Example sentences of "even if he [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | a man of trained hand , eye , and brain ; disciplined and good mannered ; of sound muscle and fully developed lungs ; with a general knowledge of common tools and simple machines ; able to read a plan and make a drawing to scale ; ready to undertake any kind of unspecialised work , ; and competent , even if he does unskilled work , to do it ‘ with his head ’ . |
| 2 | The hunter is thus motivated primarily by self-interest and pragmatism — the fear of possible retribution — even if he expresses these motives in religious and moral terms . |
| 3 | So Mr MacGregor 's hard work may yet come to grief , even if he sorts that problem out there 's another obstacle to privatization running smoothly , many on the railways think the private sector will need a generous subsidy before they 'd be interested , if their not attracted the state will have to spend more to make the new structure work , a lot more . |
| 4 | And how can a farm worker strike against an employer whom he knows to be , more often than not these days , a solicitous and considerate person , even if he pays low wages ? |
| 5 | Even if he has fewer votes than his competitors jointly , he is still the winner by virtue of having more votes than any one of them . |