Example sentences of "[adv] if it means [verb] [adj] " 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 | Know the subject inside out , putting in that extra effort even if it means reading late and waking early . |
4 | So should we be able to wear what we feel comfortable in , even if it means going casual in shorts and T-shirts ? |
5 | At each mealtime eat enough to satisfy your appetite , even if it means having second helpings of vegetables . |
6 | Annabelle 's father insists that any furniture order is delivered the same day , even if it means driving fifty miles and doing the driving and shifting himself . |
7 | No Highlander worth his salt would cut one down , nor will he allow his son to do so , even if it means walking many a long stretch to fetch home firewood . |
8 | We er er erm in this country have a very bitter experience with B C C I , it was n't just the knock it took to the regulatory system but I need hardly remind this house there are thousands of people who lost everything they had and that and there are many people who lost everything they had and feel that this house has not taken their concern seriously and it 's something the minister must show that the government is willing to pursue these matters , even if it means introducing primary legislation . |