Example sentences of "or even [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fossil owls are known from the Eocene , and some living genera have been identified in Miocene or even Oligocene deposits ( Brodkorb , 1971 ; Walker , in Burton , 1973 ) . |
| 2 | Frederica 's recall of things seen was very much less lucid and automatic than those of Stephanie or even Marcus . |
| 3 | Well before the cataclysm of 1914 , however , it was clear that the narrow boundaries of the " old diplomacy " as Richelieu , Metternich or even Bismarck had known it , had been permanently expanded . |
| 4 | It might have been my colleague Ann — who knew my whereabouts — or even my editor , come to congratulate me on the first pages of Lover at the Gate which I had faxed through from the hotel 's secretariat — or even Sophie , come to apologize , though I hardly imagined she had been promoted from child to lady in the few weeks of my absence . |
| 5 | But in spite of the immense authority which he now possessed , his poetry had ceased to be fashionable or " chic " in the way that The Waste Land or even Ash-Wednesday had originally been : the new , or at least young , poets were no longer particularly interested in what he had to show them . |
| 6 | No matter what your Chief Constable or Dan , or me or Lizzy or even King Street Charlie feels . |
| 7 | ‘ A permanent move to Spain , Italy or even Scotland is what they all dream about . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Do n't suppose you know what ‘ appened to my barrow or even Dan Salmon 's shop ? ’ |
| 9 | Exactly what it told us that has made any marked difference to Europe , or even Austria , as we see it today is another matter . |
| 10 | The tin may have come from Etruria , Bohemia , Spain , or even Britain . |
| 11 | Before Marc or even Sarella could protest he left the room . |
| 12 | It was not a question for the likes of him , or even Foley . |
| 13 | I did n't know his name , or even Garry 's surname . |
| 14 | Incidentally I reserve the right to make sick jokes and hurl abuse at the scum , or any opposition , or even Newsome no matter what . |
| 15 | Fix it for someone who does n't love the Scum to present and commentate on Manc of the Day , Alan Hanson 's brilliant but the rest seem to have their noses burried up Alex Fergusons behind or even Eric the Fleds . |
| 16 | Neither during his lifetime nor subsequently did Sisley 's paintings achieve the popularity of those of Monet , Renoir , or even Camille Pissarro , with all of whom he helped to forge the Impressionist style . |
| 17 | We should imagine similar conditions at other places for which we have no such extended literary record as exists for Syracuse or even Akragas . |
| 18 | There was the credit factor , for delaying bills into January or even February . |
| 19 | Martin Postle splices detail and generalisation , so that he can move deftly from a meticulous account of Reynolds ' studio practice to the perceptive observation that ‘ it was not Reynolds ’ style but his lack of style which characterised his work at this time as sitters danced , flirted , embroidered , sacrificed to pagan deities , or merely meditated , in the manner of Guido Reni , Titian , Van Dyck or even Michelangelo ’ . |
| 20 | It would , of course , be wrong to view Pope or even Swift as a simple woman-hater . |
| 21 | Oh , she had a pretty good idea : she only needed to go back to Felix Road or even Nelson Close , where she said she lived , to find out . |
| 22 | Nowhere was there a clothier of the stamp of Spring , or even Winchcombe , and comparatively few of major stature . |
| 23 | Since the USA has no established pairing at present , John offered to partner either Sampras or even Patrick McEnroe , himself a very competent doubles player . |
| 24 | BT are damn stupid and charge too much for using their networks , so when you use other people 's passwords you are probably going to be ripping off a company like ICI or even BT . ’ |
| 25 | Or even Canon Morley ? ’ |
| 26 | Should Wasps ' Lozowski and Oti have made themselves only available for Poland ( or even Italy ) and Nigeria respectively and/or been barred from playing in League One ? |
| 27 | Compare that with , you know , the very , very formal kind of pop or light music you get from Germany , or even Italy , compared to what we 've produced . |
| 28 | I 'm sure someone will tell us that Wetherall had a great game ( he must have — look at the result ! ) but surely Roecastle would have been a better bet ( or even Hodge ? ) . |
| 29 | It is that time of year again when we all trail off around the world to some exotic destination to experience some real ethnic culture , or even Mrs Fishfinger 's Bed & Breakfast in Blackpool . |
| 30 | Cormac , she thought , or even Mrs O'Neill , remembering Kathleen 's doll , but then the next moment told herself she was crazy . |