Example sentences of "have at least [det] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 He has at least some degree of control over his immediate circumstances , but even if he is unable to exert control in particular cases , he at least knows that his views and decisions count .
2 By accepting changes and variations on the ancient recipes we can achieve a different kind of authenticity , one which has at least some semblance of reality .
3 And people stressing a cost factor as important were relatively likely to say they had had at least some choice between different credit arrangements , whereas people stressing convenience were relatively likely to say there had been only one possibility ( though differences were small ) .
4 They can provide the makings of a common framework for a critical understanding of knowledge which any student on any programme of study should have at least some acquaintance with .
5 In order that the hypothetical choice of loans offered to them would have at least some roots in people 's own experience , the size of the loan was in each case matched to the size of loan which people said they would consider taking out in practice .
6 What this suggests is that despite valid criticism of their pretensions as theoretical perspectives , the notion of both a dominant ideology and a false consciousness do have at least some place in a theory of ideology .
7 In principle it would be quite possible for the study of English poetry to begin in a similar ab initio fashion , except that it would be fruitless for someone to embark on it who did not have at least some familiarity with poetry and a wish to read more .
8 Recording sessions in the '90s are well organised , with musicians having at least some idea of what 's about to go down .
9 But given the reality that many do not , having at least some understanding of how to deal with accidents — and the book ranges far and wide , covering issues as diverse as electric shocks , febrile convulsions , fainting and cot death — is better than none .
10 Now all the larger ones were beginning to have at least some capacity of this kind .
11 In a development that is expected to have at least some impact on the current jockeying for positions between the Unix factions , a 200-person UK software engineering firm , Praxis Systems plc , Bath , has now completed an evaluation ANDF installer for the Sun Microsystems Inc Sparc , which it says , ‘ exceeded the original performance targets . ’
12 Mr. Thomas Graham ( Renfrew , West and Inverclyde ) : The new clause offers Scottish people the opportunity to have at least some confidence in the Government 's attitude to the privatisation of the bus service .
13 He knew enough psychology to have at least some insight into what those early shaming and terrifying experiences had done to her .
14 It seems very likely that although there seems to be little in the idea of subliminal advertising , it is quite possible for a familiar ad for a familiar product to have at least some effect of reinforcing a favourable attitude without , to all intents and purposes , being consciously noted by the consumer at all .
15 Eventually we began to feel that the Inspector had at least some leanings towards our point of view .
16 To the prison guards he was a dangerous criminal , but to me he was an unfortunate man , who had at least some goodness in him .
17 The argument from analogy concedes the first half of this but denies the second , claiming that we have at least some evidence to the contrary .
18 All forces have at least some officers in the branch but the largest contingents are in the urban forces and , because of potential ‘ terrorist ’ activity , those with ports serving Ireland , for example Merseyside .
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