Example sentences of "even in [adj] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even in western Europe it was normal for boundaries between states to be overlain by a mass of traditional rights , claims to exercise jurisdiction or to collect dues and taxes of various kinds , which made the modern idea of a frontier scarcely applicable . |
| 2 | But even in remote situations I would strongly advise against this , after doing as much in a cottage in Appin only to be greeted by the landlord who had popped in to see if we were alright . |
| 3 | But even but even in that case we did have er did have a case with a young a youngish lad who his accountant had written it |
| 4 | Even in that case it was the third complaint from a woman who had had her previous two met . |
| 5 | Even in that situation you would probably be rescued by a passing cruise ship , on board which they would stuff you endlessly with food to compensate for the boredom of the interminable view of the sea . |
| 6 | And even in that season it was bustling with foreign tourists in foreign-tourist hats . |
| 7 | It happens that Mr X 's preferred language is French , but even in that tongue he could not write or spell with any normal level of competence and his grammar was almost non-existent . |
| 8 | There 's nobody in this room who could n't win a sprint race against a sumo wrestler now , without any practice , even in stockinged feet you could do it . |
| 9 | Even in comparative shadow they still looked the same . |
| 10 | Even in normal society it is boring and , after a while , meaningless to trace everything to a common source , especially when the detail is elaborate . |
| 11 | Pseudoephedrine ( see p 317 ) can produce euphoria and delusions , if taken in very large doses , and even in normal doses it may cause nightmares and behavioural problems in children . |
| 12 | But in towns , even in small towns it is not the same . |
| 13 | Even in incessant rain it still seemed lovely and , at least within its walls , remarkably unspoilt , though behind the medieval faades many houses have been relentlessly modernised . |
| 14 | Even in private conversation he would explain how his client could not possibly have broken into the house in the way of which he was accused , because he was far too drunk at the time , and so on . |
| 15 | Even in outbred communities it would be very difficult to detect inbreeding costs when infant mortality was high and its causes and those of deformities in offspring were numerous and varied . |
| 16 | Was it a freak of physiognomy , that even in such off-moments he looked so pugnacious , so determined ? |
| 17 | The vast majority of social research employs ordinal data or , more rarely , the interval scale : even in such cases it is doubtful whether even the most developed of such scales actually satisfy the requirements . |
| 18 | Nothing was ever still : even in deep sleep they shifted with every rise and fall of her automatic lungs . |
| 19 | Even in medical school it had inhibited her to the point where she had even had serious doubts about whether she would be able to continue her studies , simply because , unlike many of her senior colleagues , she had never quite managed to acquire the kind of detachment that was so necessary sometimes to become a doctor . |
| 20 | In Ireland , even in high summer they say , never bet on mirages ; as you approach ever closer to those distant shimmering patches , they go on shimmering until they force you to detour around them — or get wet . |
| 21 | Servants are sometimes actually protagonists , and even in subordinate roles they are represented as men and even brothers . |
| 22 | Even in electronic mail I could find myself — and I see this among women colleagues — adopting a more relaxed approach . |
| 23 | Even in non-calcareous rocks it is possible that sea water may exert a chemical action on some rock-forming minerals , thus causing a rapid dissolution of the rocks . |
| 24 | But even in this tumult she felt that Mark was the sane , controlled life-guard , trying to calm her . |
| 25 | ‘ She was partly dismantled with flat tyres and covered in dust and junk , but she fascinated me and even in this state she looked elegant ’ . |
| 26 | Even in this case we can consider the translation to be a special case of rotation about a centre infinitely far away . |
| 27 | However even in this sphere we have reservations . |
| 28 | A great deal of money does go to preserving those companies like the National , the Royal Shakespeare , etc. , and even in this region we have three regional repertory theatres who generally present very establishment shows , very middle of the road productions . |
| 29 | Even in this hell-hole he found a kind of salvation . |
| 30 | So it 's probably just as well that I did n't leap off in your boat because er even in this climate I , I could have ended up pretty cold and miserable especially if I 'd fallen in . |