Example sentences of "[conj] [not/n't] even [art] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The harbour was crowded with boats berthed two and three abreast but the market sheds were empty , sluiced down so that not even a small of fish remained . |
| 2 | The workload is considered such that not even the appointment of a number of additional limited case judges has made much of a dent in it . |
| 3 | When he 'd arrived home there had been nothing to eat and not even a bed of his own . |
| 4 | No reply and not even a hint of a smile . |
| 5 | There was complete silence and not even a breath of wind disturbed the peace . |
| 6 | It is all around , all of the time , and not even an interpretation of another but similar society , ‘ at home ’ in what Hastrup ( 1987 ) has called a ‘ parallel culture ’ . |
| 7 | The losses at the Battle of Sagrajas had been great and not even the addition of El Cid 's men could make it anything like as strong as it had been before the coming of Yusuf . |
| 8 | The silence of the night brought a feeling of unease ; the normal rustlings of nocturnal creatures were absent and not even the hoot of an owl nor the choughing call of a pheasant disturbed the stillness . |
| 9 | But not even the contagion of disgrace had touched him through his king 's disastrous venture ; for he was in the north , far away from this débâcle . |
| 10 | But not even the prospect of experimenting with cooking samphire raised a sense of oppression that evening ; such conversations as were half-heartedly begun petered out . |
| 11 | But not even the acknowledgement of that could make the pain of losing him go away . |