Example sentences of "even [subord] i [verb] the " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I could n't afford the time , even if I had the money , ’ says Robyn .
2 I 've looked everywhere for a weapon , but there 's nothing of any use , even if I had the strength and skill .
3 Teacher says it 's disgraceful But even if I had the time , I feel too tired .
4 I had a feeling that this jam session on the back of a truck with Bunny was going to end in tears even before I left the house .
5 Sometimes I can hear Elizabeth smile , even before I hear the smile changing the shape of her voice .
6 I was wracked by anxiety and guilt even before I made the decision .
7 I seized that bloody pole , swinging the barge round even as I felt the water beneath me slop and gurgle as if maliciously laughing at me , waiting to embrace us in its frozen grasp .
8 I sobbed with fright , even as I addressed the one and only question which confronted me in such a dangerous situation .
9 Even as I wrote the final corrections to the first edition of this text in January 1973 , a splendid , though destructive new tear had Opened across the island of Heimaey , south of Iceland , and new oceanic crust was being formed .
10 And , even as I hurled the word down on to paper in my headlong rush , I could n't help correcting his solecism .
11 I have no desire to pass on nasty stories about other people , not even when I know the facts of the case .
12 Q. I never see my Upside Down Catfish during the day , not even when I feed the other fish .
13 Even when I spoke the truth .
14 I do n't know anything about Wallaces goal even though I heard the match report on the 12:00 A.M. BBC 5 sports news .
15 She looked alarmed , and even though I knew the significance of this rite , because Nour had told me , for a moment I shared her confusion , her small anxiety at the thought of the violence of that long-past nuptial night .
16 Even though I thought the job was really mine I thought I had to create the impression of somebody who was , you know , above board , for , you know , the Catholics .
17 It was n't the bomb in John Lewis that put my nerves on edge this year , even though I felt the echoing shudder of it .
18 Even though I suspect the author works for Blue Peter the idea is a quite good one and computer hobbyists will enjoy using this package .
19 I can not accept that I should adopt a live-and-let-live neutral attitude to hawks and pigeons even though I accept the fact that we share very similar body mechanisms and an identical world .
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