Example sentences of "even as [pron] [verb] the words " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I think you just have to have a flexible mind , ’ said Masklin , knowing even as he said the words that this probably was n't going to be a lot of help .
2 Even as he uttered the words a strange noise could be heard from beyond the French windows .
3 Even as she said the words , Rory shuddered , caught in the grip of a sudden , devastating premonition .
4 ‘ I do n't care , ’ she said stubbornly , but even as she said the words she knew they were n't a hundred per cent true .
5 Even as she uttered the words , she realised how false they were .
6 But even as she framed the words in her mind , confidence deserted her .
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