Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] not even [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In some countries a large majority of the electorate do not even exercise the right to vote . |
| 2 | Crowded together with no room to move ( the proverbial ‘ five laying hens ’ in today 's battery cage do not even have the space to stand up together — one or more must crouch ) , animals no longer wasted calories in non profit-making exercise . |
| 3 | Indeed , the Federal Government did not even consult the bank before making its announcement on GMU . |
| 4 | I was disappointed that in his opening speech the Foreign Secretary did not even mention the horrific growth in racial attacks and neo-Nazi bands that are now rampaging around the eastern part of what is now the unified Germany . |
| 5 | His reply , but Mr Smith , even your own union does not even allow the unemployed to join . |
| 6 | Or have you ( if you are very , very unfortunate ) ever been into a pub that for some reason does not even stock the stuff ? |
| 7 | That system did not even need the Roman aqueduct ; it managed the flow of water on Archimedean principles , which was even more remarkable . |
| 8 | We were a little discomfited by the request , but agreed to accede to it this once ; but when we realised that it was to be a regular arrangement , we knew that we should have to move again , for over and above the inconvenience of being put out of our room , we were sure that our landlady did not even change the sheets . |
| 9 | Extraordinarily , the Queen 's Speech does not even include the usual platitudes , promising , in the words of last year 's speech ; that the Government would ’ vigorously pursue their policies in fighting crime . ’ |