Example sentences of "[conj] even [verb] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover they remain meaningful irrespective of whether Jones has read or even heard of Tolstoy . |
| 2 | I am not ashamed to admit being overwhelmed with nostalgia and a swelling in the throat on hearing ( or even thinking of ) that song . |
| 3 | His hair , untended , curled thick as a dog 's at his neck under a shapeless wool cap , and his mind was turned patently inwards ; far from seeking , or even thinking of the men from whom he had been parted for six weeks . |
| 4 | It is , of course , not the place , duty or even wish of the investigators to frustrate the administration of justice in respect of proper awards for damages but some of the awards , particularly in the USA , have got out of proportion , particularly when it comes to product liability cases brought by the representatives of dependants of those killed in an accident . |
| 5 | Both large and small versions of many sections coexisted , but did not communicate with one another , or even know of one another 's presence . |
| 6 | There was no sense of obligation to society , or even to learn of the necessities of life . ’ |
| 7 | We have to start with some broad-cut view of the areas of the company which we believe should be encouraged to go ahead , the areas of the company which we believe have got to be held back or even disposed of , those which are to perform the function of cash cows , and those we wish to encourage to develop in more aggressive and adventurous ways than they have hitherto . |
| 8 | He once reproached Sir Philip Sidney for his famous refusal of a cup of water on a Dutch battlefield as an act that looks ‘ aggressively holy ’ , and it is hard to imagine any other critic of the age allowing himself such a remark , or even conceiving of it : The okay thing would be to drink some of the cup himself and pass it on , leaving most of it to the other man … ’ |
| 9 | The event was not much talked about in the family ; it was too dreadful ; and I do n't suppose for a moment that Aunt Kate , then living abroad , would have wondered whether she , herself , might not have played a part in the sequence of events ; nor do I remember any such theory ever having been put forward or even thought of at the time . |
| 10 | That actually means something — it 's not frivolous — so consequently it ca n't be classed as , or even thought of as , old fashioned . ’ |
| 11 | This made them hold the glider down and often caused overspeeding or even overrunning of the cable or parachute . |
| 12 | Some may indeed dream of a united Germany : few believe it is politic to speak or even think of such a thing . |
| 13 | We do n't ask or even think of asking what justifies them . |
| 14 | To him who by means of his power working in us is able to do so much more than we can ever ask for , or even think of . |
| 15 | If they do , or even think of so doing , they will get no support from the House or the country , and no sympathy , direct or indirect . |
| 16 | The ‘ higher law ’ may also be formulated as a temporal limit — should the present generation have the power to bind , or even dispose of , future generations , or do these future generations have a fundamental right to live and structure their own lives ? |
| 17 | According to Plutarch , writing in highly refined Greek circles in the early second century AD : ‘ Before this , Rome neither had nor even knew of these exqusite and refined things , nor was there in the city any love of what was charming and elegant ; rather , it was full of barbaric weapons and bloody spoils . ’ |
| 18 | I had help lugging the heavy cases from Jim Wilson 's truck , but I had to do my share ; and even thinking of where to put things was exhausting . |
| 19 | On April 2 higher prices , including the doubling , trebling and even quadrupling of the prices of many basic food stuffs , were introduced for many retail goods and transportation and communications services . |
| 20 | Later in the evening the sound of loud laughter wafted up through the open window , and even snatches of a song . |
| 21 | I wandered back into the city and even thought of revisiting my old haunts but , near Whitefriars , a counterfeit man recognised me . |
| 22 | Further damage to preparations caused by local heating includes blistering of thin section bonding resins and even cracking of the glass slide . |
| 23 | They offered some concessions to France , including the final resolution of CAP , but they also threatened to use majority votes in January without him , and even talked of admitting Britain to the Community whether he agreed or not . |
| 24 | Now there was Rob , and even to think of being parted from him left her sick inside . |
| 25 | This seems very improbable , though it would have been consistent with his character to reject an organized challenge to the social order but to appreciate and even think of emulating and thereby vanquishing a personal one . |
| 26 | He fidgeted on his chair as if even thinking of them caused agitation . |
| 27 | Other instances of racial prejudice can be found in the fact that the church used by the black community is used by the white men as a gambling den in the week although using a white church for such purposes would not be allowed , if even thought of . |
| 28 | If the surface is to be stained or etched ( see Section 4.5 ) , glycerol may be used , as even traces of oil will inhibit both these processes , but glycerol can be washed away with water . |
| 29 | Every nutrient that is required for energy , growth , repair , health , breeding and normal species behaviour can only be obtained from a diet that is balanced ; and there are many examples of things that go wrong when even traces of certain minerals are deficient in the diet . |