Example sentences of "even [subord] i [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Huy was not sure if she was lying or not , but she read his thoughts and continued , ‘ Even if I knew it I would n't give it to you — and you may have enough clout to shut me down , but even Merymose could n't reach high enough to touch him . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ So I 'd have to pay for both lots when I bought them , even if I put one straight back into the next auction ? ’ |
| 3 | Even if I break your cage , I ca n't reach you , beautiful creature ! |
| 4 | Even if I hear them howling and snapping their jaws I sha n't hurry ! ’ |
| 5 | Even if I hate him I think he 's the most important player Leeds United have had in my time as a Leeds United supporter . |
| 6 | ‘ I would n't admit a mistake even if I made one , ’ Davis said . |
| 7 | But even if I suppress my reactions , this is how I feel , and , consequently , I have met few men in my adult life about whose bathroom habits I have felt entirely comfortable . |
| 8 | Now , he does n't say anything about penis envy in , in putting that forward and I do n't know whether penis envy was in his mind at the time he wrote those words and even if I asked him today , he probably would n't admit it . |
| 9 | He is too weak to bear the force of that … even if I felt it , and I am not a cruel woman . |
| 10 | I was n't sure I could speak even if I had anything to say . |
| 11 | ‘ I tell thee I ai n't got a bleedin' farthing and even if I had I 'm expected to be working . |
| 12 | However , I have n't got a copy to hand and even if I had I ca n't be arsed looking through it . |
| 13 | Perhaps because I said that even if I returned I should now be shot for desertion . |
| 14 | I did like Esmerelda ( even if I thought her name was a bit soppy ) and played with her a lot when she came to stay . |
| 15 | Even if I looked I would n't know got ta be fairly small pictures have n't they ? |
| 16 | Well I thought was a very decent man , even if I killed him . |
| 17 | I also kept my contacts and my work going during the golf season , even if I did it mostly by telephone . |
| 18 | " But even if I did it , " said Clara , " I would be stealing the state 's money , would n't I ? |
| 19 | ‘ I do n't know , and even if I did I would n't tell you . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I do n't know what you 're talking about , but even if I did I would n't tell you anything . ’ |
| 21 | Even if I allow him to scribble down a few paragraphs of his own fiction ( and I do not see why I should ) it still follows that any words he might write must in the first instance be composed by me . |
| 22 | Walter had me into his panelled wankpit of an office , classified my request to change the name on my cheques from N.O. Russell to Oliver Russell as not central to the Bank 's policy for the 1980s , and reminded me that unless funds were forthcoming to camouflage my black hole of an overdraft I would n't be getting a new cheque-book even if I called myself Santa Claus . |
| 23 | Even if I tried it on I thought she would stop me . |
| 24 | Below me was Yet and , even if I bluffed my way past him , the monster lurked outside . |
| 25 | Even if I found one I do n't know how I 'd use it . |
| 26 | Well I planned a little bit but even if I plan I still ca n't write it . |
| 27 | I could n't afford them even if I liked anything . ’ |
| 28 | Even if I think I can present it , should I do so ? |
| 29 | ‘ My Lords , I have already disclaimed the intention of discussing the scope of the rule in O'Reilly v. Mackman but , even if I treat it as a general rule , there are many indications in favour of a liberal attitude towards the exceptions contemplated but not spelt out by Lord Diplock . |
| 30 | Even before I met him I 'd admired a North Shore picture of his which showed the Kam Highway as it meandered out of the hills and down into Haleiwa , flanked by pineapple plantations and clumps of trees , and in the distance the Pacific , rippling with big waves . |