Example sentences of "even [conj] he [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He accompanied this with a rude gesture — some say it was a noise , others that he stuck out his tongue , or even that he made a sign with his forearm . |
| 2 | Even if he looked the same , she could not remember him . |
| 3 | The pianist was sensitive enough , even if he brought no great sense of individual character to the music as yet , and the orchestra competent but a little routine , and not well-enough focused rhythmically . |
| 4 | Billy has been told his job with social services at Essex Council is safe — even if he becomes an Essex girl . |
| 5 | But he vowed that even if he becomes the world 's richest sportsman , he will stay firmly clear of the bright lights that cost Tyson his freedom . |
| 6 | That would automatically rule Senna out of the championship , even if he wins the final two races in Japan and Australia and the title would go to his team-mate , Alain Prost . |
| 7 | If a man believes in a different god , or even if he uses a different ritual for worshipping the same god , blind faith can decree that he should die — on the cross , at the stake , skewered on a Crusader 's sword , shot in a Beirut street , or blown up in a bar in Belfast . |
| 8 | Even if he had a small pond ? |
| 9 | A purchaser of land might well be uneasy if he knew that , even if he had no notice of a trust , the land could be recovered from him by a trustee . |
| 10 | ‘ There you are then , Wittisham could get the poison through Pegg even if he had no access himself . |
| 11 | It was a bitter summary of their unhappy affair , but compunction ensued , because it was n't Luke 's fault that he could n't love her , even if he had no right to despise her , so she added neutrally , ‘ There 's a Chinese tea-house or tea-garden — I 'm not sure what it 's really called — not far from here that intrigues me , and I 've been wanting to go and find out what it 's all about ever since I first passed it . |
| 12 | Through my mind there reverberated the words from Portrait of a Lady , ‘ Memories of my dead life , and Paris in the Spring ’ , the meaning of which every lover of Paris can echo , even if he had no dead life in either George Moore 's or Eliot 's sense , or even if his most memorable visit to Paris took place , as mine did , at another season . |
| 13 | Even if he had the knowledge and inclination to do so , there are too many distractions . |
| 14 | Although in this case the seller will find it hard to argue with the buyer 's concerns , where the seller himself provides the items ( even if he charges the buyer directly or indirectly for their provision ) he may well wish to keep ownership himself , either to tie the buyer to him for future orders , or to enable him to use the items for sales to third parties , even if this is to the buyer 's detriment , and against his consent . |
| 15 | Even if he loses the case , the singer has said he 'll never record for Sony again . |
| 16 | If he lands on a tree or on the ground he sticks in like a dart , and even if he survives the impact he wo n't be able to free himself easily . |
| 17 | Sussex leg-spinner Salisbury certainly impressed in his debut Test at Lord 's , even if he struggled a little on Old Trafford 's flat track in the next Test . |
| 18 | But , even if he wanted the job , his politics would probably rule him out . |
| 19 | even if he puts the cable in , did replace put the cable in then ? |
| 20 | Even if he has no special interest — and it is not essential that he should — his action nevertheless is that of an officious , though well-meaning , bystander who is not content merely to stand by . |
| 21 | He would probably try releasing Osman even if he gave no outward sign of acquiescence . |
| 22 | The Collector had a feeling that even if he survived the siege he would never see Hari again . |
| 23 | Even if he survived the present crisis with its unusually heavy demands on resources , there were still a few weeks to go before he received his allocation for the next year . |
| 24 | Now the person possessing the goods after the time limit , even if he holds the goods in bad faith , may call himself the rightful owner , while the original owner promptly loses all rights . |
| 25 | We have already seen that if the car dealer did the ‘ clocking ’ himself , he will have no defence at all , not even if he used a disclaimer ( paragraph 16–11 above ) . |
| 26 | Even if he worked a 40hour week , his £3-an-hour wages would only add up to £6,240 a year . |
| 27 | The Profitboss rarely seeks help , but he does go out of his way to provide it , even if he sees no profit in it immediately . |
| 28 | But this low-born de Burgh , this double man despite himself , even while he leaned back greedily , hankering after lands with the ambition of the landless , even while he envied the de Blundevilles and the Marshalls and composed about himself a synthetic replica of their hereditary splendour , yet saw England by glimpses as Isambard saw it , an empire not decomposing and falling to insecure tatters like the Emperor 's sprawling hold , but compact as a clenched fist , solvent as a Jew 's treasury and self-sufficient as a well-run manor , a power not hemmed in but completed and transmitted by the sea . |
| 29 | Even before he plays a note , he has the audience in the palm of his hand . |
| 30 | Even before he touched the exposed flesh , she could feel her nipples tingling , tightening to aching points , thrusting proud and carmine under the caressing gaze . |