Example sentences of "even [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Literary sources , Greek papyri , Roman inscriptions and medieval documents are generally more informative , even about monetary matters , than the coins themselves . |
| 2 | Later John began to worry even about that idea : |
| 3 | Admittedly he has some reservations even about free-range farming such as the need for castration , transportation and slaughtering techniques but , as Francis and Norman point out ( 1978 : 516 ) , since Singer himself thinks that much of this suffering could be eliminated , it is simply a matter of working to bring these improvements about . |
| 4 | Mr Kinnock has to be protected from questions because he is likely to give the wrong answers , even about specific Labour policies he is supposed to know by heart . |
| 5 | This book seems to be based on the techniques I have long suspected some producers use to keep a discussion going for the full length of a programme whether there is anything in it or not , to keep up the emotional temperature even about unexciting things , and to emit statements which are just distorted enough to get people objecting , whether they are worth objecting to or not . |
| 6 | The nephew liked a logical argument , even about illogical things . |
| 7 | Decisions about management , life-styles and living arrangements , even about educational capacity have been taken by doctors with a consequent decrease in the power of individuals and their families to plan and control their lives . |
| 8 | Had Zulei lied even about this ? |
| 9 | Yet in the 1980s the capacity of a determined government to ‘ sit out ’ forms of direct action — most obviously in the case of the 1985 miners ' strike — raises doubts even about this form of pressure-group action . |
| 10 | Even as some kind of joke , it did n't make sense . |
| 11 | And I think that this kind of contradiction really struck me even as this fifteen year old . |
| 12 | go along and buy a ticket from a tout … or even off another Leeds supporter who has one spare . |
| 13 | go along and buy a ticket from a tout … or even off another Leeds supporter who has one spare . |
| 14 | Even during recent years of poor health , his outstanding qualities were riveting charm and mental vitality . |
| 15 | His feet are usually cocooned in two pairs of thick socks and heavy walking boots — even during hot weather ! |
| 16 | But even during non-peak viewing hours , and even for matches that did not involve the Home Unions , the figures for rugby are impressive enough . |
| 17 | Mr. Greenway : My right Hon. Friend and Hon. Members on both sides of the House will have noticed that the Peers Gallery is almost invariably empty , even during Prime Minister 's Question Time . |
| 18 | Second , there must be a constant supply of water to the sward even during long spells of dry weather . |
| 19 | But even during those few seconds when he is changing he is on one horse or the other . |
| 20 | Whether a field officer works from his area office ( in the southern authority ) or from home ( in the northern ) , contact with colleagues will normally be in the office , which he will visit every day , even during those occasional hectic days out in the field when he has to catch up on his sampling schedule . |
| 21 | Even during Green Bay 's 2-5 start , the 23-year-old showed poise and promise . |
| 22 | Even during this period of labour shortage the fear of unemployment was ever present and remained a reality in certain occupations and regions , for example on Merseyside and Clydeside . |
| 23 | The figures reveal the full extent of the increase in investment in the 1980s as a result of the Government 's policies , an increase which has been maintained even during this period of recession . |
| 24 | We must lay off the booze even during Holy Communion . |
| 25 | Waterproofness : no leaks even during heavy downpours . |
| 26 | I know , too , that , even during these last months of conflict , acts of unjustified violence have been committed by Croats against Serbs . |
| 27 | The snow was driving down now but even through that whirling vortex of frozen city detritus , none of it seemed to be making any impression on those glistening black pavements or the tarmac . |
| 28 | Isabel Lavender began to smooth down finger after finger of her gardening gloves , intent upon maintaining appearances , even through domestic tasks . |
| 29 | Nonetheless he let it ring , feeling closer to her even through this tenuous connection , because his phone was ringing in her flat . |
| 30 | Following a referendum in 1980 , Sweden committed itself to phasing out its 12 nuclear power stations by the year 2010 ( even through nuclear power provides 45 per cent of the country 's electricity ) . |