Example sentences of "even [subord] they [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some residents get out and about regularly , even if they may be rather slow at walking . |
| 2 | Other actors are entitled to expect Y to live up to them , even if they would be wise not to count on it when temptations arise . |
| 3 | The resurrection , for people who believe it to have taken place , is presumably an objective fact of history ; one which they can not circumvent even if they would . |
| 4 | Faithful to him , even if they would have to be apart sometimes , as he 'd be faithful to her , although he knew she 'd take more than a little convincing about that . |
| 5 | Therefore the buyers were entitled to refuse to accept delivery because the sellers had committed a breach of condition ( i.e. of section 13 ) and the buyers were entitled to do so even if they would have suffered no loss by having the tins packed in cases of 24 instead of cases of 30 . |
| 6 | But with personal contact through the old jobbing system on the floor of the Stock Exchange , experienced people could see Old Joe coming and knew what to expect — even if they might sometimes join in to make a little extra money . |
| 7 | Newton would assign equal and opposite spins to A and B. Their values would be fixed at the moment of separation even if they might not be known to an observer until he had actually measured them . |
| 8 | Some people will see these moves as a way of ‘ doing down ’ wholefood products , but I believe that those who are using natural ingredients , even if they ca n't claim the whole product is natural , will benefit by the restriction on misleading claims . |
| 9 | Always tell them how well they 're doing when they try to do up their buttons ( even if they ca n't quite complete the task ) , put away a toy or own up when they have done something wrong . |
| 10 | Playtex Secrets Lycra-control underwear ( even if they ca n't make me look like Ulrika ) |
| 11 | Even if they ca n't inflict any wounds they can still swamp him with weight of numbers . |
| 12 | ‘ And they are — and always have been — very good to me , even if they ca n't read my mind . ’ |
| 13 | Those who miss the lecture can see it later and those who attend the course in years to come can at least have the video lecture even if they ca n't have the real thing . |
| 14 | You know cos at least I can still go out and visit all my family even if they ca n't come down here . |
| 15 | ‘ Give those out and pray that even if they ca n't speak English they can at least read it ! ’ |
| 16 | They would certainly have time to get to the river Almond and cut off any interference from the garrisons there at Perth and at Scone , even if they ca n't overwhelm them . |
| 17 | Most publications will give you a number to ring even if they will not give an address , and once you have spoken to the potential recipients you should have no trouble in getting addresses — and a convenient time — to deliver . |
| 18 | But the distinguishing feature of those films ( even if they can not quite be credited with inventing the conceit ) was what might be called their sense of the inverted anachronism . |
| 19 | The effort is likely to be politically disastrous , even if they can agree on a successor . |
| 20 | Even if they can produce more food , they have n't the transport or the packaging facilities . |
| 21 | Even if they can remain with their families , they may place demands on the families which will make it hard for them to cope . |
| 22 | With a fairly short grazing season , especially in the north , recent animal welfare laws stipulate that dairy cows must not be kept indoors throughout the year but at least exercised outside , even if they can not be grazed . |
| 23 | Someone with short-term memory loss lives very much in the present and is able to enjoy what they do , even if they can not recall it a few minutes later . |
| 24 | Even if they can afford to buy one , most Japanese do n't really have the space for it . |
| 25 | We all know , as dreamers , that dreams are genuine experiences , even if they can not be recorded with a camera or a tape-recorder . |
| 26 | These questions must be addressed , even if they can not be precisely answered ; simply raising them has an effect on the way old people are viewed and the action which it is deemed appropriate to take . |
| 27 | All fish can detect the presence of objects near them even if they can not see them . |
| 28 | They are communal answers to the problem of human survival , a problem which requires collective solutions because , in the final resort , individuals can not ensure the reproduction of the species even if they can , for a finite period , ensure their own . |
| 29 | If you are moving for job reasons , the local authority or new town development corporation , even if they can not offer permanent rented accommodation , might be able to arrange short-term letting for up to a year under Schedule 3 of the Housing Act 1980 . |
| 30 | People understand their own and other people 's lives not just in terms of class fractions or units of labour power even if they can be categorised as such . |