Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] at [adv] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I expect everyone to go at least a second faster tomorrow , ’ said Mansell , who set the record in the penultimate lap of the session . |
| 2 | So one may take it that everyone receives at least a smattering ; and more flexible A-level and university courses make it possible for people to combine more advanced science with arts subjects in a way that was virtually impossible in my day . |
| 3 | However , I knew at least a couple of players because I 'd caddied for Roger Fidler in the 1977 British Open while I was still an assistant , and I 'd also carried Florentina Melina 's bag . |
| 4 | And I understood at once the implications of what he 'd been saying . |
| 5 | Graham , John Taylor and I spend at least the equivalent of a day a week on cycling matters . |
| 6 | It was put down by Darius , who in 490 sent a punitive expedition which burned Eretria but was defeated by the Athenians at Marathon , a victory which became at once a legend . |
| 7 | Despite the widespread ageism which exists at both the individual and structural level , there remains widespread social ignorance and denial of its impact . |
| 8 | Feminists have always been quick to point out the double standards which operate at virtually every level of discourse . |
| 9 | The Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment ( COMARE ) , which looked at both the Sellafield and Dounreay findings on behalf of the government , concluded that they supported the hypothesis that ‘ some feature of the nuclear plants … leads to an increased risk of leukaemia in young people living in the vicinity ’ . |
| 10 | The combination of nature , human ingenuity and climate has indeed wrought a landscape which changes at nearly every turn . |
| 11 | The ‘ original ’ actually fits Taylor , Walton and Young 's argument rather better than the amended version they quote above which implies at least the possibility of poverty as a cause of ‘ rational ’ crime . |
| 12 | I remember two very special expeditions to the top of the Heath — not very far from our house which stood at almost the height of the cross on St Paul 's Cathedral , a fact that was emblazoned on the house above us in the East Heath Road . |
| 13 | Large libraries were just as likely as small ones to want more training officers ' time , even though they were far more likely to employ a designated training officer ( or someone who devoted at least a quarter of their time to training ) . |
| 14 | She has at least an hour a day on it . |
| 15 | food for thought for Hereford who deserved at least a draw … they 'd did themselves proud in a game which sent the fans home happy |
| 16 | They were the citoyens who paid at least the equivalent of three days ' work in direct tax . |
| 17 | She had seen her country overrun by both the German and the Russian armies ; she knew at first-hand the madness of war and the fear it transmits to the civilian population . |
| 18 | Marc was moving through the gears with a touch like velvet , his control so sure , so sensual that she understood at once the pleasure he gained from driving . |
| 19 | Make sure you leave at least a page at the end of each question in case you suddenly g cos what can often happen is you 're writing the answer to one and you think , oh that relates to the earlier one . |
| 20 | But even if you would rather not know , in the next century you have at least a chance of benefiting from some of the advances the team are suggesting in surgical techniques . |
| 21 | You have at least an hour . |
| 22 | To keep this species without this type of hassle you need at least a 42″ tank . |
| 23 | England striker Alan Shearer saw his sensational equaliser cancelled out and complained : ’ We thought we deserved at least a draw . |
| 24 | ‘ We deserved at least a draw — their goal was the first strike in the second half and they had only one or two before the break . |
| 25 | Right , here we went at twice the speed , and it finished up half the time . |
| 26 | When they finally found me it was too late to get me out , because everything stops at 5.00pm the day before the Parade . |
| 27 | I do not claim any more for these criteria than that they raise at least the possibility of a belief being affirmable . |
| 28 | They guess at only the tip of the iceberg of what is going on in these firms . |
| 29 | Treated this way they keep at least a month longer than unwrapped ones . |
| 30 | In their nervousness they offered at once the gifts they had brought : tea , fruit , duty-free whiskey — ‘ It 'll be useful to have in the house even if nobody drinks it and we might need a glass ’ — a printed silk headscarf , thick fur gloves . |