Example sentences of "[subord] ever they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You have to develop that relationship because they can take advantage of you when ever and where ever they want . ’ |
| 2 | Contrary to the all too common belief that ageing is essentially an unavoidable process of retreat , of withdrawal into passivity and dependence , the truth is that for most men and women later life is a time of active challenge : a time when perhaps more than ever they need to be able to respond imaginatively to change . |
| 3 | Her parents were old and had forgotten , if ever they had known , what it was like to love someone as she loved Rob . |
| 4 | I must admit , it 's never ever let me down but I mean , they know if ever they said I could n't have no money I 'd cause one hell of a stink you know ! |
| 5 | There were no strike pay , you just had a promissory note that er if ever they got any money they 'd pay you , you see ? |
| 6 | She fixed a baleful eye on Angelica , and said , ‘ If ever they bring back hanging , I would n't advise you to apply for the job . ’ |
| 7 | These big events must be properly controlled if ever they take place and they must only take place with police permission and proper licenses . |
| 8 | If ever they make Maundy Thursday a holiday of course then there are jobs in which it will be the norm to go home on Wednesday lunchtime . |
| 9 | The money itself had been lodged in a special account in Germany : if ever they returned there , they could collect it . |
| 10 | It 's not simply a matter of defying conventions although I admit I have been strictly brought up and I think it would break my parents ’ hearts if ever they came to know I was living with a man who was not my husband . |
| 11 | If ever they lose the ability to scavenge energy , and put it to use in repairing their own fabric , then they are said to be dead ; and they begin immediately to fall apart . |
| 12 | And I can tell you that erm Birmingham City Council told me this erm that if ever they need anyone to chair a meeting they would look to the Guild , committees . |
| 13 | that if ever they did scrape together |
| 14 | It would be a sad and sorry day for the Navy if ever they stopped it . |
| 15 | Robbins observed also that the world , not higher education alone , will suffer if ever they cease to regard ( the advancement of knowledge ) as one of their major functions . |
| 16 | She did not fear the rats ; a certain set of mind would keep them away from her in small furry terror , and as for the police-gangs , she could be awake and away before ever they reached her . |
| 17 | And er anyway we eventually er ah but er the questions used to asked at every meeting , when are we going to come out and er so much so that er they made the secretary who was a J P and a Tory write to the T U C and er say that we prepared to come out when ever they ask us . |
| 18 | As ever they found drunk drivers but across the area the numbers fell . |