Example sentences of "even [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Penman had even filled a port decanter , Alexandra noticed , deducing quite rightly , that as she would hardly drink any , Christmas munificence would prompt her to tell him to help himself . |
| 2 | it is worth writing an index and even typing a few pithy words of your own to remind you , and others , of why you did what you did , when you did it ! |
| 3 | He even rode a penny-farthing . |
| 4 | So on Grand National day , he went to Worcester instead of Aintree and he even rode a winner — Three Dons in a novice hurdle . |
| 5 | It even offers a model for change in the direction of an increase in rationality . |
| 6 | The past that historians study thus normally embraces , and even plays a part in shaping , the world they themselves inhabit . |
| 7 | West Germany was now part of the Western alliance , even pursuing a policy of co-operation with France through the policies of European unification . |
| 8 | ‘ Strangely enough , I have n't even heard a whisper about it , ’ he said . |
| 9 | She knew that he had two grown-up daughters of his own and would scarcely have approved of aiding and abetting or even allowing a girl of Liza 's age to be left in any compromising situation with a young married man . |
| 10 | Seniors in Easton recommend a later starting age than the current 18 years , with one even suggesting a compulsory twelvemonth work experience to broaden the range of experience of recruits . |
| 11 | There are an incredible variety of possibilities which would take three or four lifetimes of an artist — even using a computer . |
| 12 | Beans , pulses and grains feature increasingly in a healthy diet , but they take a long time to cook , even using a microwave . |
| 13 | He bought four rounds of double scotches last night and it did n't even make a hole in what he 'd got . ’ |
| 14 | Allen thought this ‘ a very ingratiating-type comment ’ with no substance and no meaning ; he did not even make a note of it . |
| 15 | One could even make a case for delaying it until the Club celebrates its Centenary Year 20 years hence . |
| 16 | They may even make a permanent identification with it , and this can cause problems when the children leave home . |
| 17 | Forty-five per cent of this group said that they could not even make a guess at the likely interest rate . |
| 18 | He might even make a strong and able king , for he had his virtues , even though being a good husband was scarcely one of them ! |
| 19 | For example , the number eight would be a very pretty shape to create and a pressed flower card reading eighteen or twenty-one could also be very attractive if created in shades of pink , and if you had the patience you could even make a matching gift tag to accompany the present . |
| 20 | You could even make a different arrangement for each season , if you are decorating a photograph you wish to keep displayed all year round . |
| 21 | Pacy wing once told to give up rugby because he would never even make a club player . |
| 22 | He may even make a good appearance of doing so . |
| 23 | Anyway , that Richardson sells smack so cheap he does n't even make a profit . ’ |
| 24 | Erm in fact you notice I did n't even make a note on it . |
| 25 | Erm , when I drew attention to this , one of the first things I did when I got elected to this council , erm , we get papers back which seem to suggest that in fact the Home Office are funding it at a level which , dare I say suggests that we might even make a small profit , er and I have in fact recently been approached by colleagues from Gloucestershire , asking us how we manage in that er , er exercise , because they 're concerned about the high cost of er , protection for certain royal establishments in their county . |
| 26 | 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 |
| 27 | In the end the company , under huge pressure from the local community , refused permission for the NIREX surveyors to even make an initial survey of the mine galleries . |
| 28 | And I could even make an educated guess what that might be . ’ |
| 29 | He had played the first round , but before he had a chance even to hit a ball in the second he was out of the pre-qualifier , suffering from injuries he had received in a car accident with his caddie . |
| 30 | I even passed a couple of oast houses where hops used to be dried after being picked by families of East Enders for a pittance and a daily beer ration . |