Example sentences of "even a king " in BNC.
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| 1 | But on the whole it seems true to say that the minors and the ladies were at their lord 's disposal , and that they had little chance of resisting what he did ; but that none the less the lords were limited by custom , and even a king would be expected to consult his counsellors when he disposed of an heiress , as Henry I promised to do in his coronation charter . |
| 2 | Even a king must die , or be overthrown , and he had had a long reign . |
| 3 | But these days not even a king 's ransom would tempt ‘ Arry to ditch Yorkshire and return to the bright lights of London . |
| 4 | Even a king can not please everyone , though , Our Lady knows , Stephen tried . |
| 5 | Our clothes were laundered and , morning , noon and eve , we were invited to partake of fresh-cooked meals and wines even a king would have envied . |