Example sentences of "and [vb mod] even [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is revealing that , in a very similar way , to be can be present or omitted in an actual non-finite clause where it signals the passive of a verb phrase although its presence is generally preferred : ( 48 ) Cromwell ordered the Abbot of Reading ( to be ) tried and executed immediately The same insertion is sometimes superficially possible for predicate qualifiers ; but in reality this indicates a main verb which is semantically compatible with the relation of either construction ; an example would be like ( or want ) which makes it possible for us to set ( 49 ) beside ( 8 ) : ( 49 ) Alastair likes his beef tea to be strong However , with most preceding verb phrases , such a change to the predicate qualifier construction will produce a result which is ungrammatical and may even present difficulties of interpretation : ( 50 ) ( a ) the children have kept the fish-tank clean : how have the children kept the fish-tank ? ( b ) the children have kept the fish-tank to be clean |
| 2 | This idea has spawned irrational diets that defy science , cause much inconvenience , and may even threaten nutrition . |
| 3 | Indeed , it is perhaps not overly optimistic to think that the view of the relation between an event and its support put forward here may be applicable , mutatis mutandis , to the -ing form and may even throw light on the vexed question of gerund vs participle . |
| 4 | Professional : The family member may give progressively less attention to his or her own work because of the problems at home and may even change employment in order to have more time or opportunity to supervise the worsening chaos at home . |
| 5 | As the donor becomes more and more concerned at lack of action the recipient country staff become more and more dubious that the project is really in their national interest , and may even start discussions with another whose conditions may be perceived as less onerous . |
| 6 | The findings support other evidence of the importance of doctors ' attitudes towards helping patients to achieve good glycaemic control and that skilled strategies to support dietary change can make an appreciable contribution to glycaemic control and may even affect survival . |
| 7 | Very dry and sensitive skins can not use alcohol-based cleansers and may even find water-cleansing too much . |
| 8 | For their part , although the die-hard aristocratic opponents of change were desperately anxious about opening the floodgates , they nevertheless came to see that the price of resistance was becoming too high and might even bring disaster and revolution . |
| 9 | ‘ So next time you snack on your favourite chocolate bar or bowl of peanuts , remember — if enjoyed in moderation , they can be good-tasting and might even inhibit cavities , ’ it said . |
| 10 | As a rule , the examining doctor will be well experienced in dealing with sexual symptoms and problems , and most patients find that they can talk about matters which would be difficult to discuss outside the clinic atmosphere and might even cause embarrassment if raised with their general practitioner . |
| 11 | The hotel owner will take people golfing himself once a week , and will even organise mini-tournaments if there is enough interest ! |
| 12 | It may seem an unlikely way to make a living … but Heather Gorringe is a worm farmer.She sells 20,000 worms a week from her farm in Herefordshire … and it seems people ca n't get enough of these wriggly creatures.They 're ideal for breaking down compost … and can even convert rubbish dumps into healthy agricultural land : |
| 13 | It is the worst thing I 've ever seen in business , that deceits triumph so well , and can even find apologists when they are exposed . |
| 14 | Soil which is waterlogged for weeks at a time will make matters worse , and can even kill plants without their first being weakened by cold . |