Example sentences of "even [verb] [subord] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was not even baptised until he lay on his deathbed . |
| 2 | ‘ I never even asked if you had other plans for tonight , ’ she said . |
| 3 | All the way across not one stone moved or even trembled as she jumped on to it or swayed on top of it or clutched at the sides of it ! |
| 4 | As always , his knack of disarming was successful , and she was even laughing as they went into the foyer of the Tudor Queen where Sam and Anna awaited them . |
| 5 | I do n't even know whether they let them off at the head office . |
| 6 | But she well she did n't , I mean she did n't tell me the intimate details or anything I do n't even know whether she has , she wo , she might have ju ge , been getting over dramatic or something ! |
| 7 | I do n't even know whether she used the flat , or whether she changed her mind and did n't go for one reason or another . ’ |
| 8 | I did n't even know if they had been responsible but I had nothing more to offer . |
| 9 | I do n't even know if they have any air bases at all in Turkey . |
| 10 | It 's just that sometimes — well , I do n't even know if we have a relationship , and I do n't want him thinking he can take me for granted . ’ |
| 11 | I do n't know how much he 's paying , I do n't even know if he wants to do it yet , it 's me who 's got to talk to firms |
| 12 | He did n't even know if he did enjoy it . |
| 13 | I do n't even know if you have a mother or father , or whether they made you up in a test tube . |
| 14 | Now I 'm standing here in this thing and I do n't even know if I 've got it on back to front or not . ’ |
| 15 | I tried phoning you this lunchtime to ask about the above proposal , but I do n't even know if I had the right number , though I got through to it twice ; about five different people spoke to me uncomprehendingly , and eventually a man came to the phone and said ‘ Bratislava ’ ; I did n't know whether that meant I 'd got a Bratislava number , or that you 'd gone to Bratislava . |
| 16 | You do n't have to even know until you pass your grade one . |
| 17 | well it 's Wednesday now look , just even to know if I 've got something there |
| 18 | She had n't even noticed when they reached the village . |
| 19 | He did n't even speak as he opened the passenger door for her , but when they were both seated inside , he did n't start the engine , simply sat there instead , gazing out over the slightly sloping and now largely empty car park . |
| 20 | His ‘ act as if you own the place ’ approach seemed to work , and he made it to the double doors that opened into the main tunnel complex , not even pausing as he attached a circuit board to a second brick and casually tossed it into the heart of the pile of drums on the dock nearby . |
| 21 | It 's our job to bring you comprehensive performance results on PCs that are up for review , and we have to be even handed while we do it . |
| 22 | Like all wild animals , rabbits can swim if they have to : and some even swim when it suits them . |
| 23 | He doubted if his pulse had even quickened as he killed . |
| 24 | Er I do n't , I ca n't even remember whether I had anything for mother in forty-three and forty-for , but I do know there was a death for quite a long time . |
| 25 | Do n't know what the time is , I did n't even look when I clocked in . |
| 26 | Best to put off even thought until he had seen for himself the place where murder had been done , and the victim who had suffered it . |
| 27 | You were n't even born when it folded — and besides it was an English magazine . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Even diluted like I use it , ’ the mother told him , ‘ it makes a good deal of my hair fall out , so goodness knows what 's going to happen to you . |
| 29 | I du n no I , I du n no even know if he 's done it yet . |
| 30 | He could be sued or even prosecuted if anything went wrong . |