Example sentences of "[adj] even in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The gnarled shapes were unmistakable even in semi-darkness . |
| 2 | The income is 168 hours and remember you can not increase this even in times of severe inflation — you have all the time there is . |
| 3 | He was all muscle and sinew , with no spare flesh as far as she could tell , the aura of strength very marked even in repose as he lay relaxed , his hands clasped behind his head , his face shuttered and dreaming as he listened to the music . |
| 4 | It is fairly clear that no one would now seriously seek to impose a return to the regular liturgical use of Latin or the celebration of private masses or decree an actual dissolution of episcopal conferences , but full acceptance of many of them is still far from clear even in Rome . |
| 5 | Although chance dictates that the evidence relates to two major centres , the situation thereby depicted does not necessarily misrepresent the economy as a whole , inasmuch as clothing was the only really large-scale manufacture , ranking high even in towns like Leicester and Northampton which had leather wares for their principal products . |
| 6 | Other propositions may not be testable even in principle but may remain for the time as a necessary component of an overall paradigm . |
| 7 | At her inquest this afternoon he said he 'd visited the streets where she worked and found it dangerous even in daylight . |
| 8 | With the hill and the dark masses of the trees behind it to the south , the place does n't get any sunlight in winter and not that much even in summer . |
| 9 | The intellectual input at the indexing stage is minimal even in systems where , in the interests of enhanced consistency , there is some intervention at the indexing stage . |
| 10 | The world seemed dark even in daylight . |
| 11 | Many historic sites and buildings can be cold even in summer , and warm clothing and appropriate footwear may be needed . |
| 12 | The deal that was eventually drawn up between Boeing and Virgin was of a complexity unprecedented even in R.Q. Wilson 's considerable experience . |
| 13 | At this date such illustrations were uncommon even in engineering , where drawing was becoming both a serious matter and something like an art form . |
| 14 | The road from Cauterets to the Pont d'Espagne , five miles away to the south , is all waterfalls — there are four or five of them , spectacular and profuse even in summer . |
| 15 | I play rugby for enjoyment , but playing in the Varsity Match , which is famous even in South Africa , is a dream come true . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ He owns rich fields , ’ Benjamin whispered , ‘ and the wool from his flocks is famous even in Flanders . |
| 17 | It is effective even in children 's tiny mouths . |
| 18 | and it 's freezing even in summer and you just have to get under them blankets for another five minutes ! |
| 19 | As countervalue weapons , aimed at large-scale societal destruction , their use would be illegal even in retaliation . |
| 20 | Since the breach of this principle is prohibited even in reprisal , the indiscriminate nature of nuclear weapons makes their use illegal even in self-defence or as second-strike weapons . |
| 21 | Since the type of all-out attack involved in the ‘ assured destruction ’ scenario would clearly be indiscriminate and inhumane , and therefore illegal even in self-defence , it can be argued that even this type of deployment entails an illegal threat of force . |
| 22 | ‘ Suite 817 , ’ said the porter as he opened the door and now , with a tip in prospect , he did stir himself and pointed out the televisions , the radios , the mini bars , the bathrooms , the telephones , the heating , the wardrobes , the list of amenities and the double lock on the door ‘ advisable even in daytime , sir , and even when you are in residence ’ . |
| 23 | Their virtues , evident even in decay , tend towards intimacy . |
| 24 | Bishop Aethelric , he had heard , was accounted able even in Peterborough , and ruthless into the bargain . |
| 25 | The massive figure of Christ , heroic and muscular even in death , is unflinchingly presented for contemplation by the viewer , surrounded by the mourning Virgin , St John and two holy women . |
| 26 | Modern technology comes to the rescue here , however : solid-fuel handling systems , developed by British Coal , allow automatic fuelling from an outside coal store ; de-ashing systems have improved , making the job quicker and easier ; smokeless fuels have made the burning of fires possible even in cities ; and some modern solid fuel stoves , which can be installed in front of a fireplace , burn so efficiently that they can be used in smokeless zones . |
| 27 | I was so much convinced that I should get Roux 's result in all its features , that even in spite of the whole blastula , I now expected the next morning would reveal to me the half-organization of my subject once more ; the gut , I supposed , might come out quite on one side of it , as a half-tube , and the ring of cells might be a half one also . |
| 28 | Like ‘ the Shadow ’ , this is in fiction an external force with physical effects of which sensitive characters like Legolas can be aware ; it appeals to a recognition of truth outside fiction , however , in its buried statements that clouds have silver linings , that fortune favours the brave , that even in reality things are not always as they seem . |
| 29 | Although delays are far from negligible even in magistrates ' courts , the problem is particularly acute in relation to Crown Courts where the average waiting time for those denied bail is around ten weeks from committal to trial . |
| 30 | He concludes that it was the consequence of a political style — a belief that ‘ Firmness , the resolute approach , is considered essential even in defence of the indefensible ; consensual , rational approaches to decision-making , tedious incrementalisms are regarded as excuses for doing nothing . |