Example sentences of "even [prep] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we can not safely generalise even about the two districts we have come to know , still less , of course , can we generalise from East London to the rest of the country . |
| 2 | ‘ Behind Bars ’ at the new , huge , non-profit Threadwaxing Space on Broadway is not as you might suspect a show of political art about prisoners ' rights or even about the exotic lives of cocktail waitresses but rather about the stripe in art . |
| 3 | Far more cross-cultural research , of the type suggested by Cole and Scribner for instance ( ibid. ) , would be necessary before any useful generalisations could be made even about the relative functions and worth of the various parts of these different systems ( such as their punctuation conventions ) . |
| 4 | As with Brian , and I hope myself , Terry worked on these areas to try and even off the rough edges . |
| 5 | The interior of the Low Country was not divorced from the market economy even during the nineteenth century . |
| 6 | Surely it does not need this insulation even during the chilliest nights in the jungle ? |
| 7 | As the plane from London bounced along the runway at Ciampino airport , Nora congratulated herself on not having been sick , even during the bumpy moments as they flew over the Alps . |
| 8 | At this stage it is so far extended as to receive a supply of sand from the original barchan even during the prevailing wind , X. Thus it will continue to grow both during the prevailing wind , X , and the strong wind , Y , with slip faces developed on the side away from the strong wind . |
| 9 | And even during the Second World War er mothers with their children under the age of five er they were n't expected to do any war work at all . |
| 10 | This natural dam ensures that , even during the driest part of the year , the river level stays high . |
| 11 | At this point the husband , who had not moved once during his wife 's burial — not even during the long wait for the priest — suddenly fainted to the ground and had to have cold water thrown over him . |
| 12 | ‘ We recall the long established principle of the UK Parliament , stretching back to 1860 and before , and reasserted even during the dark days of the Second World War , against taxing knowledge , reading , ideas and the demand for literacy and information . |
| 13 | What is absolutely sure is that Montini , even during the first session when Pope John was alive , provided the plan that saved the Council from chaos and then , on becoming pope , saw it patiently through to the end despite formidable difficulties . |
| 14 | Even during the good periods , quoting the annual rate was misleading : the proportion of all bonds outstanding that defaulted in any given year was kept low by the huge proportion of new issues in 1986–90 . |
| 15 | There is little or no hard evidence to support the theory that Fidel Castro was a ‘ closet Communist ’ even during the 26 July 1953 assault on the Moncada barracks , as has been claimed . |
| 16 | Those which went to Moscow from the west were fed by the Russian government ; and the ceremonial presentation each day of food to the foreigners was considered of such symbolic importance that it was kept up even during the terrible famine of 1601 – 03 , the worst in all Russian history . |
| 17 | It is true that even during the final talks in Moscow the American delegation had to keep a wary eye on those at home who argued against the surrender of the advantages which they expected the United States to derive from further tests above ground . |
| 18 | He was n't very fond of the river Wye , for its rocky crevasses had claimed too many young lives even during the short time he had been there . |
| 19 | Even during the short period at Curley 's father 's ranch , George 's attitude towards Lennie changes . |
| 20 | over five years , and an increase in manufacturing exports even during the past year of recession , in excess of 3 per cent . |
| 21 | Even during the quiet moments you can not fail to be amused by the range of items on offer from edible underwear to garlic chewing gum . |
| 22 | Even during the recorded period , however , there are persuasive reasons for believing that the actual quantity of reserves used for intervention was at least $650m-$700m . |
| 23 | Bank fishing can be just as productive as fishing from a boat , so even during the high winds that are your frequent companion on Orkney , anglers can always find a sheltered corner from which to attack . |
| 24 | Such a song probably originated in 18th-century England , perhaps even during the American War of Independence , whence the victors captured it along with ‘ Yankee Doodle ’ . |
| 25 | In this way it is possible to mix long-play and standard-play recordings , even during the same programme . |
| 26 | Sotheby 's expert Melanie Clore emphasises that Matisse has alway been an artist for discerning collectors and was never speculated in even during the 1988–90 period like Picasso and Renoir . |
| 27 | Even during the later years of the reign , when Europe was embroiled in the early stages of the Thirty Years ' War and James 's MPs were calling for active English intervention on behalf of Protestants abroad , there were very few complaints in parliament about the state of religion at home . |
| 28 | Some corners missed part of it altogether , none more so than Low Birk Hatt Even during the last decade before the dawn of the twenty-first century , the prospect of water on tap there was still problematical . |
| 29 | For all the fears of a Polish revolt , it is worth emphasising just how moderate and tractable the Poles of Prussia were for most of the nineteenth century : they did not rise up in 1815 , nor in 1848 , nor in 1863 , nor during the Franco-Prussian Wars , nor even during the 1914–18 war . |
| 30 | The officer posted on the tower beneath the flagstaff could now , because of the foliage , scarcely detect an enemy sortie even during the brief periods of moonlight . |