Example sentences of "even for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The devastation in the city 's Lake Zone , about 400 kilometres from the epicentre , was surprising even for a quake of 8.1 magnitude . |
| 2 | That hole 's getting too small even for a size ten like Belle . ’ |
| 3 | Its ratio of costs to income was a miserly 40% last year , good even for a thrift ; most banks would be proud of a figure below 60% . |
| 4 | It might be okay for Nutty and even for a weed like Hoomey with his crass infatuation for the hulking ex-chaser , but for a cool customer like himself it was out of character . |
| 5 | Getting away for the weekend , or even for a day of walking , is the ideal cure for those post-summer-oh-my-God-how-can-I-afford-Christmas blues . |
| 6 | I avoided him instead , sometimes even for a day and most of an evening , until I was in the mood , strong enough , weak enough , who-knows-what-enough to take a sip of Francis . |
| 7 | Saint-Savin today is small , even for a village , but at one time it was the centre of power in this valley . |
| 8 | Besides , Florence was dull in the winter , even for a Florentine . |
| 9 | Not even for a weekend ? ’ |
| 10 | Most chess players would have thought this was inadequate to play Master-level chess even for a machine with superior positional understanding . |
| 11 | Also , as with most undiscovered places , it wo n't put too big a hole in your pocket even for a fortnight . |
| 12 | Even for a boy , it was becoming rare , by the latter part of the nineteenth century , that he had fully mastered the trade . |
| 13 | When we see sin unmasked now and again , and reigning even for a minutes unrestrained , we get a faint idea of its extreme hatefulness and loathsomeness . |
| 14 | My husband was a native New Yorker , and I could never get him to leave the Big Apple even for a holiday . |
| 15 | Do not start for a strange city or town , even for a night , without previous information of a safe place to stay . |
| 16 | Why wo n't you come over to us for a week , or even for a night ? " |
| 17 | Van der post reminded Charles that to slow down , even for a while , would be to give the terrorists what they had wanted . |
| 18 | If I could have forgotten that , even for a while , what else is gone and I do n't know ? |
| 19 | Though he was questioned from time to time about radical plots and was even for a while held in the Tower , his claim to be moved now by conscience and not by political faction seems to have been accepted . |
| 20 | ‘ Not even for a drink in the social club ? ’ |
| 21 | He became an exhaustingly energetic toddler , however , who could never be persuaded to keep still , even for a cuddle or a story . |
| 22 | They have been in the squad several times before but have yet to get on the pitch , even for a couple of minutes . |
| 23 | Suddenly the idea of tearing herself away from Jack 's warm , firm body , even for a minute , seemed heartbreaking . |
| 24 | If a team stops even for a minute Aah can tell — and t'men knows it ! ’ |
| 25 | If you 're leaving her somewhere and will be gone for some time , do n't sneak out : she 'll learn to mistrust you and crying when you leave her — even for a minute or two — becomes almost inevitable . |
| 26 | But right now I 'm loath to leave Rainbow even for a minute . |
| 27 | ‘ For de Raimes , for believing that bitch at Gloucester even for a minute , for losing my damnable temper and not giving you a chance to tell me the truth . ’ |
| 28 | Overall , the 238's layout is very easy to get on with , and it does n't take long , even for a first-timer , to get the hang of operating the buttons . |
| 29 | If you lose consciousness , even for a second , then you have suffered brain damage and must withdraw from further competition . |
| 30 | It had not stopped , even for a second , over the two days . |