Example sentences of "even [adv] as [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He leaned closer to the window , but saw even less as his breath fogged the glass . |
| 2 | Although time seems always to have been important for Petrarch , he tended to value it even more as he got older because he realized that , as with other things , it becomes more precious as it becomes less plentiful . |
| 3 | The shrieking sent shivers up Tallis 's spine , and Wyn-rajathuk paled even more as he straightened and stared , alarmed , through the lodge walls , towards the mortuary hill . |
| 4 | My own swollen hand seemed to hurt even more as I watched him . |
| 5 | Her pace slowed even more as she thought of the house dark and sour with grief . |
| 6 | Her head swam as his lips probed hers and she softened even further as his hands began to caress her compulsively . |
| 7 | Even now as he stood there by the kitchen table he could see Caspar closing in on the weaker lamb , and he could hear that weird and terrible wailing of Lee 's . |
| 8 | That same mood was on him even now as he stood there looking up at the house . |
| 9 | Even now as she looked into those harsh , compelling features , she knew only a terrible longing to simply throw herself into his arms , to find the sanctuary and warmth only he could give her . |
| 10 | One other thought I will write … you are even now as you were , and ever must be , beautiful , pure and passionate . |
| 11 | Dawn is not ideal even now as it has very limited sleeping accommodation . |
| 12 | ‘ It might be too late , ’ shouted Greg , coughing even here as he inhaled . |
| 13 | Even today as I write this , a football match between the men and the women of Halling is taking place , the teams being known as the Go-Go Girls and Bionic Males . |
| 14 | Even today as she tells the story , she is harassed . |
| 15 | Perhaps smacking should be regarded as a last resort and even then as something of a failure in communication between parent and child . |