Example sentences of "even a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So Bartle may have been a corn spirit , christianised to become St Bartholomew whose day falls at the right time of year , or even a former village priest as has been suggested . |
| 2 | Indeed , sickness , ill fortune or even old age could reduce even a former overseer to a needy situation . |
| 3 | Dennis was on his first visit there and signing the star-studded visitors ' book is enough to make even a former world champion feel a little over-awed . |
| 4 | And this filled the perverse daughter with a great desire to go even a little way into the wild wood , where there were no plates and no stitching , but might well be a need of such things as she knew she had it in herself to perform . |
| 5 | She could n't get her to walk even a little way from the house . |
| 6 | You can use a sensible hypothesis or question , perhaps even a little outside the specifications of your present title . |
| 7 | Even a less than ideal package can offer useful insights , however . |
| 8 | There are even a few herrings for good measure . |
| 9 | So there are some new facets to catering in the RAF today compared with even a few years ago . |
| 10 | Though French brands still account for nearly half of the luxury market , German , British , Italian and even a few Japanese and American brands are showing up on the shelves . |
| 11 | I 'd have preferred a book that told a few truths , or even a few lies . |
| 12 | Many types of pelargoniums make splendid plants for summer bedding and patio planting , in particular the Irenes , many of the coloured leaved and other zonals , ivy-leaved and scented varieties plus even a few of the regals . |
| 13 | During the Suez fiasco in 1956 Eden considered an identical idea , and there were even a few voices suggesting something similar during the Falklands War in 1982 . |
| 14 | Though open opposition , as the ‘ White Rose ’ showed , was futile against the might of the Gestapo and resistance groups were necessarily compelled to continue their work in secrecy and isolation , their hostility to the Nazi regime was now far less out of touch with the climate of opinion than had been the case even a few months earlier , before Stalingrad . |
| 15 | Some are quite a major commitment , some a small but regular commitment , others no more than an hour or even a few minutes of your time . |
| 16 | Some of the houses in this neighbourhood belonged to industrial barons , and even a few of the aristocrats played a leading part as entrepreneurs . |
| 17 | This had long been the LRDG 's main base with clear water and even a few European houses . |
| 18 | Christians of different denominations feel much closer together now — at the parish level — than they used to even a few years ago . |
| 19 | Indeed , advice work is certainly more complex today than even a few years ago . |
| 20 | The LEA 's detachment and its knowledge of a few dozen ( or even a few hundred ) other institutions could be of great value . |
| 21 | Drenching even a few rooms , with foam and then a chemical spray seems to me a high penalty for catching what American police forces call a perpetrator . |
| 22 | The consensus has it that economics will be the key stick with which the CEGB 's opponents , and perhaps even a few of its friends , will beat the board . |
| 23 | Even a few hours ' warning can save lives and reduce injuries . |
| 24 | T prevented him from playing rugby , but even a few knock-out blows from bowlers like Allan Donald have failed to temper his international cricketing ambitions . |
| 25 | A glance through the catalogues soon brings the realisation that the choice is much greater than existed even a few years ago . |
| 26 | A visit to Salcey is all the more rewarding and exciting if you manage to see even a few of its shy inhabitants . |
| 27 | The Standing Orders of the Houses are such , however , that no mere eccentric has much chance of disturbing the parliamentary calm for even a few seconds . |
| 28 | If Snakes of the World can cure even a few readers of their phobia , replacing terror with admiration , it will have achieved its purpose . |
| 29 | It can be an extra glass of wine , an ice lolly , an extra yogurt or couple of pieces of fresh fruit — even a few sweets . |
| 30 | According to Dr David Benton , even a few slices of toast and marmalade help to sharpen the memory . |