Example sentences of "he even [vb past] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a parting shot , he even attacked reformists for ‘ resorting to Stalinist tactics ’ and admitted to having ‘ differences of philosophy and outlook with Comrade Poszgay ’ . |
| 2 | He even thanked Ellen for this new , sudden , unexpected leap into maturity . |
| 3 | For twenty minutes Lorne talked about jealousy , how powerful and widespread it was , and how a man like Garfield ( I think he even said Sir Garfield at some point ) was especially likely to promote such a feeling in one as low , as weak , as vile as Doug — Garfield , with his connoisseurship , helicopter pad , erudition , Barbadian hideaway , and all the rest . |
| 4 | ( He even asked Ian Paisley to join |
| 5 | He even asked help — ‘ How can we find the way to deal with people who say one thing in private and another in front of their supporters ? ’ |
| 6 | He even offered advice to Greenwich Hospital who owned much of the land nearby on how to manage it . |
| 7 | He supplied shops with the best quality wood which he bought cheap from sawmills ; he even sold sawdust to pubs and butchers ' shops to sprinkle on their floors . |
| 8 | Howard was not only thanked by Parliament for his humanity and zeal ; he even had copies of the Act printed at his own expense and distributed to all gaol keepers . |
| 9 | Liddell was remembered by survivors for his modesty , his unfailing good humour , and his exemplary Christian conduct throughout their time there — and despite his strict Sabbatarian principles , he even refereed hockey matches on Sundays , for the sake of the youngsters with little else to do . |
| 10 | He even persuaded King James to give grudging support . |
| 11 | He even outstripped Michael Crawford , who performed Gethsemane from Jesus Christ Superstar , and Barry Manilow , who put on a faultless showpiece . |
| 12 | He even told Eleanor her age and name to add credibility . |
| 13 | After Schmidt 's fall , the SDP chose a moderate candidate , Hans-Jochen Vogel , for Chancellor , but the party was very divided , Vogel was uninspiring , and Kohl was so confident of CDU success that he even advised electors to give their second votes to FDP candidates . |
| 14 | For years he had plodded on in a series of jobs on building sites — and at one stage he even played football as a semi-professional in Ireland . |
| 15 | He even made toast . " |
| 16 | Old Van Leer left nothing to chance : not only did he plan his own funeral , he even made Wim rehearse a funeral oration , which he did with his usual brio . |
| 17 | He even took exception to the introduction I gave him and when it came to the commercial break , he wagged his finger at me . |
| 18 | He even took lessons from jazz virtuoso Tuck Andress ( famous in The States for his re-interpretation of Hendrix 's Castles Made Of Sand and Little Wing ) . |
| 19 | He even sent £1.00 ( refundable on order ) for her to have a brochure of rubber rainwear and a free vibrator . |
| 20 | He even telephoned Wexford to tell him about it , his elation subsiding somewhat when he heard the chief inspector had also found this out three hours before . |
| 21 | He even borrowed money from his father for petrol to join friends in the search for the brother he knew was already dead . |
| 22 | For the final tour he even borrowed £1,000 , interest free , from his friend and neighbour , Samuel Whitbread . |
| 23 | He even patted Nick on the head and called him ‘ Young Nicodemus ’ , which amazed Nick so much he sat with his mouth hanging open and barely touched the roast meat on his plate . |
| 24 | He even suspected Christianity of being part of a Jewish plot to undermine the virility of the Nordic races . |
| 25 | Unfortunately he even refused entry to his father , Shiva , who sliced off his son 's head in a fit of anger . |
| 26 | He even referred Galileo to de Zuñiga 's commentary on Job in which the Copernican system had been countenanced . |
| 27 | He even transplanted nuclei from adult skin cells in culture and again found that normal development could take place . |
| 28 | For art 's sake , Yeats held on to the myth of his high , unrequited love ( he even proposed marriage to Maud 's daughter when the child grew old enough to look just like her mother did , so long ago ) . |
| 29 | He even introduced Andrew to the woman he would marry . |
| 30 | They would claim God showed such a great love for people that he even allowed Jesus to die on the cross in order that his love might persuade them to return and belong once more to him . |