Example sentences of "and even [conj] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I stop at my usual vantage point and even before I have switched off the engine I see the otter . |
| 2 | I have seen at long last that I need to be free of my beloved mistress and even as I write that word it is hollow for how can I love one who no longer has the least regard for me ? |
| 3 | Finally , and even as I write , new and deeper understandings of the Lorenz system are in the offing { 12 } . |
| 4 | Mr Dobbs said : ‘ As far as I am aware the BBC want to do the sequel , and even as I speak they are discussing potential script writers . ’ |
| 5 | His body rolled away and uncovered the blood-spattered broken body of my poor dead sister , and even as I raised my hand to my mouth to stifle the scream , I saw the vicious green lizard dart into her hair . |
| 6 | A wind was getting up , and even as I stood there , the lower stars were obscured by drifting darkness . |
| 7 | And even as I did I was astounded at myself . |
| 8 | And even when I had assured myself I was on the right road , I felt compelled to stop the car a moment to take stock , as it were , I decided to step out and stretch my legs a little and when I did so , I received a stronger impression than ever of being perched on the side of a hill . |
| 9 | Anything less than a straight A disappointed me , and even when I had clearly gained the best grade in the class — a slightly alleviating factor-I still told myself that it was n't good enough . |
| 10 | But she was there when I was a boy and even when I went to school in Porthmadog . |
| 11 | But in so far as I achieve awareness from your viewpoint I feel the pull towards your goals , and even when I resist , I do so very much as I push away inclinations of my own which are dangerous to my long-term ambitions ; a choice between your goals and mine belongs among my choices of ends . |
| 12 | They seemed to be mostly line-and-wash with an occasional burst of colour , and even when I got close to them I found I had to concentrate to see what they were about . |
| 13 | and even when I yell at him times he 's gone , you know , I do n't know |
| 14 | 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 ! ’ |
| 15 | We attempt nothing in this school , and even if I 've bitten off more than we can chew here , it 's better to try — ’ |
| 16 | And even if I 'd made a mistake I 'd be honest enough to admit it . |
| 17 | And even if I go to bed I ca n't sleep . |
| 18 | And even if I had , I would not have begun copying them . |
| 19 | ‘ I tell thee I ai n't got a bleedin' farthing and even if I had I 'm expected to be working . |
| 20 | And even if I had , I do n't think I 'd 've paid it much attention . |
| 21 | And even if I had known , as a DIA agent the only person I would have told was Control . |
| 22 | And even if I had , and wanted it , I 'd hardly keep insisting it was n't him , would I ? ’ she exclaimed . |
| 23 | However , I have n't got a copy to hand and even if I had I ca n't be arsed looking through it . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | He says , the wicked are like the tossing sea , and you know , as far the bible is concerned , the wicked is not necessarily the man or the woman who does terrible deeds , the wicked is not necessarily who is , who is a murderer , or a child molesterer , or a thief or or or a wife beater or something like that , the wicked is the person who rejects God , who turns their back on God , who says thank you , I can go through my life without , I do n't need you , I do n't even believe you exist , and even if I do believe you exist I 'm gon na do things my way , I 'm gon na go through life as I choose . |
| 26 | He put the gun sideways in his mouth to give him two free hands and I thought about trying to grab it off him but I thought I 'd probably kill one of us and even if I did n't I was no match for him and he 'd just take it off me again . |
| 27 | I ca n't rebuild without paying through the nose for the privilege , and even if I did build , getting rent is like getting blood from a stone ! ’ |
| 28 | And even if I did have and had a mustard seed here , you still would n't be able to see it for a mustard seed is no bigger than a pin head . |
| 29 | ‘ That 's not what I want , Maria , and even if I did , what do you think I am ? |
| 30 | ‘ I do n't know , and even if I did I would n't tell you . ’ |