is learned and pliable . |
| 17 | So , even if we had a precise account of adult human knowledge of inside , support , and behind , we could not equate any part of this with a cat 's or a chimp 's knowledge simply by jettisoning those parts of it influenced by our linguistic representations . |
| 18 | Even if we had a method which did not use extrapolation it would not be much use because no one would believe the result . |
| 19 | Erm and so even if we had a full employment situation , we would still need an economic bonus strategy and I know the Conservatives wo n't agree with that , they were very reluctant the last administration to think about economic developments at all but , er eventually they realised the recession was quite er , quite serious . |
| 20 | At this stage a cynic might well say that even if we adopted a United States type of approach the courts would simply manipulate the labels . |
| 21 | so that even if we get a young person coming out of the workshops that may not be the best electrician going , we can find them something in a related area — an electrical warehouse , where their knowledge of the bits that they know will be put to good use and they 'll still be in that environment they want to work in . |
| 22 | Not so much because I do n't understand the subject ( that is no real obstacle to a lecturer ) , but more because of the time we are likely to consume , even if we keep a respectable distance from quantum mechanics and concentrate solely on phenomenological theories . |
| 23 | The absolute binding energies are of course very large , and even if we do a very expensive calculation we should not expect our calculated orbital energies to match them exactly . |
| 24 | It seems a pity that investigators have relied almost entirely on traditional IQ tests , which can be affected by impulsivity and other personality factors related to hyperactivity ; it is quite possible that the effects of lead on hyperactivity may be responsible for the apparent loss of IQ , even if we acknowledge a causal influence of lead on hyperactivity . |
| 25 | Even if we adopt a much narrower focus and look at the specifically political institutions of the proclaimed democracies , it is plain that there is a long way to go before democratic principles are fully embodied in them . |
| 26 | Naturally , there are no perfect vacuums and even if we create a perfect vacuum inside the tube , the elements will ‘ outgas ’ ( the material will put out oxygen and other molecules from gases absorbed in the metal ) and the vacuum will not be perfect any more . |
| 27 | Ever since you went away we have been unable to get the fire to burn ; even if we borrowed a light from the neighbours it went out as soon as we brought it in . " |
| 28 | Took one look , thought , even if we have a prodigy , never get in . |
| 29 | Not forsaking that , even if we have a subsequent northern relief road , there would be a second choice for them to use the A sixty one continuing to Ripon . |
| 30 | It seems , therefore , that even if we find a unified theory , we may be able to make only statistical predictions . |