Example sentences of "[conj] even [art] [noun sg] [noun] be " in BNC.
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1 | Perhaps also , a new officer might learn how little his place was actually worth after he had accepted it , although in this regard it must be remembered that even the crown offices were poorly paid . |
2 | Casks of water , fencing wire , posts , bags of peat , dogs and even a pedigree ram were loaded feverishly until Viking was a stevedore 's nightmare . |
3 | When I arrived on tie scene there appeared to be hundreds of people there , but a civilian — the works and bricks engineer seemed — to be the boss , and even the station commander was happily taking orders from him about filling sandbags and placing them on the Bund to strengthen it against the rising tide . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | ‘ But when the mortal race grew so great , child , wonders were no more seen in the world ; Undry was lost , and even the Glass Castle was gone from the west . |
6 | A food co-op which tried to replace the burned-out shops has been closed after several break-ins , and even the drop-in centre is burgled weekly , according to project worker Sheila Auld . |
7 | ‘ No , maybe not , but even the routine work is interesting ; I 've enjoyed the accident prevention side of things and I 've come to realise the value of our chat-line ; then , of course , there 's my work at Conway House and I 've become totally involved with that . |