Example sentences of "would be [verb] even [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Eg if ‘ Painting ’ existed in the document and the search text : was ‘ paint ’ , the ‘ Paint ’ in ‘ Painting ’ would be selected even though it has an initial capital and is part of another word . ) |
| 2 | East German tenure of such property would be secured even if its ownership reverted to the original owners . |
| 3 | He would be killed even if he did n't hit a rock — though there had been a far greater profusion of rocks visible the previous evening . |
| 4 | However , a recalculation of the indices for a random sample of the speakers suggests that the same pattern of social stratification would be maintained even if the word class had been more clearly defined . |
| 5 | Everybody else would adopt similar reasoning , and no defence would be demanded even if we all wanted defence . |
| 6 | She knew that he would be hurt even though she hoped that he had stopped loving such an undeserving , self-serving shrew , because anyone would be hurt by such a scene . |
| 7 | The suit would be allowed even if the plaintiff did not suffer the loss , but was recovering damages for the benefit of the person who suffered the loss . |
| 8 | Eight overs remained , and it was universally known that the bails would be lifted even if the match was still undecided : an extra pressure on everyone , and another silly regulation among cricket 's banana-skins , this one installed pre-tour by the visiting team . |
| 9 | Despite its technological sophistication , the use of this elaborate clock was essentially astrological , the object apparently being to ensure that the positions of the celestial bodies would be known even if the Heavens were cloudy when any of the Emperor 's wives or concubines produced offspring . |