Example sentences of "and even [vb past] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Plate movements may not have altered South-East Asia 's global position , yet they have pushed up mountains and even caused Indosinia to tilt .
2 ‘ He came to see me several times and even brought Gordon [ Jackson ] along too .
3 By this time , I 'd walked round the front of the cab and even slapped Armstrong 's bonnet to make a point .
4 In this respect it looks as if some Latin American leaders and regimes may understand better what is needed than the more formal and even ossified democracies of the West .
5 During the Second World War most Italians were interned as enemy aliens , even though they may have been respected members of the community for 30 or 40 years — and even had relatives serving in the British forces .
6 With that , I galloped off for the train , and even had time for a drink before it left .
7 Such were the exchanges that Boswell , with his ( by our standards ) imperfect means of record , noted down — and even had time to comment that the two men had begun to ‘ agree like brothers , .
8 She was uncertain in some places , still finding her way , upstaged by him whenever they were on together , but the rippling golden voice never faltered , and in the Varasdin duet with Freddi she took flight again , gave the whole scene a sense of gaiety and even kept Freddi on key for once .
9 All the crew liked and even obeyed Silver , and he was always pleased to see me in the kitchen , which he kept as clean as a new pin .
10 He also provided lyrics for a musical ( Whitaker was an accomplished pianist ) and even wrote comedy links for several variety shows .
11 I wrapped guilt around me like a thick overcoat , wallowed in it and even took shelter in it .
12 A resounding yes from all but Kat , who contrarily stated that she thought the direct , uncensored attack of rap is beautiful and even quoted NWA as an example of this .
13 The corporation agreed , and even paid £200 so that the new shops would be set back from the previous building line .
14 She felt a thousand miles away from the gentle professor , who used to cross out the expletives in Sheridan and even bowdlerized Macbeth .
15 The duo cycled roads between some of the peaks , and even swam Loch Lomond , but most of the time they were on foot .
16 Sir Benjamin Brodie , in an obituary address to the Royal Medicochirurgical Society ( of which Coleman had been a member ) said he though Coleman 's intellect was of a high order , and even gave indications of genius .
17 Brando did , and even welcomed Seaton 's suggestions , such as the fact that a man who is dying of severe burns , as Christian does in the scene , shivers as though freezing .
18 The degree of pressure the Russians felt from Castro is indicated by the fact that in the course of this discussion Mikoian raised the possibility of the reciprocal inspection of territory ( ‘ and then we would not have any trouble with Castro on getting international inspection in Cuba ’ ) , and even mentioned Puerto Rico , although he can only have expected the immediately forthcoming flat refusal by the United States ( Memorandum to the Secretary of State from Mr McCloy , 25 November 1962 , US Declassified , 1985 , 002292 ) .
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