Example sentences of "even [conj] it 's [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Look at this , Sal ’ , he would say , ‘ this one ca n't sink , even if it 's broken in half ! ’ |
| 2 | When Riddler says that the tea they drink is called that ‘ even if it 's made of privet … a sort of memory , ’ she is harsh and spiteful as she is about everything else instead of evincing any rue or regret . |
| 3 | Even if it 's to say erm |
| 4 | Now , I do n't know poetry from a hole in the ground and I draw the line at having my head sawn off , even if it 's to save my trenchcoat . |
| 5 | Even if it 's raining and even if you have no stomach to work ? |
| 6 | I hate to be the party-pooper , again , but rabble-rousing sexist nonsense is not to be forgiven , even if it 's done with Blade 's A1 golden retriever smile . |
| 7 | ‘ Even if it 's managed to summon the Ship , the ship will still need to be told where we are . ’ |
| 8 | It 's a comfort , you know ’ — she smiled now — ‘ to think that there 's somebody opposite you for the first meal of the day , even if it 's to have a row with . ’ |
| 9 | And she 'll say , wo n't she , do n't do n't kick me dog , even if it 's going for your ankles ! |
| 10 | At the moment paid employment ( even if it 's making rubber ducks for export ) brings status and income , whereas work , which we all do to keep going and may well do voluntarily in our communities , carries neither income nor status . |
| 11 | Even if it 's standing on the road . |
| 12 | Both take some following , and the Cobra in particular will probably never be repeated — not even with the Viper , which seems to be losing its fangs even before it 's born . |
| 13 | ‘ Not even when it 's justified ? ’ |
| 14 | That 's the thing that even when it 's dries out it still clings to the |
| 15 | You 're out in the winter , even when it 's raining . |
| 16 | The Thermogrill surface combustion burner gives an even heat over the whole surface , even when it 's turned down . |
| 17 | It looks as though it 's going too fast even when it 's standing still ! ’ |
| 18 | I dread having to go through the sympathetic ear act , even when it 's merited . |
| 19 | But as you ca n't or wo n't recognise the truth even when it 's told you , there 's really no point in continuing this conversation . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ But it is the sack , Sir , even though it 's dressed up in fine words . ’ |
| 21 | But even though it 's run by a private company I see no reason to worry |
| 22 | ‘ And you still have that shiny dark hair , even though it 's cut short now , but … ’ |
| 23 | He says the Government recognises the importance of the route to commuters and tourists , and it will not be axed , even though it 's losing money . |
| 24 | Now those are arteries , that 's the pulmonary artery but it 's coming back to the heart okay , that 's the only time you 're going to find the rule reversed , arteries leave the heart , veins come back to the heart , and the only time that rule is reversed is when you 're linking the heart and the lungs through the pulmonary vein and the pulmonary artery , however , they are still carrying , the arteries are still carrying oxygen charged blood , yes , because it 's come fresh from the lungs so it 's still carrying nice red lovely oxygenated blood , yes , even though it 's coming back into the heart , that is because it 's come fresh from the lungs and the vein although it 's going in the opposite direction the way you normally expect it , is still carrying the old rotten , you know , used up blood , because it 's going back to the lungs to be recharged , do you understand it alright ? |
| 25 | So it 's Alan 's voice even though it 's coming out of my mouth . |
| 26 | They will actually responsibility of Local Government and er we 've tried to put in here something that even Conservative Councillors could support , even though it 's attacking Conservative Ministers , cos they must actually believe in Local Government to actually serve on Local Government , one would think , but er , but th the problems of under-funding are th could be very serious . |
| 27 | They will actually responsibility of Local Government and er we 've tried to put in here something that even Conservative Councillors could support , even though it 's attacking Conservative Ministers , cos they must actually believe in Local Government to actually serve on Local Government , one would think , but er , but th the problems of under-funding are th could be very serious . |
| 28 | And at the end of the day then , you have to weigh up whether or not you decide that even though , if you like in the strictest financial terms , it is not profitable to open the cinema and to employ staff doing that although presumably they 'd have to be employed doing something else unless you changed their rota patterns nonetheless because of your the demands of funding bodies , your own cultural aims and equal opportunities policies , you 've decided that you will do so even though it 's going to be marginally a loss in financial terms . |