Example sentences of "for [prep] least [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | This should not happen for at least a million years … but there is an outside chance that it could happen tomorrow . ) |
2 | I do not remember whether we enlivened the day with a penny ride on a donkey round the White Stone pond but I regarded these donkeys with the respect and admiration rarely afforded by the keenest jockey for his mount and one of my day-dreams ( only once realised and then somehow a little disappointing ) was to save up three weeks ' pocket money and have a 3d ride in place of a Id one , which took you for at least a hundred yards along the Spaniards Road . |
3 | It was uncrossable for at least a hundred yards , but then my side appeared to slope more easily to its floor . |
4 | ‘ Lee , nobody who has n't known you for at least a hundred years is going to appreciate oblique and esoteric … ’ |
5 | There were only two chairs in the whole place for at least a dozen women many now uncomfortably unsupported by girdle or bra . |
6 | Foreign Secretary David Owen was not keen to support the British Shipbuilder 's tender to supply six Type 21 frigates to Argentina , for at least a billion pounds . |
7 | In the event , for at least a few years to come , no such necessity arose . |
8 | We slide the photo quickly into the tray of fixer to secure that clear , vulnerable moment , to make the image harder , unchippable , solid for at least a few years . |
9 | Store the boards for at least a few days , ideally in the place where they are to be laid , but at least somewhere with a similar temperature . |
10 | It is also expected to lead to student transfers between the two centres , distance learning through new technologies and Kirkcaldy running franchised courses for at least the early years of Dundee 's courses . |
11 | Try the following dietary changes for at least the two weeks before your period . |
12 | Although , as discussed in Chapter 4 , most search consultants encounter difficulties in attracting candidates on behalf of clients who insist on remaining anonymous for at least the initial stages of the search , many clients see this as a real plus in using headhunters in the first place . |