Example sentences of "but even [conj] she [verb] the " in BNC.

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1 But even as she made the token protest she knew a longing almost painful in its intensity to feel the possession of his mouth all over again .
2 ‘ 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 .
3 But even as she framed the words in her mind , confidence deserted her .
4 She swore — yet again — that she would leave off the rich food , forget the drink , but even as she making the promise , she knew she would not be able to keep to it .
5 But even as she held the knob in her hand and was about to turn it , she hesitated and her arm dropped to her side .
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