Example sentences of "even [conj] it [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My main point is , though , not simply that the Webbs ' own general prospectus was wrong , nor even that it misdirected their appraisal of Owen . |
| 2 | London Transport said it would not have dismissed strike leaders even if it knew their identity , for fear of bringing the Underground system to a halt . |
| 3 | Even if it wastes your time . |
| 4 | The men also look very fine in their long curly wigs ( even if it takes their partners a little while to get used to them ) . |
| 5 | Her old tutor is horrified , but her husband says he supports the hunger strike -- even if it claims her life . |
| 6 | Yet even as it does your vision alters , |
| 7 | It appeared that more was required and Liz , resenting the inanity thus forced upon her even as it passed her lips , found herself saying ‘ And how are you looking forward to the 1980s ? ’ |
| 8 | The scandal is that a supine and cowardly press has allowed itself to be intimidated into censoring the truth even though it distorts our entire view of reality . |
| 9 | The human capital concept is not new , even though it reached its apotheosis in the 1960s . |
| 10 | Like Donald Wilson before , Newman accepted the strength of the ‘ Dalek Factor ’ and agreed to let Verity Lambert handle Doctor Who her way after that , even though it meant his sacrificing part of the ideals he had intended the show to represent . |
| 11 | Accordingly they may marry early and begin a family quickly ; that will increase their chances of being allocated a council house through the points system , even though it reduces their chances of buying or renting privately ( Ineichen 1979a ) . |
| 12 | However , even though it expresses my belief that you did steal the money , the distinctively ethical role of the sentence is to express my attitude of disfavour towards you for this act . |
| 13 | Even though it caught his eyes , so that he was actually watching when it happened , the figure that leapt from the blackness was only a silvery blur , moving with breathtaking and unreal speed . |
| 14 | Fergie says : ‘ Finally something did happen , but it soon became clear that the Queen was just not capable of getting involved in emotional , personal problems — even though it involved her own flesh and blood . ’ |
| 15 | But DNA is a rather passive molecule even though it rules our development . |