Example sentences of "or even [conj] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 He had n't realised pregnancy was such a dislocating experience , or even that getting married itself would cause such an upheaval .
2 This is an important topic ; it often happens that an approximate reciprocal of a matrix A is known : perhaps from a rough calculation , or one in which an error has been made , or even that belonging to a neighbour matrix of A. Refinement of this approximate reciprocal is then required .
3 One of the major problems with this is that the private benefits accruing to households or families who take up either family planning or conservation measures are often not clear — either as perceived to exist by households themselves or even as calculated by economic models .
4 Lyons could legitimately maintain that scribal records have some potential , according to the institutions in which they are developed and used , for reliability as defined in that culture or even as defined by him .
5 The ability to empathise , to connect with our own and each other 's inner strength , is a necessary part of giving healing massage or even when offering a shoulder to cry on .
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