Example sentences of "[noun sg] do [adv] even [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 In some countries a large majority of the electorate do not even exercise the right to vote .
2 Bonanza did n't even bother to look at Jackson .
3 Her conscious mind did n't even register it , nor the weeds of blue awareness that tangled at the edge of her mind .
4 For when Erik and her husband , Trevor , from Oxford , eventually decided to tie the knot after living together for eight years , the prospect of a conventional white wedding did n't even enter their heads .
5 Commodore did n't even stop to look for survivors , so do n't worry yourself none . ’
6 The village did n't even have a name , and was n't placed on any maps of the country .
7 The boy did n't even glance at the folded franc notes .
8 The Queen did not even buy a gift for herself .
9 The dragon did n't even slow .
10 Wondering whether English was still taught in schools , she commented on her 114th birthday : ‘ Many of the people I hear on the telephone do n't even know how to speak the language properly . ’
11 The machine does n't even need to be switched off ; it monitors the card slot and adjusts to the new card automatically .
12 Often the child does n't even like them .
13 I 'm put in the guard 's van and sometimes the guard does n't even come to see if I 'm alright .
14 But the accountant could well be the guy that you went and played tennis with and the boy does n't even make a move unless he gets the accountant and
15 A sizeable proportion of the population did not even listen to the speech .
16 The vendor did n't even look for remuneration .
17 Bet the poor lad did n't even know it was there .
18 I had a hundred and twenty seven percent er sorry twenty seven percent above target er for the quarter and most of my other com my sales reps er the other sales reps in the business did n't even reach a hundred percent .
19 ‘ But it did prove to be a very safe option — and the team did n't even have to get their feet wet ! ’
20 The 28-year-old singer did not even wear a wedding dress for the service , which she kept secret from most of her friends .
21 Crowded together with no room to move ( the proverbial ‘ five laying hens ’ in today 's battery cage do not even have the space to stand up together — one or more must crouch ) , animals no longer wasted calories in non profit-making exercise .
22 Man , propeller does n't even fly propeller !
23 well teacher does n't even give us
24 In that final respect , the Healey was like the Cobra , but the Cobra did n't even have external door handles , just simple pulls inside which you reach in to open .
25 The King was in no position to make such a decision and , in any case , Baldwin had already decided to meet Parliament when he met the King on 10 December , and so the King did not even have to persuade him to adopt what he believed to be the correct course .
26 The German girl was excellent about helping here and there — and even swept the tenement stair , paid by us all , whereas the spoilt brat spendthrift Italian did not even lift her cup from table to sinkside …
27 The gentleman did not even turn his head .
28 And yet these are issues which the token recognition paid to the women 's movement in adult education does not even begin to consider .
29 oh that tie does n't even go with that suit , look at that , brown tie with a blue suit get this into ya , ha , ha
30 The summit did not even attempt to close any of the yawning gaps in the single market , which must come into effect at the end of next year .
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