Example sentences of "even if she have [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 And even if she had decided to use a delivery service , there would normally be a full check-list to be ticked off before parting with any money .
2 There was never any need to explain things to him ( even if she had wanted to ) .
3 Shaking with terror , her heart pounding , she could n't have broken free even if she had wanted .
4 Then , changing the mood so abruptly and deliberately that there was no way she could continue to probe him on the issue , even if she had wanted to , he rose and thrust his chair back impatiently .
5 Even if she had heard the locomotive 's whistle as it entered the tunnel , she would not have had time to run to the bridge in time to meet Mr Cross as he parked his car in the goods yard .
6 She still giggled girlishly and reverted to the old tomboy type during TV and radio appearances , cleverly signalling to her fans that even if she had become their older sister , she was still their favourite sister .
7 Somehow she knew with an inner certainty that even if she had met Adam Burns only for the most fleeting of moments , those dark obsidian eyes would have burned themselves into her memory for ever .
8 If he had told Mrs Wilson this and even if she had believed him , she may not have wished to help him .
9 Nor had she any means of forming an independent judgment even if she had desired to do so .
10 Bitterly , she realised that her night at The Angel with Freddie Nash had shackled her in a way which , even if she had stopped to think about the possible consequences at the time , she could scarcely have envisaged .
11 Not because the Harlequin man had sullied Meh'Lindi in Jaq 's eyes , oh no , no question of such a despicable thought — but because Carnelian had used pleasure as a weapon , therefore Meh'Lindi must reject dalliance with any such delights ; even if she had felt the faintest inclination to dally in the first place , and that was a dubious proposition .
12 I do not make any award for the sums claimed from disposable income for her employment during the said , the alleged year off , since I 'm not satisfied she would have had a year off , or would have had any disposable income even if she had taken that year .
13 It was impossible for Sally-Anne to obey even if she had wished to .
14 My mother did n't need them and was far too pretty to wear them even if she had needed them .
15 He left her so abruptly that she could not have stopped him even if she had known what to say .
16 And even if she had cried out , who takes any notice of anyone shouting , even screaming ?
17 Even if she had stole some wine , ’ Rab said .
18 ‘ So Miss Morgan would have got the lion 's share of the other two hundred thousand even if she had agreed to break up the trust ?
19 It seemed unlikely that he would permit that — even if she 'd desired the privilege .
20 Even if she 'd dabbed Mummy 's eyes and wiped her brow with a hanky soaked in cologne .
21 He pulled her with him to a more secure place , but there was n't a chance of speaking even if she 'd had breath or invention .
22 As she approached the back entrance to the place , Cleo reflected that , even if she 'd had the money , she would never want to live in a building like this .
23 Before she could reply , even if she 'd known what to say , Phena sauntered back in .
24 On divorce a married woman may now apply for a property transfer order , and this can be made even if she has made no direct financial contribution to the purchase or improvement of the matrimonial home .
25 A woman retiring at 60 will get a lower pension from a PP than a man would at 65 , even if she has paid in the same amount over the same number of years .
26 I think that the adjective moralistic is really an unkind way of protesting at the fact that she seems to continue to be interested in moral themes which are often associated with Christianity , even if she has got rid of actual orthodox commitment to Christianity itself .
27 She 'll also make a grab for any toy that takes her fancy , even if she 's told it belongs to another child .
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