Example sentences of "even [adj] did not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Majors were forced to endure a 2½-hour drive to the Canadian capital but even that did not go smoothly . |
| 2 | Even that did not stop Pugh getting quizzical looks from the referee who asked about his age , so I told him that he was not the Pugh named as sub in the programme but the club mascot . |
| 3 | And even that did not make for encouraging listening . |
| 4 | Mother poured hair dye round the hoof ; even that did not act sufficiently as a lubricant to set the poor beast free . |
| 5 | She wanted to cry and even that did not seem worth the effort . |
| 6 | After the death of Chilperic and the revolt of Gundovald in 584 , Guntram recognized his nephew as being fit to rule in his own name , but even this did not ensure consistently good relations between the two kings , not least because of differences of opinion over control of certain cities , and because of the ramifications of the Gundovald affair . |
| 7 | Even this did not fulfill the demand , and there are now much better forgeries , which even include the 78rpm versions . |
| 8 | It was not that the mines were not producing for between 1564–1570 metal to the value of £31,167 was sold , but even this did not cover the operating costs . |
| 9 | Even this did not make Donald crane his neck forward and start retching all over the table . |
| 10 | The Keeper of the Shrine of Asuryan plucked out his eyes but even this did not stop the terrible visions . |
| 11 | Even this did not satisfy the Queen . |
| 12 | Even this did not include the whole of the area because the Tyneside suburban areas in Blyth Valley and Castle Morpeth , particularly Cramlington and the very wealthy suburb of Ponteland , were left under Northumberland County so as to maintain the viability of that Shire . |
| 13 | Even the Commission , with all its enthusiasm for EMU , could only come up with a potential saving of between 0.1% and 0.5% of the Community 's GDP , and even this did not take into account new costs of changing the ecu into other , non-EC currencies . |
| 14 | However , in many cases even this did not take place and the self-appraisal amounted to reflecting on past events and reproducing information for the benefit of advisers . |
| 15 | Tour operators were cutting their allocations on planes and in hotels but even this did not save them from bankruptcy . |
| 16 | In 1370 he negotiated an alliance with Edward III , but the Black Prince would have none of it , and in the following year Navarre made his peace with Charles V in the Treaty of Vernon , though even this did not mark the end of the Anglo-Navarrese relationship . |