Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] even [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , what can we say with confidence about the beliefs of ordinary people , either in the nineteenth or even in the late twentieth century ? |
| 2 | Natural law and rights theories , positivism and contextualism , are in this sense no longer incompatible theories of the law but enter into the legal languages or dialects which are spoken in different or even in the same legal systems . |
| 3 | And of course , from my own professional viewpoint , it is clear that even after a break of so many years , Miss Kenton would prove the perfect solution to the problem at present besetting us at Darlington Hall . |
| 4 | The slogan is so grey-haired that even at party conferences it would n't get a ripple of applause . |
| 5 | Other works from this and even from the earlier phase will be discussed in the last section of this chapter , on relief and architectural sculpture , since that is the area in which the formation of the ripe archaic style can most clearly be traced . |
| 6 | The cupboard smelled slightly of damp and even on a warm summer evening Ginny felt the prickle of goose pimples rising on her bare arms . |
| 7 | The curtains were drawn but they were thin and unlined and even in the subdued light he could see that the room was spectacularly untidy . |
| 8 | It is doubtful if even after so many years of revolving door policies or community mental health teams , SSDs do have an infrastructure for attractive community-based services . |
| 9 | The snow may have fallen crisp and even on the NEC in Birmingham but that did n't dampen the enthusiasm of everyone who attended Clothes Show Live . |
| 10 | The steaks fitted both descriptions : terrible because despite their pampered lives , they were as tasteless as any meat which had not been properly hung ; typically English because even on small plates they looked mean and thin and had been further abused by overcooking . |
| 11 | It is doubtless true that following his realisation in 1934 that even in post-revolutionary Soviet society men and women were ultimately not liberated from the anguish and fear of individual death and obliteration , Nizan was forced to adopt a more modest , less euphoric tone when praising Soviet achievements . |
| 12 | If by some chance the Poles had agreed to hand over the city it is quite possible that even at this late stage NSDAP support in the city would have evaporated . |
| 13 | Their marriage was certainly not typical , yet it is possible that even in the early twentieth century it was not uncommon for retired men to take on more responsibility at home , as many do today : for lack of other evidence , we can only speculate . |
| 14 | She had now reached the age when one starts looking for a husband rather more systematically than one does at nineteen or even at twenty-one . |
| 15 | Our spontaneity is such that even in obeying ‘ Be aware ’ attention is drawn from the dark side of the world towards the light . |
| 16 | It is ironic that even in the UK the National Anti-Vivisection Society ( NAVS ) urges us in its literature to look to our own self-interest . |
| 17 | It 's perhaps typical that even with a track as self-consciously silly as ‘ Ebeneezer ’ , there has to be a message . |
| 18 | However , his opponents are convinced that even in true-blue East Hampshire Tory popularity is on the wane . |
| 19 | I am not convinced that even in theory this is an accurate reflection of section 2 , for I think it possible that in many cases the investigation will have concluded at an earlier stage . |
| 20 | They are fun , outrageous , extravagant and even over the top ! |
| 21 | To the player it is all too real and even from the prime position in the middle of the fairway he can barely pick out the top of the flag amid the brightly-coloured hues of the spectators . |
| 22 | When models are constructed from such premisses , for example , there is a tendency to view government as a restrictive and even as a repressive agency . |
| 23 | The wards were crowded and even in mid-winter very sick babies had to be wheeled out into the open air to get from one part of the hospital to another . |
| 24 | It is pugnacious and sometimes , many will think , wrong-headed , but it is never absurd and even at its most provocative presents a case that needs answering . |
| 25 | It 's only dirty tricks and underhanded tactics used by the T & G during the approach of the Workers ' Union so must realize Congress , to be more positive , one of the major benefits or more , the major benefit from future amalgamation with the T & G would be the free help of officials from both unions and and negotiations both national , regional and even at times individual company level where both unions help members . |
| 26 | Rourke 's voice sounded low and even across the silence of the room , and Lissa 's heart began to thump wildly against her ribcage . |
| 27 | He was horrified that even for a few minutes he could seriously have contemplated such destructive stupidity . |
| 28 | But he would have preferred Lord Halifax to Churchill as prime minister in 1940 and even in retrospect believed that the country would have fought the war better under Halifax and that the admirals and the generals would have had a less neurotic time . |
| 29 | She was ageless and even in age would , I knew , be careless . |
| 30 | The handwriting will be much too smooth and even in appearance , showing none of the alterations of thickness , pressure and overall individuality of an ordinary letter . |