Example sentences of "even [subord] i have [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had never seen a man deliberately killed before and I was more scared even than I had been before . |
| 2 | But he said : ‘ Even if I had been in Austria longer , I would still be able to defend myself against the outrageous charges of behaving like a war criminal — a charge made against no one else . ’ |
| 3 | Even if I had been sufficiently knowledgeable about the NHS funding system to counter his arguments , I still would n't have felt up to political sparring . |
| 4 | I could have run away , but I had no money and , even if I had been able to borrow it , I should still have been too frightened because I had nowhere to run to . |
| 5 | I was never really happy about the explanation but I had no proof of my own misgivings about it and anyway I would n't have known where to start looking even if I 'd been convinced then that she was alive . ’ |
| 6 | But as we made our way down through the trees , I realized that even if I 'd been better at baling I could never have carried that load : my forehead hurt , my neck felt stiff and strained , and the pine-needles on the path , compressed and polished by thousands of feet , were as slippery as glass . |
| 7 | ‘ They would n't have taken 'im even if I 'd been willing to part with 'im , me being a widow . |
| 8 | I never had enough time to spare for my wife , let alone other women — even if I 'd been so inclined , which I was not . ’ |
| 9 | Even when I 've been in hospital , for this , the two of you gang up . ’ |
| 10 | Even though I 've been shopping through France |
| 11 | It was good to be able to demonstrate that I did know something about handling animals even though I had been qualified for only a few months . |
| 12 | And even though I had been very well paid in my previous job , this would also enable me to reap the financial rewards of my expertise , ’ he says . |
| 13 | Oh yes , I knew where he was , even though I 'd been unconscious going in and coming out , because I 'd been there before . |
| 14 | ‘ Even though I have been shriven , it is good to know that bastard went before me . |