Example sentences of "even [conj] it means [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 1993 is a time to put everything you 've got into your career and ambitions , even if it means sacrificing some fun . |
| 2 | After rugged David Shearer barged over Jimmy Carter and Lee Dixon before firing home Blackburn 's 85th-minute decider , Graham conceded : ‘ We 've got to put the physical side of our game back in place — even if it means sacrificing some of the attractive football we want to play . ’ |
| 3 | And then , do something , even if it means calling her in |
| 4 | ‘ Even if it means planting evidence ? ’ |
| 5 | Know the subject inside out , putting in that extra effort even if it means reading late and waking early . |
| 6 | Respondents to the Social Attitudes Survey in 1984 were asked : In general would you say that people should obey the law without exception , or are there exceptional occasions on which people should follow their consciences even if it means breaking the law ? |
| 7 | ‘ I want you to know the truth , Claudia — that 's why I 've come , even if it means breaking … ’ |
| 8 | then make sure it is presented the way it is requested , even if it means rethinking the standard version you usually send out . |
| 9 | Treat yourself to it , even if it means pawning something you can live without . |
| 10 | Is n't it time that Silver sorted things out and got us some money to buy players even if it means bringing in another board member . |
| 11 | ‘ Pancho ’ will be every bit as tough when he takes his place on the bench beside player-manager Frank Stapleton — even if it means shouting ‘ come in number nine ’ to the boss . |
| 12 | I think many feel that if one is going to make the sacrifice that is required in the first place then one accepts that there will be other things one will want one 's child to benefit from — even if it means tightening one 's belt for an extra month . ’ |
| 13 | Please always tell me the scientific name of your fish if possible , even if it means phoning up your dealer to ask what he has just sold you . |
| 14 | They want to give new competitors more of a chance , even if it means intervening in the market to do so . |
| 15 | You have to recruit the best , even if it means fighting an uphill battle to get personnel policies changed , to persuade your boss to pay your people more . |
| 16 | It 's far better to spend a few extra minutes making a trace 100 per cent safe , even if it means putting a few extra pence into the finished product . |
| 17 | He aims to please even if it means putting his principles in cold storage and his policies in the mixer . |
| 18 | My advice to regular vendors would be to keep selling right through April — even if it means missing out on the subsidy . ’ |
| 19 | So should we be able to wear what we feel comfortable in , even if it means going casual in shorts and T-shirts ? |
| 20 | Having harvested a quick crop ( Hong Kong 's pride ) , the Taiwanese are now ken to learn more — even if it means going to the length of copying someone else . |
| 21 | ‘ We certainly hope Scottish and UK companies will become involved in the project but we are determined to get the very best expertise , even if it means going abroad , ’ he said . |
| 22 | Over the next few weeks , players here and those that were unavailable for the tour will be asked about their availability , but already most of the touring squad have expressed their determination to go to Kenya , even if it means giving up their jobs to do so . |
| 23 | A reporter 's job is to stay put and tell us what she can , even if it means crawling to objectionable people . |
| 24 | Do what the boss says even if it means annihilating yourself . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I do n't know , but I 'm going to find out even if it means sitting up all night reading that bloody book . |
| 26 | Even if it means sitting at the same bar where Ronnie Kray 's victim sat twenty seven years ago . |
| 27 | ‘ I 've been told the players pray five times a day — even if it means interrupting training ! |
| 28 | However , she still retains a trademark in the numerous quotes and sources of thought she incorporates into the text , providing ammunition from scholarly sources in proving her point , even if it means twisting what they say to fit her point of view . |
| 29 | At each mealtime eat enough to satisfy your appetite , even if it means having second helpings of vegetables . |
| 30 | ‘ I really am glad to be home , even if it means having to put up with a typical British summer . |