Example sentences of "even when [pron] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I feel that we have been working together for much longer , ’ says Sandra , ‘ because even when we had our own businesses we would ring each other up for advice . |
| 2 | Even when we married it was going to be a secret for a bit . |
| 3 | ‘ I have held my hand time and again , and even when they drove me to act I have abated my askings to keep the balance true and save Wales from worse enmity . |
| 4 | Throughout the whole thing , even when they took us to the palace , nobody said a word . |
| 5 | Similarly , whereas over half of the sample ( 57 per cent ) admitted to always or mostly continuing to drink even when they knew they were intoxicated , at the end of the course 60 per cent said this rarely or never occurred . |
| 6 | Even when they knew he was going through a bad patch they would continue to deliver dangerous back-passes to him . |
| 7 | People were drawn to him almost against their will , even when they knew his faults . |
| 8 | However , the overwhelming majority of those inhabitants of the subcontinent who adhered to Islam had no sense of identification with the dynasty ( even when they knew it existed ) and the fact that the dynasty was Muslim had little to do with its exercise of power . |
| 9 | But Rubberneck wished — for he was a pariah still , how he felt , on his high perch , even when they called his name — that he was down below , in the crush : part of the people . |
| 10 | The United States was unable to restrain Israel even when it felt it was necessary to do so against Syria in June 1967 and against Lebanon in 1982 . |
| 11 | But even at his most confused , the essence of Maurice was still there , and we loved him for it even when it drove us spare . |
| 12 | Not until the second half did Saints show any of their best style and even when it came it was never sustained . |
| 13 | Even when I said I was family — well , yes , I know it was n't true but it seemed near enough the truth to use to persuade them neither of them would give her away . ’ |
| 14 | I could n't see what to photograph , even when I got my slides back there was nothing there . |
| 15 | I mean even when I smoked I did . |
| 16 | So I used to encourage his own poetry , and his ideas for poetic themes , even when I knew they were poor or did not interest me . |
| 17 | Although the ministers were too polite to commit themselves , even when I pressed them on this point , it was clear to me that they felt they , and their church , had been used . |
| 18 | It now bore a long yellow blister , fag shaped and red round the edges , but there was still no pain , not even when I pressed it . |
| 19 | And even when I learned you were a prying journalist — and when I 've always preferred my walks to be solitary — what do I find but that I 'm asking if you would like to walk with me ! ’ |
| 20 | Even when I typed it . |
| 21 | ‘ And , even when you told me about the break-in , I knew it was n't really that . ’ |
| 22 | Even when you knew you were going to blush , thought Catriona , you could never do anything about it . |
| 23 | He enjoyed brushing it , even when she made him stand so long behind her chair that his arms ached and his eyelids started to droop . |
| 24 | Mr Jones said : ‘ Even when she knew she was dying , her concern was for other people , not herself . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | But even when she whispered them aloud the words had a hollow ring . |
| 27 | Oddly , though , even when she opened her mouth to betray her pact with Naylor , she found that she could not betray him . |
| 28 | Even when she closed her eyes they were still daggered by its scintillations . |
| 29 | Even when he laid his hand on him gently , he did not uncover his face . |
| 30 | But his concentration was poor these days : he could hardly keep his mind on anything for more than a moment … and even when he heard what the Padre said it made no sense … " the Editor of The Times as wise as God Himself ! " |