Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [verb] [conj] even [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 Child does not like to be touched or even looked at ; very ill humoured ; moans , whines and complains ; often a white tongue , thickly coated ; white sputum ; nausea and gagging .
2 The control was exercised at two levels , directly through Roman officers , indirectly through the ruling class of the allies themselves : therefore this ruling class had to be supported and even reinforced .
3 Again , because treasures served to denote prominent persons , they are most likely to be listed or even described in written records , as well as featuring in works of art .
4 Not to be trusted or even understood but to be treated with caution and sometimes indulged .
5 According to the World Health Organization it may soon be possible for these disorders to be controlled or even eliminated — but since there is no cure , this can only mean by early detection in the fetus and abortion .
6 Evidence is now emerging that women have been detained in order to be raped and even impregnated , and that political and military leaders knew , but condoned it.One woman who can testify to the existence of rape camps and the suffering of women , is Francoise Hampson , senior lecturer at Essex University and an expert in the law of armed conflict .
7 Rock climbers fall onto runners , but one misplaced step on a ridge like Snowdon 's and you are likely to be hurt or even killed .
8 PRUDENTIAL has launched a new range of flexible pensions products which can be converted to a free-standing additional voluntary contribution and vice versa , and allow contribution levels to be reduced or even suspended altogether for up to five years .
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