Example sentences of "[conj] even [art] [noun sg] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even for roles such as lector , the layman or even the boy is preferred . |
| 2 | Jay had taken her camera to photo the leather-bound treasures of the seventeenth century , where even the language was rounded in sepia sworls , respectful of rhythm , season , nature and wholeness . |
| 3 | He believed he should come across someone who should want his skills — he was an incurable optimist , and imagined a fortunate meeting around every corner , though how that should come about was hard to see , as he advanced farther and farther into the dark , dense trees , where even the moonlight was split into dull little needles of bluish light on the moss , not enough to see by . |
| 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 | The will and even the whim were running out . |
| 6 | For , large or small , the ‘ master ’ rather than the impersonal authority of the ‘ company ’ ruled the enterprise , and even the company was identified with a man rather than a board of directors . |
| 7 | A slot runs along the length of the handle , and even the finial is grooved to receive the tip of the blade . |
| 8 | Paul Ashmead went over for try number 7. 42-7 the final score ; perfect preparation for this week 's crunch game against Bath and even the coach is smiling . |
| 9 | The press , the Catholic church and even the army are held in far higher regard . |
| 10 | There was no food but coarse grass and even the grass was mixed with bitter rushes and docks . |
| 11 | Although listed as present , Councillor B. Watts appears to have been silenced somehow and even the Mayor 's declared refusal to explain why the land might not be available to the Council appears to pass without his reaction . |
| 12 | In this late period , some of the traditional motifs used in Minoan pottery decoration became stiff , straight and symmetrical ; the papyrus and even the octopus were organized into symmetrical shapes . |
| 13 | They replaced their kitchen crockery with simple black and white octagonal glassware crockery and even the car was changed to fit in with the new image — their champagne-coloured Ford was replaced with a grey and red Peugeot . |
| 14 | That the young Prince , or Gaveston , or both , not only murdered hapless ladies in convents but even the Lord 's anointed ? |
| 15 | In the speech which he made in the House of Lords debate on the bill , Lord Brougham pointed out that one half of the cases where ‘ serviceable process ’ had been used were settled before even an appearance was entered . |