Example sentences of "even [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He laughed deep in his throat , and , even as a tiny part of her rebelled against the triumphant sound , it dissolved into nothing as his mouth closed over one nipple , his tongue flicking lazily over the hard bud . |
| 2 | Even as a small boy , I admired the wonderfully simple system which enabled Mr. Thomas to sell a great deal of meat . |
| 3 | He lived in a fantasy world of his own , even as a small boy . |
| 4 | Even as a small boy , Thomas had been interested in mechanical toys and as he grew up he determined to become an engineer like our father , who was a regular Royal Engineer . |
| 5 | But in a few years it could find applications in the long-term treatment of parasitic diseases , and even as a contraceptive pill . |
| 6 | My first attempt was a portrait study of a child done from life ; an impossible subject to do directly in paint and not so easy even as a simple drawing . |
| 7 | Lamarck is presented to us as a man misunderstood , misrepresented , undeservedly neglected and as the subject of calumnies that made him appear as ‘ the enemy of religion and teleology , even as a mechanistic materialist ’ . |
| 8 | Even as a wee boy I had considered it an unfair exchange . |
| 9 | When models are constructed from such premisses , for example , there is a tendency to view government as a restrictive and even as a repressive agency . |
| 10 | Although the qualification was very much sought after in the beginning with the burgeoning of more centres running it up and down the country , the trainees soon realised that in spite of the skills they gained , the diploma was not recognised by the DES even as a first stage towards further accreditation . |
| 11 | ‘ Even as a new MP , she has got a much better grounding in the way that the Treasury and Number 10 work than most MPs who 've been there a long time . ’ |
| 12 | Even as a 15-year-old boy , standing at the side of the bed of his dead mother , he had n't felt the need to think , far less to utter , the word goodbye . |
| 13 | In the 1970s , Henderson argued , Britain was clearly not in the front rank , even as a European power , with its declining economy and lack of investment in managerial and engineering resources . |
| 14 | I served with Marks before the war and he showed great promise even as a junior officer . |
| 15 | The practice then has to be " proved " by evidence as to the intention of the parties , expert evidence on a trade practice or usage , a trade or technical gloss on the meaning of a particular term , or even as a separate term implied into the rules . |
| 16 | Fr from that time can you recall any incidents which er your father may have mentioned to you even as a young boy ? |
| 17 | Even as a young person me mother used to say You 'll need some sleep , you go to bed this afternoon , which I did , in obedience . |
| 18 | Even as a young man , Ezra had always taken a determined stand on general decencies . |
| 19 | He had always , even as a young man , hankered for the past . |
| 20 | Then , wryly : ‘ There may have been another reason ; even as a young man I was a staid sort of chap and they were a bit wild at times . |
| 21 | Dick or Doug Graham originated from Corby in Northampton and , even as a young lad , was soon picking up honours for his performances as a goalkeeper . |
| 22 | Even as a dramatic composer , maybe something might have happened with the help of better libretti , considering how intuitively dramatic some of his Sonatas are . |
| 23 | Even as a hybrid cushioning/stability model , which is a more accurate position for this straight lasted shoe , it 's heavy . |
| 24 | Her battered , motley-panelled 2CV had looked out of place in Ascot Square , where I think that anything less than a two-year old Golf GTi , Peugeot 209 or Renault 5 was considered to be only just above banger status , even as a third car , let alone a second . |
| 25 | He was not allowed to mention the slaughtering to anyone , not even as a special secret between best friends . |
| 26 | If you were involved in things at a senior level , whether it were as an administrator , a Minister or even as a senior policeman , you had hundreds of things on the go at any one time . |
| 27 | ‘ Hugh Forster was always a selfish pig , ’ Caro had said , ‘ and he was always a money-grubber — even as a little boy . |
| 28 | ‘ Even as a little kid I used to gaze in motorcycle shop windows and wish I had something like this , ’ says hell for leather Jackie , from Marske near Redcar . |
| 29 | But Louise was not a coward , even as a little girl I had understood this . |
| 30 | ‘ You were always strange about your mother , lovey , even as a little lass . |