Example sentences of "even [vb infin] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He bought four rounds of double scotches last night and it did n't even make a hole in what he 'd got . ’ |
| 2 | One could even make a case for delaying it until the Club celebrates its Centenary Year 20 years hence . |
| 3 | Anyway , that Richardson sells smack so cheap he does n't even make a profit . ’ |
| 4 | Forty-five per cent of this group said that they could not even make a guess at the likely interest rate . |
| 5 | Pacy wing once told to give up rugby because he would never even make a club player . |
| 6 | Allen thought this ‘ a very ingratiating-type comment ’ with no substance and no meaning ; he did not even make a note of it . |
| 7 | Erm in fact you notice I did n't even make a note on it . |
| 8 | But the accountant could well be the guy that you went and played tennis with and the boy does n't even make a move unless he gets the accountant and |
| 9 | ‘ … and wo n't even eat a mouthful in his own mother 's house any more . |
| 10 | ‘ Ca n't we even eat a meal together occasionally ? |
| 11 | You could even cover a cone with macramé for a really exciting special flower holder . |
| 12 | ‘ I ca n't even thread a needle , ’ says Julie , sighing . |
| 13 | ‘ He 's all right — he 'll get over it — might even enjoy a bit of free time — you ought to ask him to help you more , Mum . ’ |
| 14 | ( Who knows , they may even enjoy a book so much that the next time the author is published they may even buy it at full price ! ) |
| 15 | Employees can influence profit through productivity and customer-orientation , but have no control over idiot executives who invest in crazy schemes and could n't even market a doughnut . |
| 16 | I mean if , if you live on your own you ca n't even peel a potato |
| 17 | How can she think I 'd even consider a nanoceph like Daak ? |
| 18 | There was no hint of compassion or understanding in those beautiful blue eyes , no hint that he would even consider an appeal , but for Grantham and Marsh 's sake she had to make one . |
| 19 | It 's where to pay to money , and you 're having to go to the bank manager , what would he ask for ? the business plan , and you 'd have to draw that up and do all the and you have to impress the bank manager before he will even consider an overdraft facility , or whatever , a loan . |
| 20 | What 's more , I do n't even know a man who does . |
| 21 | Often we 'd stalk a herd for days on end , and all that time we 'd never even catch a glimpse . |
| 22 | You can even buy a souvenir local palm tree from the Torbay Palm Farm at in Torquay . |
| 23 | It does n't even buy a burger , shake and large fries in a fast food joint . |
| 24 | The Queen did not even buy a gift for herself . |
| 25 | Women who preferred who preferred traditional methods of sanitary protection either had to stand in long queues in order to buy just one or two towels you could n't even buy a packet , you could just buy one or two or make do with other methods . |
| 26 | And he did n't even buy a round himself ! |
| 27 | Mig Romerez did not even recognise a football when I showed him one but his exotic appearance should be enough to impress those bumpkins in ‘ The Tip ’ crowd . |
| 28 | You probably would n't even recognise a moment like that today if it happened , now they 've turned us into football TV junkies with all this coverage . ’ |
| 29 | You do n't even need a secret to fear being found out . |
| 30 | You wo n't even need a stamp . |