Example sentences of "[adv] if [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The doctrine of the Trinity , so far from being an appendix ( even if also a coping-stone ) to Christian theology , as it had seemed to Schleiermacher , supplies the ground-plan , the inner dynamics of the whole . |
2 | Yet in our bones we all know that there is such a thing as national character , even if only a fool or a racist would attempt to define its precise ingredients . |
3 | Only , I wish I had ever shown some sign of affection ; I wish I had perhaps written to her — even if only a card ( and even though I was rather far down in the family hierarchy ) . |
4 | Few of these were memorable , but in a fiercely competitive profession Reagan was a notable success even if never a star of the front rank . |
5 | There was seldom if ever a time when all Western governments , or even all those within the EC , were equally active in relations with the East . |