Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun] even [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Yes , for some time even Sven Hjerson was a fool . |
| 2 | It suits the purpose of , for example , R. F. Dearden ( 1976 ) , Professor of Education at Birmingham University , to assume the naive view of non-seriousness and therefore to argue that for this reason even Wendy House play in the Infant School could not possibly be taken seriously as a medium for learning . |
| 3 | By the close of that decade even writers like Thackeray , who are content to believe that all is well in the other nation , are none the less keenly aware of the divide — though he sees no reason to cross it — between a gentleman and his servants , ‘ who live with us all our days and are strangers to us : so strong custom is , and so pitiless the distinction between class and class ’ . |
| 4 | After the night of 28 November even Ruby changed her mind . |
| 5 | What is perhaps most remarkable about this grassland is that it is only maintained under active management even rabbits were introduced by the Normans and , although it resembles some periglacial assemblages of plants , it must have been reconstituted after the forest maximum unless there were extensive grazed glades in that period . |
| 6 | A poor diet , emotional stress , illness and chemical damage can all lead to dull , lifeless hair and in some cases even hair loss . |
| 7 | If the architect chose Gothic and was asked , as increasingly he was asked , to provide stained glass windows , columns for aisles , ‘ showy ’ decoration and in some cases even chancels , holy tables and clerestories , he faced an impossible task . |
| 8 | More weed and a seed quickly becomes established in cracks on the asphalt In future years even willow trees will be in a foothold to these doomed power stations stands firm and proud as it slips and silently into decay |
| 9 | In East Africa many of us had servants — in many homes even children were left with African ‘ boys ’ . |
| 10 | In some societies , for example , distantly related individuals may be incorporated into the formally recognised family , while in other cultures even children may be excluded . |
| 11 | On this reckoning even people 's generally low opinion of their ability to understand interest rates — 61 per cent feeling they do not understand them — underestimates the true extent of their difficulties . |
| 12 | It is doubtful whether at this stage even John Barratt envisaged it being driven all the way to the veins at Paddy End — as indeed it was in years to come . |
| 13 | Notable for sheer donkeyness is Trevor Morley ( at one point even Chappie was yelling at him to get his arse in gear ) . |
| 14 | By this stage even Asquith was worried about government inactivity . |