Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [prep] at [adv] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Grunte nodded , and Amaranth told him of at least one of her ambitions : she wished to be adopted as candidate for a safe seat . |
| 2 | Right , but please do n't do it for at least three months . |
| 3 | He had bought it for less than seventeen thousand and had spent five thousand on it to date , expecting to sell it for at least forty . |
| 4 | Sister said , ‘ So Mr Remington-Hart wo n't touch him for at least fourteen days ? ’ |
| 5 | His preference for very measured speeds in slow movements leads him to at least one serious miscalculation . |
| 6 | To make this purée of salt cod , brandir ( stir or crush with energy ) the fish , having first soaked it for at least 24 hours , simmer it for 20 minutes and remove the bones and fins but not the skin . |
| 7 | Because she sa , this woman said they 've had it for at least two years ! |
| 8 | I find it in the unlikeliest places , many of which had not sold it for at least 25 years . |
| 9 | You need to learn to handle it for at least three minutes if you are to be any good at negotiations . |
| 10 | Lift your legs slightly against the force of gravity , holding them for at least ten seconds , then let them relax again . |
| 11 | King James was supposed to have worn it for at least twenty years . |
| 12 | I stood at that window and watched you for at least two minutes ! |
| 13 | It would take her until at least eleven o-clock to deal with the pecorino , after which there was ricotta to be made from the boiled up second skimming . |
| 14 | With this in mind , when you are shooting camera-originals which are to be assemble edited later , shoot them with at least five seconds of spare length at the beginning of each shot ; this not only facilitates the offsetting of the backspace but also helps to ensure that the edits will be stable on the copy . |
| 15 | Reminds me of at least ten different migrations , forced and voluntary . |
| 16 | The ladies murmured reluctant agreement , since most of them had at one time or another tried to oust her from at least one of the appointments which they themselves coveted . |
| 17 | By the early 17th century , the mill was part of the Westbury Estate and by 1642 in the possession of the Batherne family , who occupied it for at least three decades . |
| 18 | Well the first time you have to get it for at least six months . |
| 19 | And you , my dear Mary , respected though your name is — you are insufficiently regarded as the first of that invaluable breed , preceeding them by at least one whole generation ! |
| 20 | Secondly , your total contributions must be enough to have entitled you to at least 25 per cent of the full basic rate . |