Example sentences of "even when [pers pn] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Recruits refused to search for these food sources , even when we put a food source in a boat in the lake at the indicated spot . |
| 2 | Ruth knew everybody 's voice , even when they had a cold . |
| 3 | The influence of the tabloid press was particularly strong on those voters who denied being party ‘ supporters ’ , even when they had a party preference . |
| 4 | Those whose attitudes are negative and who consequently will have a powerful filter , even when they understand a message in the second language , will not allow it to reach that part of the brain responsible for language acquisition . |
| 5 | Plastic is bright and colourful but vulnerable , even when it has a glass fibre frame . |
| 6 | Omar was a devout Muslim and like the best Somalis was proud and fearless , though he proved to be remarkably tactful and forbearing whenever I was impatient or angry , and always upheld my authority even when I made a mistake . |
| 7 | So even when you get a figure , a major figure , not a peripheral one , a central , major figure , in social sciences , like Talker Parsons , who really does take Freud seriously , what does he do ? |
| 8 | It 's quite easy , even when you know a person , to let this label cover you up . |
| 9 | Even when you have a rib transfer carriage , you will still need to transfer a stitch by hand sometimes ; this is much easier if you 've done it so often that it 's automatic . |
| 10 | Even when you see a stage performance of hypnotism and it seems as though the ‘ unwilling ’ subjects are being made to act against their will , that is not really the case . |
| 11 | Wallace was great even when he took a knock early in the 2nd half ( Strandli should have been on sooner ) . |
| 12 | Even when he waves a noose , he holds it with a velvet glove . |
| 13 | They walked on , thinking of This and That , and by-and-by they came to an enchanted place on the very top of the Forest called Galleons Lap , which is sixty-something trees in a circle ; and Christopher Robin knew that it was enchanted because nobody had ever been able to count whether it was sixty-three or sixty-four , not even when he tied a piece of string round each tree after he had counted it . |
| 14 | Andrew Stavanger would never touch it — even when he needed a bank overdraft , and to use the deposit would have kept down interest charges , he preferred to keep it intact . |
| 15 | Nevertheless , happiness is difficult to find , and it seems man is unable to remain happy even when he finds a way of living that seems to suit his psychic constitution — a combination of biological givens , and the consequences of the individual 's resolution of his conflicts during his personal development . |
| 16 | They were all behind him , shouting ‘ get in ’ even when he missed a putt by six feet . |