Example sentences of "[conj] even [art] [adj] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | From time to time there are cases where the provocation is so gross and so strong that a court imposes a very short prison sentence or even a suspended sentence for the manslaughter — typically , cases where a wife , son , or daughter kills a persistently bullying husband or father — and such cases raise the more general question of whether provocation should ever be a complete defence to homicide or to other crimes . |
| 2 | What one does not find in the ballet livrets is anything suggesting a classical orchestral wind section , or even a soloistic role for wind instruments . |
| 3 | Make an impressive starter for a dinner party , or even a light lunch for friends . |
| 4 | But at the meeting 's close there was no mention of a formal constitution , policy statement or even an agreed date for the first committee meeting . |
| 5 | Lombardy was the first territory to be invaded by Charles , but the Lombard support of the Carloman faction was not the official or even the major reason for the campaign . |
| 6 | Constitutional change through the popular will , or even the long wait for a head of state 's death , are not concepts with deep roots in African society . |
| 7 | We can hardly begin to discuss a novel without summarising or assuming a knowledge of its story or plot ; which is not to say that the story or plot is the only or even the main reason for our interest in a novel , but that this is the fundamental principle of its structure . |
| 8 | Before the First World War , many Marxists believed , as we shall see , that world capitalism had become so internationalized that even the political struggle for national independence made no sense ( or worse , it was reactionary ) . |
| 9 | I do not think that even the hon. Member for Dover ( Mr. Shaw ) could accuse that authority of being profligate , but those cuts will affect the care of the elderly in Calderdale . |
| 10 | Some of the items were more tricky to reproduce than others ; corn-on-the-cob , cauliflowers , mushrooms , cucumber halves and even a half-peeled banana for instance ! |
| 11 | The conditions of its composition and even a precise date for the play are uncertain . |
| 12 | In addition to the obvious hire items , HAE centres can provide the equipment for even more pleasurable pursuits than d-i-y , like a family barbecue , and supply lighting , music , and even a bouncy castle for the kids ! |