Example sentences of "even on a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Up to four months : Even on a hot day breastfed babies wo n't need any other drinks . |
| 2 | We rushed up the last pitches having learned a lesson — next time I 'll take a windbreaker , even on a hot day . |
| 3 | I remember ow indefatigably he mowed the lawn , even on a hot summer 's day . |
| 4 | Thus the only European ruler to introduce , even on a restricted scale , the impôt unique ( a single tax on land ) which was perhaps the most important practical innovation advocated by the Physiocrats , was the Margrave Charles Frederick of Baden . |
| 5 | The erm the first part of the erm the journey which I take every morning as you can see even on a nice spring morning fortunately , half past six , nothing on the roads . |
| 6 | Even on a crossed telephone line , listening at random to shortwave radio messages , or casting a note in a bottle on to the waves , humans always form some hypothesis about the sender or receiver . |
| 7 | While it is not suggested that this roll of honour is exhaustive , a list would , even on a world-wide basis , be strikingly short . |
| 8 | It did n't occur to you that we go away from here to be private , that our holidays are our own affair , that it might humiliate me to have Edwin Lorrimer know that I ca n't afford to take you to Venice , even on a ten-day package tour . |
| 9 | The next time you are in a meeting , or even on a crowded train or at a social gathering watch what people do . |
| 10 | As you probably know , there 's a strong party among the Copts who are utterly opposed to any Coptic participation in the Government , even on a personal basis . ’ |
| 11 | Such a majority is likely , under the simple primary voting system , even on a substantial minority of primary votes . |
| 12 | Between his eighth and twelfth years , he was at four Plymouth schools , and then , not even on a regular basis ; he only attended when his grandmother could get together the few pence required to pay his fee . |
| 13 | The world is filled with sad women who put a brave face on their unhappiness , even on a tropical island . |
| 14 | But even on a cursory examination the doctor had been in no doubt . |
| 15 | This is because the conditions needed for the Big Bang had to be so finely tuned — to an amazing one part in 10&sup60 ; ( a big number even on a cosmic scale ) — that the most minute variations would not have permitted any life at all to develop . |
| 16 | ‘ Even on a small scale — all right ? |
| 17 | This window is almost opulently luminous even on a dull day . |
| 18 | So mindless is the wiring of this sensible hygienic behaviour that a drop of oleic acid on an otherwise innocuous piece of wood or even on a live bee results in the removal of the offending object . |
| 19 | However , the Road Traffic Act of 1982/3 did not allow for Zone signs to be introduced even on a temporary basis , so it was necessary for an information sign to be erected at every junction , showing not only a 30 km/h speed limit , but also drawing the driver 's attention to the changed priority ( right before left ) . |
| 20 | The obvious reluctance of many in the rural sector to seek work in the industrial sector , even on a temporary basis , points to an inclination to stay put far beyond what might be expected from a natural conservatism and apprehension of the unknown . |
| 21 | I 'd swap my vest and plasters for a Marks and Spencer circle-stitched bra , a rigid , pointed contraption that made me look as if I had a couple of ice-cream cones up my jumper : I could never fill them to the end ( not even on a good day ) and the last waltz would result in dents in the ends . |
| 22 | Countries in the northern hemisphere are frequently covered in cloud even on a warm day , but sunny countries such as Greece and Israel are in ideal locations to make use of active solar power to heat up water , spaces and to create electricity . |
| 23 | The cupboard smelled slightly of damp and even on a warm summer evening Ginny felt the prickle of goose pimples rising on her bare arms . |
| 24 | But even on a quiet night out , the luckless Chancellor could n't escape the recession . |
| 25 | Even on a quiet mid-week summer 's day the beach is fringed with people picnicking or sleeping in their cars , while the lake itself is often used for windsurfing or water-skiing . |
| 26 | This is truly wild country dotted with rocky outcrops and , even on a clear day , occasional compass checks are reassuring . |
| 27 | Even on a clear day in the country , you can look along the tube there , along from Auntie Muriel 's , and not be able to see the city for smog . |
| 28 | Even on a bad day he is worth watching , for a few seconds of his lightning , elegant attacks eclipses an evening of mauling aggression . |
| 29 | This needs to be done on such occasions , to make people feel involved and committed — they are then more likely to turn up , even on a bad day ! |
| 30 | ‘ Yes , ’ she agreed , because even on a grey day , with mountains and lough obscured , it was beautiful . |