Example sentences of "even if you do [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Even if you do intend to marry me — you do intend that , do n't you ? ’ |
| 2 | It may well be worth trying to gum up the joint with a mastic sealant or self-adhesive bitumastic flashing rather than going to all the trouble of dismantling the system : use the sealant on the joints even if you do dismantle and reassemble them . |
| 3 | The job may go under different titles on different stations around the world , but essentially that 's what I 'll be from Monday on , even if you do earn more than me . ’ |
| 4 | Planck is reported to have counselled the young Einstein in 1913 : ‘ As an older friend I must advise you against it ( the pursuit of the general theory of relativity ) , for in the first place you will not succeed ; and even if you do succeed no one will believe you . ’ |
| 5 | But do remember that the house still belongs to the parents and even if you do love black walls painted with silver moons and stars , bright red carpet and eerie holograms , but remember they have to live there after you are long gone . |
| 6 | But I ca n't accept it , Cassie. I ca n't bear to think of you doing it with anyone else , even if you do laugh at me , and think I 'm old hat . ’ |
| 7 | The sad part about the whole sorry affair is that you appear to have been badly let down by those who by rights ought to feel indebted to you , but with the Sun in Aries and that part of your solar chart related to affairs of the heart you are bound to win some kind of moral victory , and even if you do decide to make a settlement this month you should still feel you really have much to celebrate . |
| 8 | ‘ I do n't want any of you others to do anything , even if you do mean it for the best . ’ |
| 9 | Even if you do manage to prove that he has been harassing you , there does n't appear to be much general acceptance of the fact that intimidating someone in this way might actually constitute a serious crime . |
| 10 | After all , as Deborah Hutton , health editor of Vogue , put it : ‘ If you 're the sort of person who frowns , even if you do wear these things for an hour while you exercise , you 'll carry on frowning for the rest of the day after you 've taken them off . ’ |
| 11 | Even if you do make the highest offer for any particular item , the auctioneer can hand it over to another , friendlier-looking buyer instead . |
| 12 | Even if you do cheat and eat something you should n't , it does n't mean that you have failed on the Inch Loss Plan . |
| 13 | I 'm not going to advise the trustees to release the inheritance even if you do continue , so you may as well get rid of her . |
| 14 | So who cares about royal dignity anyway … even if you do fail completely at your first attempt . |
| 15 | We 're not yet a police lab even if you do walk in and out of the place as if it 's your own kitchen . |
| 16 | So even if you do repay your loan on a building society account , er do n't forget that erm er the erm building society will then want to charge you for keeping the deeds of your house . |
| 17 | ‘ Even if you do find a photo , ’ she insists , ‘ it 's not me ! ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Even if you do find him , you ca n't make him go back to your sister , ’ she said slowly . |
| 19 | But even if you do have to pretend , just this once , that you are only an ordinary tourist , that trip will live in your memory , even if it is n't entered in your log-book . |
| 20 | If you 're planning to do a lot of weaving , the weaving arm is a useful extra even if you do have built-in weaving brushes on your machine . |
| 21 | Even if you do run inside these times make sure you choose racers appropriate for the distance and your weight . |
| 22 | Even if you do claim you went up there to do him in ! |
| 23 | I like what you print about me — and am amused and as usual do n't understand what it is all about even if you do say I am intellectual … |
| 24 | And you can also get lost even if you do say the script because I said to Roger I , I 've |
| 25 | Even if you do require a full desk top publishing system these can range quality in price depending on exactly what you require . |
| 26 | It 's perfectly clear that you 're a lady , even if you do use the most shockin'ly vulgar expressions … and wear next to nothing ; which is delightful but disturbing … and not quite the done thing . ’ |
| 27 | Talking of food , calorie counting is to be recommended , otherwise I 'm afraid the waistline will suffer a little ; yes , even if you do join in the aerobics of the keep fit . |
| 28 | ‘ But even if you do catch up with her there 's nothing but spanners and wrenches in her medicine chest . |
| 29 | Even if you do fill your freezer with packaged ready-made meals ( and there are some very good ones now , even if they are a little expensive ) , it at least saves you time and organisation . |
| 30 | Even if you do like meat , poultry and fish and wish to keep them as a regular part of your diet , it would be wise to cut down appreciably on animal protein and up your vegetable quotient . |