Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] even the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The woman is looking me straight in the eyes , Alida thought , she does not know even the basic elements of courtesy , she has paid no attention at all to the very relevant account of my condition . |
| 2 | While it recommended that the British should not enjoy even the hint of a veto in any form of consultative machinery , it did not think that Britain should be treated as a satellite . |
| 3 | Chicken dung would not do even the coroner 's innards any good . |
| 4 | Unless they are unlucky , it will not touch even the fringe of their lives . |
| 5 | If you can not detect even the shallowest of breaths , attempt artificial respiration making sure the chest starts to rise . |
| 6 | A child is not born for reasons and it will not fit even the prettiest box assigned to it by its determined providers . |
| 7 | The immobile custodian of the Dock Gates did not have even the dignity of movement . |
| 8 | The water in the basins had a layer of ice on them , which had to be broken before the children could wash ; then , in the dining room they sat shivering , for the fire at the end of the room did not take even the chill away . |
| 9 | This should not surprise even the casual observer of China . |
| 10 | The wide availability of Cervelat in supermarkets and delicatessens makes it one of the most popular of charcuterie products and one that will not offend even the most conservative of palates . |
| 11 | While the civil war raged , the English government could not maintain even the rather shadowy control it had exercised previously . |
| 12 | I can not ignore even the slightest chance that she may have survived . |
| 13 | There were still some lingering doubts in my mind , not because I question the rational logic of this experiment , but because it would be nicer to have an experiment which did not require even the distress of a mild shock to the chicks . |
| 14 | But Coleridge can not recreate even the dome , which represents what is created , let alone recreate this state of primeval creativity . |
| 15 | The New Yorker of November 24th lamented that the NSC would not reveal even the age or the precise employment of this man , ‘ who seems to be called on to act as a secret surrogate for something like the entire United States government ’ . |
| 16 | That is why I can not exempt even the smallest flocks selling eggs for human consumption from our strict testing requirements . ’ |
| 17 | I can not bear even the most distant apprehension that I have not the preference with you of any man living . |
| 18 | I teach students who are often illiterate , who do not know how to use a hand-held calculator , who have never seen a film with subtitles or read a classic work of literature , and who can not spell even the name of important people in their field ( for example , psychology majors who spell Freud as Frued ) . |
| 19 | When I come to paint , I like to look at the drawing ; then I put it away and do n't look at it again , because I do n't want even the drawing to influence too much the progress of the painting . |
| 20 | I do n't think even the most jealous Committee of Privileges could do anything with such a sentence , but its meaning is clear enough . |
| 21 | I do n't think even the leaders know what it means ’ , I was often told . |
| 22 | And somehow , ’ he surveyed her — and there was that wry twist to his lips again , ‘ I do n't think even the most broad-minded onlooker would go for the ‘ sister ’ angle . |
| 23 | Sorry I do n't think even the BBC could look that far North after all they 're having probs seing past London and Scumchester . |
| 24 | I would n't trust even the most loving one not to leave when another man offers more . ’ |
| 25 | I think that they may be frightened to speak up and that they 're scared that if they say something that they do n't know , like a lot of them do n't know the facts , like today , in the same class as Janine across there , some of them did n't know even the very the pro , progression of the male pill or anything like that , and they did learn a few things but a again they never spoke up and they were n't interested , but I |
| 26 | You ca n't expect even the toughest floorcovering to look good or last well if you do n't take care pre-prepare the floor surface properly first . |
| 27 | Well , we recently reviewed a couple of power attenuators by Palmer , and now the American company PS Systems have launched a product to help you run an amp flat out , but at a volume that wo n't offend even the most sensitive ears . |
| 28 | ‘ I ca n't imagine even the most rabid antiscience apes not seeing that — ’ |