Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [conj] even a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tropical species often use open sites , under a branch or even a large leaf . |
| 2 | His strong , even teeth glinted white against the bronze of his skin , and with a peculiar detachment Shannon found herself wondering if the tan had come from a sun-bed or even a bottle . |
| 3 | When I 'm writing a course or even a session within the course , do you know what I spend most of my time writing the objective after a you know , you know but not after . |
| 4 | Almost any small feature in a building or even a field wall may say something of the structures that once stood on such sites . |
| 5 | Much of what he wrote was , essentially , a defence and even a celebration of ‘ war communism ’ . |
| 6 | It was obviously more than a weed or even a wild flower so I did a quick turn-round and decided that it was quite pretty with its two-tone yellow tubular flowers and ferny leaves . |
| 7 | And there clearly are situations in which the collective opinion of a majority or even a dominant minority puts an unacceptable and sometimes intolerable pressure on the dissenting or deviant minority or individual . |
| 8 | When they reach the borders of their territory , they take a few steps with lowered hindquarters so that long grass passing between their back legs rubs against this gland and acquires a smell that even a human nose can easily detect . |
| 9 | In fact , he holds a bronze medal , although it could have been a silver or even a gold if a ref in Los Angeles had n't acted too hastily . |
| 10 | If the year of our folly 1990 had started inauspiciously for me , then the Fates , Lady Luck , Lord Chance , God , Life , Evolution — whoever or whatever — immediately thereafter set about the business of proving that the entangled disasters distinguishing the year 's first few days were but a mild and modest prelude to the more thorough-going catastrophes planned for the weeks and months ahead … and this with a rapidity and even an apparent relish which was impressive — if also bowel-looseningly terrifying — to behold . |
| 11 | So that 's another situation and as we 'll talk about and I hinted at yesterday er the dreaded vote of thanks situation and the the er giving of the gold watch and er and the being a best man at a wedding or even a bride or groom at a wedding er again is a is a way of helping this Aldershot method is a way of helping you to get your thoughts together and put them across effectively . |
| 12 | These lies also alter the loft of the club ; a downhill lie will make a 5-iron into a 4-iron or even a 3-iron , whereas an uphill lie makes the club more lofted . |
| 13 | Best of all were the knitted patchwork fragments , lash-stitched together as a coat , a skirt or even a zip-fronted poncho . |
| 14 | There was all the difference in the world between meeting a retired sporting hero behind the bar and meeting a shareholder or even a director . |
| 15 | You do not need a thermostat , so a pond or even a brewer 's immersible heater is all right , connected to the mains with outdoor quality cable and plugs — via a circuit breaker for safety . |
| 16 | They will then start all over again and go round the cockpit a second or even a third time . |
| 17 | Where possible , fieldworkers attempted to record a male and a female at each address , and since very often both were not at home at the time of the first visit , a second and even a third visit was arranged to most addresses . |
| 18 | Imitation or role modelling by children describes the way that they copy the actions or behaviour of someone they admire , usually of their own sex and possibly a parent or even a tv character . |
| 19 | Was this , he asked , a European and even a world record ? |
| 20 | The village does n't have a pub or even a shop . |
| 21 | Making passing references to the poor , the black and to women does not make one a radical or even a liberal . |
| 22 | But there comes a point when even a hat is n't enough to keep your hands warm , so do n't forget a pair of gloves . |
| 23 | There are guitars in here , a piano and even a harpsichord . |
| 24 | They inherited a suspicion or even a fear of drama often combined with the unspoken conviction shared by David Hargreaves that drama is a communal , performing art . |
| 25 | We needed a compass bearing to ensure we headed off in the right direction , a reminder that even a ‘ valley ’ walk can land the unwary in difficulties . |
| 26 | The cat looked like some great noble bird , a hawk or even an eagle , the golden streak down her nose giving the effect of a beak . |
| 27 | In the confusion of this anger both men and women may turn to a friend or even a stranger for a sexual encounter , often to the scandal of friends and neighbours . |
| 28 | Bell took light from the sun , a lamp or even a candle , and used a lens to focus it into a beam . |
| 29 | ‘ I believe in criticism ’ was a slogan to gather a coterie and even a crowd . |
| 30 | Take a hot bath/shower Or treat yourself to a sauna or even a session in a beauty salon ! |