Example sentences of "[conj] even [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , in so far as the left was urban , secularist or even militantly anti-clerical ( see chapter 14 below ) and both contemptuous of rural ‘ backwardness ’ and unappreciative of country problems , the peasantry might still be full of suspicion and hostility towards it . |
| 2 | To give power to arrest on reasonable suspicion does not mean that it is always or even ordinarily to be exercised . |
| 3 | The actual income of a kadi depended not only — or even principally — on his allowance , of course , but also on fees of various kinds ; and it may well be that if indeed the kadis of Istanbul , Edirne and Bursa continued to receive allowances of only 300 akce a day down to Hezarfen 's time , they did so because their allowances represented a relatively insignificant proportion of the monies they actually received , so that raising them to match the importance of the kadiliks was not a matter of particular moment . |
| 4 | Minter had not been at Breakspear , exactly or even approximately contemporary with Clare Mallender . |
| 5 | So has the club changed its policy , or even cynically taken in one Jewish member ? |
| 6 | In considering the claims filed against accountants , it must be emphasised that in many cases the underlying reasons for such suits are not negligence or incompetence on the part of auditors , but the consequence of faulty business policies and management decisions , or even carefully planned and executed frauds . |
| 7 | ‘ Or even not to be fucked up , just to be regular . |
| 8 | An EEIG does not have to be formed with a capital , but may be financed in a number of ways ( e.g. the provision of assets or services ) or even not at all if participants consider that it can operate on the basis of current account facilities from any of the participants and/or a bank . |
| 9 | So it is not an impossibility that the Earth has indeed been flipped over , or at least tilted , during remote or even not so remote prehistory . |
| 10 | So you start out from some curious notion you have hit on , or even not so curious . |
| 11 | While he did not dispute that in many cases money had been levied that was twice what was necessary for satisfactory repair , and even then that the work carried out had been slovenly or even not done at all , the great laissez-faire economist had been convinced by the turnpikes that so far as public works " for facilitating commerce in general " were concerned , " the greater part may easily be so managed as to afford a particular revenue sufficient for defraying their own expense , without bringing any burden upon the general revenue of society " . |
| 12 | Far too many IT systems are reported to be hardly used , or even not used at all , because of their unreliability or irrelevance to the needs of clients . |
| 13 | What the Commission has to do now there is a new article in the Maastricht treaty is to ensure that its practice complies with it and that it does not encourage the drafting of legislation or the working out of projects on matters that can perfectly well be dealt with by member states , or even closer to the citizen , and that applies to English and French cheeses . |
| 14 | Similar grisly film delights , unsuitable for persons of a nervous , or even reasonably cheerful , disposition followed — some made by Hayling and his Newsreel collective . |
| 15 | And then make a separate statement on swearing the policy that er a new settlement of approximately X dwellings will be er provided in relation to the Greater York area or even round of type of form of dwelling you think is appropriate . |
| 16 | Returns do come in , often just before the curtain , but it 's well worth checking at Festival House daily ( or even hourly if you are really keen ) for any of the sold-out shows . |
| 17 | He was n't a bore or a boor , he could n't be typecast or even neatly slotted within the underground , from which he always maintained an apparently effortless sense of distance . |
| 18 | Now , ready to leave for her afternoon and evening 's fun she thought it unlikely that she would meet anyone she knew in Fleet Street , or even up West with Rose , and anyway it was a chance which she was prepared to take , for she intended her little excursion to be the basis of yet another article . |
| 19 | In most cases with either incipient or full spins , any movement forward , or even just relaxing the backward movement of the stick , would prevent or stop the spin immediately . |
| 20 | What a joy it is to find a press pack that is genuinely unusual , interesting , witty , self-deprecating or even just plain mad . |
| 21 | What makes it so special is the people who live and work there , who do n't just talk about the need for alternative technologies , or even just demonstrate workable alternatives but actually live by them . |
| 22 | The great difference between the events of the 1540s and earlier periods of hostility between England and Scotland was that this episode was far more than a particularly dramatic example of the eternal political and military triangle of England , Scotland and France , or even just the revival by Henry VIII and Somerset of that old English dream , the unification of England and Scotland . |
| 23 | Playing your part can be as simple as being a good neighbour — keeping an eye on a neighbour 's house while they 're away ; or even just letting the Police know if you see someone acting suspiciously around cars or property . |
| 24 | If the landowner 's compensation amounts to £200 , or even just tips over to £101 , then his agent will notch up to £170 . |
| 25 | One sided pains or even just in spots . |
| 26 | Never again would it scorch down the winding lanes to the Saracen 's Head in Lincoln , the destination for most of the RAF Officers in the neighbourhood on their nights off , or even just down to the local in the village . |
| 27 | Although the initial injury he had received had healed in a relatively short period of time , he had been left with a pain in his left knee ; this was aggravated whenever he put pressure on the joint concerned , as in walking or even just standing . |
| 28 | Their proposals are for a traffic-calming ramp or similar device , or even just a sign reminding drivers of the speed limit . |
| 29 | People do n't seem to look at other people , whereas in the towns and villages in the north that I have known the locals will bid you good day or smile as you go in and out of shops or even just crossing the street . |
| 30 | Use the extra time to go for a walk around the block , or even just round the building . |