Example sentences of "[conj] even [v-ing] to " in BNC.
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1 | The ears of an angry horse are also likely to point straight backwards , and are held firmly , unlike when the horse is simply relaxed or even listening to something behind it . |
2 | Nevertheless if the vein deteriorated , then they stood to come out of their term ( usually , but not always , two months ) , with scarcely enough money for food or even owing to the company . |
3 | You will probably not succeed in being word-perfect , and there is danger in reciting a memorised speech either of appearing unnatural or of forgetting a complete section or even coming to a dead halt . |
4 | George 's insobriety was disturbing and even wounding to his friends . |
5 | The terrier , a Jack Russell , was always a hunting animal , working rough ground and even going to ground in those situations where it could safely get down into a fox earth or a drainpipe . |
6 | All the time , she had been half listening and even replying to Gazzer as he chatted on about Simon , the police , and Bella . |