Example sentences of "even [subord] [adv] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Where land is registered , right gained by adverse possession amounts to an overriding interest , and defeats a purchaser even if not on the register .
2 It seems that personal equity plans are here to stay — even if not in the form that Nigel Lawson intended .
3 If one accepts this , even if only for the present and not as an inevitable fact for the future , then a responsibility lies with hearing society to meet not only the communication requirements of deaf people but also to understand and be able to work with this group in their language .
4 Proving that a contravention has occurred , even if only on the balance of probabilities , will not be easy , nor will demonstrating that an alleged miscreant has made a profit as a result of his contravention .
5 But because interest rates were expected to drop gradually over the coming 12 months , the view was that by early 1991 confidence would have returned , volumes picked up and prices started to lift — even if only by the inflation rate .
6 Although children can be attached to more than one person from a very early age , there is usually one parent who is special — even if only in the sense that their presence can be taken for granted .
7 Luxury firms can sell their wares at high prices only by keeping them ‘ exclusive ’ , even if only in the minds of shop-till-you-drop status-seekers .
8 " But it seemed he did n't want any responsibility for any military action , even while out of the country , " said Habib Olahi later .
9 ‘ World Shut Your Mouth ’ seems impossibly majestic and you realise that , even when seemingly in the wilderness , this guy could still chop out cool tunes .
10 STEPHEN MANSFIELD Focus of attention : Shareholders keep the Stakis chief executive , David Michels , in sight — even when not inside the meeting
11 As mentioned in ( 1 ) , vegetables should play a larger part in a healthy diet , even when out on the town or at a business lunch .
12 This issue ( together with the long-running territorial dispute over the disputed Senkaku islands ) soured relations somewhat with China towards the end of 1990 , even though earlier in the year Japan had been in the forefront of those countries arguing for a resumption of the aid to China which had been suspended after the Tiananmen Square massacre in June 1989 .
13 Moodie led from the start and never looked like being caught even though late in the race Joey Dunlop put in a spurt and was in second place with one lap to go .
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