Example sentences of "even [prep] the extent " in BNC.
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| 1 | There might be regrets over giving up the novel , but after having been deeply interested in that form for many years ( even to the extent of writing one ) and often teaching courses on the novel , I have come to the conclusion that the pedagogic difficulties involved are extreme . |
| 2 | The engine itself is unchanged internally , even to the extent of keeping the normally aspirated version 's highish compression ratio . |
| 3 | Volumnia can easily be played as a sexless harridan : Ms Jefford interprets her as a passionate woman who dominates her son physically as well as spiritually , even to the extent of giving his face a resounding slap when he is recalcitrant . |
| 4 | At the same time , he took great trouble over the team 's welfare , even to the extent of helping them when they signed their contracts . |
| 5 | However , given that it had been DUP policy , he was opposed to changing it , even to the extent of the local option position , because he thought the change would be seen as a weakening , as a change of principle . |
| 6 | Everything which is now taking place confirms that I have to be careful , very careful , even to the extent of disowning some of my earlier work if necessary . |
| 7 | Some horses indulge in this self-orientated activity by biting their own sides or legs , even to the extent of tearing their own flesh so that they bleed . |
| 8 | For such people any contact with the Court would have been the ultimate in defilement — though it should be noted that some of the husbands showed less scruple in accepting governmental places , even to the extent of standing for elections and taking the oath of loyalty to the Emperor and the Constitution . |
| 9 | Even to the extent of formulating new or repackaging existing products to suit specific requirements . |
| 10 | However the quantity of remainders has increased greatly in the last decade , and titles are also being remaindered increasingly quickly to save on overheads ( even to the extent of remainder prices being agreed with dealers before publication ) . |
| 11 | Even to the extent of providing a TOM . |
| 12 | The face begins to swell and the eyes to protrude with the cough and then comes oedema between the eyelids and the eyebrows , even to the extent of a little water bag forming . |
| 13 | I had foolishly allowed myself to imagine that you might be interested in me as a person , even to the extent of being a little jealous of Lieutenant Lapointe . |
| 14 | In some ways the Linn is a rather old fashioned sounding deck , even to the extent of sounding cold and uncommunicative , and at times it fails to rise completely to the challenge set by the music it is reproducing . |
| 15 | As ‘ the council of twelve ’ , selected from the ‘ council of twenty-four ’ , they formed an exclusive survivor of the traditional merchants gilds , even to the extent of their liveried cloaks . |
| 16 | Partners , particularly in the smaller of the merging firms , often fear that they will lose out in the merger — even to the extent of having to leave the merged firm . |
| 17 | But at least everyone will be able to see just how much water they are using , even to the extent of checking the meter just before turning on the sprinkler , and then switching off when the dial shows enough water has been sprayed to cover the lawn or vegetable patch . |
| 18 | In the early pool games , the referees proved to be very strict indeed in applying this particular law , even to the extent of penalising players who had been pushed on top of other players lying on the ground with the ball . |
| 19 | The bitch may display all the typical signs of pregnancy , even to the extent of lactating , but actually has no puppies . |
| 20 | But he emphasized the trouble he had taken to go into the matter personally , even to the extent of ordering a search in the papal archives . |
| 21 | To help relieve the strain on the calf muscles when front pointing , a slightly knees-bent position is adopted , even to the extent of resting the knee against the ice occasionally . |
| 22 | The existence of metal vases and bowls can be inferred from pottery objects which imitate metal models , sometimes even to the extent of having fake rivets and fake chain-links added . |
| 23 | Even to the extent that they represent a homogeneous group , people with disabilities and learning difficulties represent less than 0.5 per cent of all those enrolled in colleges of further and higher education . |
| 24 | It is perhaps remarkable how predictable ( though not exactly inflexible ) the operation of a modern airliner is , even to the extent of it being possible to know within small limits what the pilots will be doing at any particular time . |
| 25 | However , he does indicate that he would not approve of attempts to make ethical debate entirely a rational affair even to the extent that that is possible . |
| 26 | This has a histological appearance identical with that of condyloma acuminatum ( a genital lesion ) , even to the extent of presenting ideas of koilocytosis among the squamous cells , indicating infection with human papillomavirus . |
| 27 | Gadebridge probably began life as a small farm , but from Period 4 , during the third century , it began to take on the additional characteristics , even to the extent of a gatehouse , or porter 's lodge . |
| 28 | It employs unconventional techniques and materials , even to the extent of transient use of the human body . |
| 29 | The sequence of accidents through which the hero has to steer his suffering way to achieve fame and fortune ( even to the extent , in Peter Simple , of years incarcerated in Bedlam by a wicked uncle ) must be viewed in the context of society nearly two centuries ago ; even so , these are organised , contrived and deliberately sensational plots which serve to contain the sprawling , spanking reality of Marryat 's detail . |
| 30 | There were around 50 aircraft assembled from aero clubs throughout Argentina for the flying at Rio Cuarto , and a team of engineers worked flat out to solve the snags — even to the extent of changing the engine on one aircraft . |