Example sentences of "even [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will not even perish by the flames of fire . |
| 2 | The octopus can even modify the texture of its skin at high speed , a smooth , plain surface suddenly furrowing up into complex folds and ridges and gaining a complex blotched patterning at the same time . |
| 3 | The woodpecker finch can even modify its tools to suit the situation ; cactus spines may be cut down until they are the correct length , and twigs may have their side branches nipped off . |
| 4 | She might even attain that future . |
| 5 | We can even refund VAT on overseas payments . |
| 6 | Occasionally , syncopal episodes decrease in frequency and may even disappear with increasing age . |
| 7 | The growth of , usually , a flower is recorded in single frames spaced out over hours or days ; schools could even conduct this type of experiment with suitable 16mm or 8mm equipment . |
| 8 | I could n't even answer the phone . |
| 9 | ‘ We do n't even answer the phone to Hello . |
| 10 | And he was gone , we did n't even answer , and Caroline was looking after him , and shrugging and looking at me and saying , well , really . |
| 11 | He had maintained that ‘ some of these bases do not even answer to strategic necessities in connection with the possibility of a world war , but simply serve for the imperialist domination of the peoples concerned , the subjection of nations and the combating of movements of national liberation ’ . |
| 12 | Maggie did n't even answer that one . |
| 13 | He would n't even answer the phone . ’ |
| 14 | And they do n't even answer . |
| 15 | If you prepare an answer that you 're confident about to the worst possible question , the chances are they wo n't even answer it , ask it , and you 'll feel much better . |
| 16 | Will my outswinger even pitch , let alone swing ? ’ but the fundamental doubt it common to all cricketers in the first weeks of a new season . |
| 17 | you do n't even laugh any more , you ca n't . |
| 18 | ‘ One of them , ’ he recalled , ‘ had a son so paralysed that the boy could n't even laugh . |
| 19 | The intrusive chronicling ‘ I ’ ca n't even make up his mind about numbers . |
| 20 | You can even make your returns on magnetic tape or floppy disc . |
| 21 | What can be discounted as nonsense on the other hand is the conclusion drawn by a Soviet historian with regard to the Tambov revolt : ‘ In that period the kulaks ’ political banditry became the most important means of struggle by international imperialism , Antonov could not even make contact with subversive elements in Kursk guberniia , let alone London . |
| 22 | It might even make you a star . |
| 23 | He bought four rounds of double scotches last night and it did n't even make a hole in what he 'd got . ’ |
| 24 | Allen thought this ‘ a very ingratiating-type comment ’ with no substance and no meaning ; he did not even make a note of it . |
| 25 | If you are very energetic you may even make your way to the Postalm , the largest alpine plateau in the Eastern alps . |
| 26 | The walk over the Falkenstein to St Gilgen offers super views of the lake , and the adventurous may even make their way to the top of the Schafberg . |
| 27 | One could even make a case for delaying it until the Club celebrates its Centenary Year 20 years hence . |
| 28 | In the end the company , under huge pressure from the local community , refused permission for the NIREX surveyors to even make an initial survey of the mine galleries . |
| 29 | The management of the cinema will even make sure there is an interval during the performance so that the sale of ice-cream , nuts and drinks can take place . |
| 30 | Complaints with sweating which is offensive , may be profuse but does not give relief ( > ) and may even make them worse ( < ) , ( unlike Arsenicum and Natrum mur . ) . |