Example sentences of "[conj] even [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If these pessimistic assumptions were justified , how could the smaller States protect their interests or even their existence ? |
| 2 | Moreover , when we speak of the perceived function of reformed monasteries , we do not mean primarily their economic functions as efficient optimizers of agrarian wealth , or even their cultivation of knowledge and production of books . |
| 3 | Changes in media personnel are fairly frequent and nothing gives a worse impression of the PR executive the continual receipt of material with a predecessor 's name or even their predecessor 's predecessor 's name on it . |
| 4 | Well , very briefly , the ideas was Freud in his early practice was getting stories from his patients that they had somehow been sexually interfered with or abused or something of the kind when they were very young , often by an older male friend of the family , a relative , or even their father and initially Freud thought these reminiscences were literally true . |
| 5 | Scant consideration was given to getting the authors ' names or initials , or even their book titles , correct ! ) : |
| 6 | Whether people named defence as the Conservatives ' main campaign theme depended a great deal upon the date of the interview and rather less upon their personal characteristics or even their pattern of media use . |
| 7 | We do n't know which is causing the most pain or even which event grieves us the most . |
| 8 | Unfortunately they could n't remember its name — or even which town it was in . |
| 9 | She had certainly never thought that her long-term health — or even her life — was under threat . |
| 10 | It would surely be over-hasty to argue that a mother , for example , who clearly preferred her showjumpers , or even her collection of books , to her children , was necessarily in the wrong ; she might nonetheless treat her offspring very well . |
| 11 | Or even her father ? |
| 12 | Here , it is so very easy to forget what time of the day it is or even what day it is . |
| 13 | The mother 's death is portrayed in a macabre scene where Walter is unsure whether she has died , or even what death is , and allows the corpse to rot for a few days while he sits by her side . |
| 14 | The net result is that the slowdown in the production of fixed capital will also cause a reduction in the rate of growth of , or even its reduction to zero . |
| 15 | Loss of colour can even be related to its status or even its mood . |
| 16 | It is probable that the Commission will suggest radical reform of the Court , or even its replacement . |
| 17 | Thus a 10-month-old baby who failed to respond to its name , or to betray signs of recognition towards its mother , twin sister , or even its rattle , might well give therapists cause for concern ; which is not to say that the normal baby , who does succeed in reacting appropriately , is thereby yet self -conscious . |
| 18 | The touch of menstrual blood on the male penis is feared as causing impotency or even its rotting away , obvious castration fantasies . |
| 19 | She could have been his mother , for he was the son of John Symmys of that parish , or even his relict , for he himself must have been dead by 1525 , when the Ridlington lease was granted to the duke of Richmond . |
| 20 | Claudia did n't know Garry , or even his surname ; Dana had always had men in her life , but she had n't seemed serious about any of them , and so far Claudia had hoped in vain that she would find someone to love and to provide the anchor she 'd been missing so badly since their mother had died . |
| 21 | Never will he let a finance executive ( or even his boss under the influence of one ) impose a budget on him . |
| 22 | Then for a moment , understandably disorientated , he stared at Alistair as if uncertain of his intentions , or even his identity . |
| 23 | The heavy wardrobe , the dressing-table with triple mirrors , the tallboy — all in walnut — and the matching double bed with its honeycomb quilt , belonged to the era of Matthew 's father or even his grandfather . |
| 24 | Tony said he would not allow himself to get into the same state and that he would talk to someone about how he was feeling , probably his father or even his mother , and that he would try to do something active about his problems , rather than just giving up . |
| 25 | It might have been my colleague Ann — who knew my whereabouts — or even my editor , come to congratulate me on the first pages of Lover at the Gate which I had faxed through from the hotel 's secretariat — or even Sophie , come to apologize , though I hardly imagined she had been promoted from child to lady in the few weeks of my absence . |
| 26 | It 's me he wants , my look , my outside ; not my emotions or my mind or my soul or even my body . |
| 27 | Now my turn to be mindless : is it any of your business or even your concern if I sleep with my business partner ? ’ she husked back . |
| 28 | Even when it was something bad , like the mice-damage in the apple room , or the wasps ' nest in the orchard , or even your husband jumping off a plane and dying , she managed to see the good part of it . |
| 29 | They can prevent a person from entering your home or even your neighbourhood . |
| 30 | You can have an instant garden for a windowsill , balcony , roof terrace , or even your doorstep . |