Example sentences of "but even a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To ring her the following morning seemed , therefore , not just a good , but even a right idea . |
| 2 | Of course , we can in theory expand the business as fast as we like , but even a major player like Sainsbury 's has n't got an infinite supply of skilled bakers and bakery managers on hand . |
| 3 | But even a dyed-in-the-wool extravert will sometimes choose to behave more demurely . |
| 4 | The Company was not well organized , but even a strong company would have had difficulty resisting the attacks of the Dutch — now at the height of their power — on its forts in West Africa , which began before war had been declared in Europe . |
| 5 | It 's fine to pass Acts but even a good Act are no good if their parents are expected to care for the child without resources . |
| 6 | But even a new house , as freshly conceived as the Dairy at Blaise , in response to a fiction of how life ought to be , has a wayward personality of its own , produced by the subconscious , both individual and collective , of its makers . |
| 7 | These accusations are frequently dismissed as excuses for inadequate effort on the part of overseas companies , but even a Prime Ministerial Advisory Body called in 1986 for ‘ a stricter watch on unfair trade practices in distribution ’ ( FTW 26/4/86 ) . |
| 8 | There 's always a risk it may be hijacked but even a minimal military force accompanying it would warn the Serbs that the West meant business . |
| 9 | But even a small donation can make a big difference to one child 's life . |
| 10 | She was n't sure how she had expected him to react to her announcement — gratitude or admiration might have been a bit much to hope for , she acknowledged wryly , but even a faint hint of relief would have been something . |
| 11 | Biggerstaff 's Metro 6R4 suffered a puncture on his first run but even a courageous charge at the second attempt could n't displace Woodside at the top of the list . |
| 12 | But even a single base change in the germ line DNA can cause gross visible effects , because the changed DNA molecule is replicated , and its effects are further amplified during the decoding process . |
| 13 | Families , even adults , will play with each other in the water or on land , chasing and staging mock battles , but even a solitary otter will amuse itself with a pebble ! |
| 14 | But even a random mudslide extinction serves to reinforce the fact that evolution involves the survival of individuals via the interchange of energy among contemporaneous plants and animal organisms , and between the Earth itself . |
| 15 | The bumps and marks on the this goldfish would prevent it from winning any show prizes — but even a humble fantail deserves the best conditions . |
| 16 | Not only was the act of adultery wrong , but even a lustful look . |
| 17 | But even a heavy smoker can reduce this risk by kicking the habit , and the benefit starts within days of giving up . |
| 18 | The knife did not tip the scales much to his advantage , but even a slim chance was better than none . |