Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [conj] even [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He called it Boozebusters and the idea was that wives ( and more rarely , husbands ) who were fed up with their partner 's non-stop round of office parties would hire a Boozebuster squad to snatch the miscreant from the pub , or wine-bar or restaurant or even the office itself at a pre-arranged time .
2 Let's face it , a factory or studio or even a taxi firm that has fun in what they do is likely to communicate more , work more co-operatively and generally loosen up.There 's a hell of a way to go in changing our businessmen ( and women ) from the habits of macho corporatism but with fun as the name of the new game , the future looks rosy .
3 Writing is closely connected to , ‘ fosters ’ or even ‘ enforces ’ the development of ‘ logic ’ , the distinction of myth from history , the elaboration of bureaucracy , the shift from ‘ little communities ’ to complex cultures , the emergence of ‘ scientific ’ thought and institutions and even the growth of democratic political processes .
4 He was a writer of the fidgety , costive kind whose works are long in the planning , and meticulous in the execution — only at the very end of a project , when the scaffolding , the foundations , the walls and roof and even the plaster were laid down , did spontaneity and delight take over , in the actual play of , play with , words themselves .
5 His mum had got the caterers in back at the house and there were great plates of sandwiches and cakes and even a couple of barrels of Tetley 's out in the kitchen with the head waiter from the restaurant at Mary Ann Evans 's dispensing from the tap .
6 The instrument panel and avionics fit were much more comprehensive than the average trainer , with ADF , RNav , Decca , and HSI and even a radio altimeter .
7 The musical content of The Mysteries was provided by a group of musicians and singers made up of pupils and staff and even the school chaplain , Father Nick Kern on bass guitar .
8 Once this was understood , it became part of the pattern and both Wilson and Teresa and even the landlord 's son , who slept in the garret , all sighed at the disturbance then turned over and went back to sleep .
9 At least initially there will be the same number of clubs as presently in Division One , the same relegation and promotion and even the retention of the fixture-clogging Zenith Data Systems Cup .
10 They may both have an outsize man 's old jacket , large shoes and socks and even a skirt or large pair of trousers ( pants ) .
11 Doorways and walls and even the chapel belfry are adorned with dates and inscriptions relating not to national events and national heroes but to local ‘ statesmen ’ of past generations .
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