Example sentences of "[conj] even [vb pp] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To anyone who has been in the Army or detained at Her Majesty 's pleasure , or even attended a public school ( and there are a disturbing number who have managed all three ) , the dining room at Plas y Benenin is a familiar place . |
| 2 | The industrialists of the water-power age , out in the open country , had put up houses for their workpeople — as at Cromford , Mellor and Styal , where many of them may still be seen — which were , in Professor Ashton 's words , ‘ not wanting in amenity and comfort ’ and even possessed a certain quality of design and proportion . |
| 3 | He 'd woken without a hangover and even done a token tidying-up of his room . |
| 4 | Goering , via Dahlerus. insisted that Hitler was dead set on it , and even transmitted a new invasion date , the night of August 30/31 . |
| 5 | ‘ Of course not ! ’ she replied , and even found a cheerful note from somewhere to add lightly , ‘ I ate a huge meal at lunchtime , so I 'll probably have a snack sent up , ’ and , making for her room before her emotions tripped her up , ‘ You 've been more than kind as it is . |
| 6 | A winter-flowering cherry , planted in memory of someone in a place I can not visit to water regularly , bit the dust last spring , but a replacement seems to have become established and even had a few blossoms this winter . |
| 7 | Falkenhayn wavered , finally gave his permission for the new attack , and even allocated a fresh division for it . |
| 8 | But even given a generous approach to this construction , I find it impossible to attach the breadth of meaning to the word ‘ question ’ which the Attorney-General urges . |