Example sentences of "even [conj] she [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | What with the doctor going straight out and the deceased going down to the kitchen to thank both staff for a very good meal there was n't time — even if she took it herself , which is unlikely from all I hear . ’ |
| 2 | Even if she took it into her head to come back early , she would n't be back till half four at the earliest . |
| 3 | Do I share their prejudices and feel somewhere deep in my psyche that a woman ought to care about a baby she produces , even if she produces it under highly unnatural conditions ? |
| 4 | Would Dick , even if she wished it , still want to marry her ? |
| 5 | But he would n't believe it even if she said it , she decided . |
| 6 | It became such a tame pet afterwards that she could never persuade it to play dead again , even if she grabbed it as though she were a predator . |
| 7 | Yet even if she suspected it , Paige could n't be sure . |
| 8 | The note embarrassed her considerably , although she suspected , even while she read it , that it was a dream . |
| 9 | She knew it was Stephen even before she picked it up . |
| 10 | I was seeing trails and lights from the blue packet 's passing even after she brought it back down . |
| 11 | But even as she thought it , she knew she would n't go . |
| 12 | But , even as she thought it , she rejected the question and felt a surge of anger go darting through her . |
| 13 | Maggie knew , even as she heard it , that Phoebe did not mean anything of the sort ; it was the kind of thing that Rachel dragged you into saying . |
| 14 | For even as she said it she knew that they would . |
| 15 | But even as she said it , Ace had had another idea . |
| 16 | Even as she said it she recalled the growing doubts and disgust which had been another spur driving her to accept Clive 's invitation . |
| 17 | Although even as she said it the thought rushed through her mind that that was exactly what she was doing now . |
| 18 | Even as she said it , Lisa was asking herself where on earth this display of indignation was coming from . |
| 19 | Even as she said it , she recognised what she was doing — attempting to put some distance between them by drawing in her daughter , as a shield . |
| 20 | Even as she said it , she knew it was an outrageous suggestion . |
| 21 | Even as she said it , she knew how feeble it sounded . |
| 22 | She pressed her cool palm against his open mouth , hushing his enquiry even as she answered it . |
| 23 | She knew she was deliberately goading him to anger and even as she did it she was annoyed with herself . |
| 24 | Carrie was afraid at first that Albert would despise such a babyish pastime but he seemed to enjoy it as much as Nick did , shouting with laughter when he tripped over bumps in the ice and not wanting to stop , even when she said it was time they were going . |
| 25 | She came yesterday afternoon , even though she knew it was n't my afternoon , hoping to find you , but of course you had gone to the Rectory , and begged me to persuade you to go to Langley Dene on Saturday . |
| 26 | Even though she knew it was illogical , the thought briefly took the edge off her enjoyment . |
| 27 | ‘ I meant what I said on the plane , ’ she reminded him stiffly , even though she knew it was a wasted effort . |