Example sentences of "even [vb past] [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Lloyd even promised us an interview with Andrew Ball but we heard nothing .
2 One would like to think that she even found it an advantage to be an ASROG , and that Miss B. and Miss T. , who could take it in their stride , had prepared her to enjoy it .
3 Once the researcher arrived though , Harrison was as friendly as you like , showed her around the house that he built himself , even showed her the pictures he 'd painted , and best of all , agreed to be a guest on Aspel and Company .
4 " Of course , " he said , " of Course , " and he even showed her the corridor that led to the Ladies ' room , and she escaped , and they escaped from each other .
5 I went along with this , I even called him a wild buffalo of the American prairie ; but perhaps he was really just a parrot .
6 Curious , you were so mean , you even grudged him a proper cosh . ’
7 So she ne , never even brought us a doughnut !
8 ‘ I even took them a doctor 's note about Jamie 's illness .
9 There do exist two or three letters from Christabel to Hearst — she even sent him a few poems in one , which he kept , fortunately for us .
10 She even sent him a postcard .
11 He left us for a glamorous Frenchwoman and he never even sent me a card in all that time . ’
12 One management even offered me the role of Fairy Godmother in Cinderella .
13 One or two people in the streets talked to me , including the man who sold the corn to feed the pigeons in Trafalgar Square — in fact he even gave me a kiss .
14 ‘ They even gave me a little bed , ’ said Masklin .
15 They even gave him a Plate to carry it on — silver , that is — when they beat Tonga in a pulsating second-tier final which saw Gareth James power over for the winning try in extra time .
16 Nowadays , she probably never even gave him a second thought .
17 Charlie parted with a penny and was handed a bagful , but no one even gave him a second glance .
18 ‘ He even gave us a talk about his love of birds at the Tory Party Conference .
19 He made such a fine job of the earth , the sea and the hills ; He made an equally fine job of the creatures , large and small that run around on the land ; He even gave us the best crags in the world …
20 ‘ Just before he rang off he even wished me a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year . ’
21 Even had he the strength , the swim would take him out from the protection of the cliff .
22 He could not leave her here even had he the courage to go up into that vast nothingness above …
23 ‘ No doubt that surprised you , even irritated you a little .
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