Example sentences of "even [vb past] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He even entertained them down here , but she took it all in her stride . |
| 2 | All eyes opened now to stare , and indeed the pages of the book were turning back , slowly , hesitantly , lingering erect only to slide onward , sometimes a single leaf , sometimes a stronger breath riffling several over together , almost as though fingers lifted and guided them , even fluttered them past in haste . |
| 3 | My searches even led me to the absurdity of being directed to the deep freeze in one newsagent when I asked for Spare Rib . |
| 4 | His dissatisfaction with aspects of the American political system even led him to explore the workings of the British government . |
| 5 | It even made him groan a bit , which Emily liked . |
| 6 | Once he even made me hand over all the money beforehand , so that it would look as if he was paying for everyone himself . |
| 7 | The workmen even made me two little chairs and a table , and a lock for the door , so that no rats could get in . |
| 8 | Some even made me jump After this we got back on the coach and waited for the ferry . |
| 9 | She bit her lip and kept her peace , and even made them cups of tea with the same grace that her mother had demonstrated in the dark hours of the night . |
| 10 | Our negativity may have sent the fire brigade on strike , or even made them uncouple their hoses from that hydrant that gave all that lovely , cool life-giving water that would have quenched the fire and instead couple them to the nearest petrol tank . |
| 11 | Their nimble dexterity even made them preferred in the manufacture of buttons and in lacquering and japanning , although it did not bring them the wages of skilled male artisans . |
| 12 | A lucky few even made it inside to see the Lizard King roll around on stage again . |
| 13 | It turned out the Australian 's baggage with much expensive equipment had never arrived in Quito , not even made it to the continent ( or so he 'd been told ) , and I sensed he had no sympathy left for any other 's misfortune . |
| 14 | Guinness III , against Cazenove stockbroker David Mayhew , never even made it to the courtroom after the prosecution announced that new evidence made hopes of a conviction unrealistic . |
| 15 | Their backs even made it into The Times when the newspaper published names of the finishers . |
| 16 | It was a great day , and best of all we even made it on the nine , on the six o'clock news . |
| 17 | She did n't hear the car coming up the lane behind her , barely even registered it as it passed ; it was only when a car door was violently slammed that she looked up , and froze . |
| 18 | She was glad to see Alice , began talking in a heavy tired voice about how the old woman had her running up and down the stairs , even got her up in the middle of the night . |
| 19 | I even got you did I ? |
| 20 | Yeah , fine I 'll bring it tomorrow I even got it out |
| 21 | ‘ I was jealous of Domino before I even met her ! ’ |
| 22 | He never even met him ! ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Never even met him , I 'm sorry to say , ’ he said . |
| 24 | I do n't think my dad even met him . |
| 25 | I even asked her if it was her that smashed that kiosk up ! |
| 26 | She even asked her for them ; she asked her what she thought she should do . |
| 27 | Never even asked me . ’ |
| 28 | I like the adulation and one woman even asked me to marry her . |
| 29 | The big broker even asked me , as I left his office , if I could recommend someone to design a programme that would let him keep track of his client 's accounts as he traded . |
| 30 | He even asked me about them up at the manor . |