Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] even in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The gnarled shapes were unmistakable even in semi-darkness . |
| 2 | Golf away-days were popular even in the 1930's . |
| 3 | Yet throughout these eventful years the tradition of Catholic imitative polyphony flowed on undisturbed , reaching even greater technical equability in the work of Josquin 's presumed pupil Nicolas Gombert ( c. 1500–c. 1556 ) and Jacobus Clemens ‘ non Papa' ( c. 1510–c. 1557 ) , with whom we may associate other natives of French Flanders : Thomas Crecquillon ( d.c. 1557 ) ; Jean Richafort ( c. 1480–c. 1547 ) , an older pupil of Josquin 's ; two composers whose identities were confused even in their lifetime , Lupus Hellinck ( c. 1495–1541 ) and Johannes Lupus or Lupi ( Jean Leleu ) ( c. 1506–1539 ) , the confusion being worse confounded by two less distinguished contemporaries named Johannes Lupus ; Noel Bauldewyn ( d. 1530 ) , who was Richafort 's successor at Malines Cathedral and composer of the Missa Da Pacem long attributed to Josquin ; 3 and Pierre de Manchicourt ( c. 1510–1564 ) who towards the end of his life became master of Philip II 's capilla flamenca , in which both Gombert and Crecquillon had served under Philip 's father , the Emperor Charles V. |
| 4 | At this date such illustrations were uncommon even in engineering , where drawing was becoming both a serious matter and something like an art form . |
| 5 | These were important even in the run-up to Suez . |
| 6 | The curious thing about the Minoans is that they were , in Mesara at least , building round tombs and rectangular houses : the rooms were rectangular even in the neolithic period . |
| 7 | He says : ‘ They were rare even in Binks ’ day , but the strange thing was that there was a tradition among the people who lived up there in those days to make a ball out of clay and cover it with spring gentians . |
| 8 | At this point the telephone started ringing far more than was usual even in this house . |
| 9 | As will be shown below , there is some reason , though not perhaps positive evidence , for supposing that his appointment to the Muftilik occurred relatively late in his life ; and there seems also to be good reason to suppose that his appointment to the muderrislik of the Manastir medrese occurred before his appointment to the kadilik since it was usual even in the early days of the Ottoman state for a man to have done some teaching before being appointed to as important a kadilik as that of the capital city . |
| 10 | The fact that manipulation was possible even in the almost unadulterated democracy of the congress came as a great surprise to most delegates . |
| 11 | Mr Lewis apart , however , the other guests , perhaps through awe , perhaps through a sense of antagonism , kept a wary distance from M. Dupont , a fact that was conspicuous even in that generally guarded atmosphere , and which seemed to underline all the more the feeling that it was M. Dupont who somehow held the key to the outcome of the following days . |
| 12 | Wolfram 's humanity was exceptional even in his own day ( see p. 422 ) ; and there was no doubt much that was fanciful and artificial in the cult of courtly love . |
| 13 | Quick-witted , volcanic , with a profound knowledge of painting , Rivera was unusual even in the exotic milieu of Montparnasse and Modigliani badly wanted to portray him . |
| 14 | The serpent was present even in this Eden of Broadstairs . |
| 15 | Not all economists accept that investment in the UK was sluggish even in the 1970s . |
| 16 | His strength was evident even in the distance . |
| 17 | And I do n't know wh I mean it was ridiculous even in those days , ten o'clock was very early . |
| 18 | Because of these misleading signs which said ‘ road closed ’ not ‘ flooding ’ the school buses turned back even though the road was passable even in a small car . |
| 19 | By this time solar illumination was sufficient even in high latitudes to drive the same catalytic ozone destruction cycle involving the ClO dimer that is responsible for the Antarctic ozone hole . |
| 20 | After a hot shower , for the Siberian night air was chilly even in summer , we joined groups of pilot officers in the lounge . |