Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [to-vb] at [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " We should aim to raise at least one million pounds a year " , he said . |
| 2 | At the same time the Secretary of State gave notice that for certain categories of crime where life sentences had been passed , the offenders could expect to spend at least 20 years in prison . |
| 3 | Then decide what positive action you could take to achieve at least some of these goals , without neglecting home responsibilities . |
| 4 | Well you 'd have to ask at least five would n't you ? |
| 5 | But he 'd have to wait at least another 2 and a half hours — that 's how long Mae Luz 's flight from Manila was delayed . |
| 6 | Sadly , there was no Marmite and no honey , we were told , and we 'd have to wait at least 20 minutes . |
| 7 | That could be cynically exploited by a side who could afford to concede at least two penalties in a game 's dying stages and still win . |
| 8 | To capture the social aspects of deixis , we would need to add at least one further dimension , say of relative rank , in which the speaker is socially higher , lower or equal to the addressee and other persons that might be referred to . |
| 9 | For that to begin to come about , a challenger would need to attract at least 70 MPs to vote for him or abstain . |
| 10 | According to the draft rules , a candidate would need to win at least 200 out of 300 votes to secure election in the first round or in a second round five days later . |
| 11 | One proposal — which eventually fell through — involved the Butterley Company protecting the employer by agreeing to sell no land within five miles of the villages , thereby preventing any other sources of work being established , while the factory-owner would guarantee to take at least 65 per cent of his workforce from Ollerton . |
| 12 | She therefore would like to see at least two or three days where her weight drops below her starting weight , maybe by 1 lb ( 0.5 kg ) . |
| 13 | On a conservative reckoning she would have to live at least another fifty years in this bland and dreary universe . |
| 14 | Its President would be directly elected : for election he or she would have to receive at least 50 per cent of total votes cast nationally , andmoreover receive at least this percentage in a majority of states , and might not serve more than two consecutive five-year terms . |
| 15 | So that first of all we would have to look at how much time people spend preparing invoices , sending out statements , producing age debtors lists and that sort of thing . |
| 16 | If we were to purchase the Sharp machine we would require to purchase at least one other lens , and probably two , which would require additional operator work and still not provide the flexibility of the zoom lens facility . |
| 17 | Assuming that a target company is confined to an authority of 10 per cent it will be seen that the directors of the target and their concert parties will need to hold at least 27 per cent before the buy-in to hold 30 per cent afterwards and thereby trigger a Rule 9 obligation . |
| 18 | As far as minimum requirements go , you will need to take at least one blank video cassette with you . |
| 19 | In any event , you will need to have at least one independent judge who is unconnected with either the company or the publication . |
| 20 | But if you are looking for a 21st century Polo , you will have to wait at least three years until the genuinely all-new one . |
| 21 | Yesterday , Det Supt Keith Readman revealed police will have to wait at least another month to interview 24-year-old Pringle , of Thirlmere Road , Darlington , who needs further surgery . |
| 22 | Yesterday Det Supt Keith Readman , head of Durham South CID , revealed police will have to wait at least another month to interview 24-year-old Pringle , of Thirlmere Road , Darlington . |
| 23 | To qualify , individuals will have to attend at least one refresher course each year to keep abreast of the latest developments in the industry . |
| 24 | But industry will have to find at least 50 per cent of the funds . |
| 25 | With Fitzroy Simpson off to Manchester City and a spate of injuries , Glenn Hoddle will have to make at least three changes . |
| 26 | There are three types of community charge , and nearly everyone aged 18 or over will have to pay at least one of them . |
| 27 | Under the Parent 's charter , all schools will have to provide at least one written report on the progress of each child each year . |
| 28 | The theory that English has stress-timed rhythm implies that stressed syllables will tend to occur at relatively regular intervals whether they are separated by unstressed syllables or not ; this would not be the case in ‘ mechanical speech ’ . |
| 29 | Those in employment earn a relatively high income , but those out of work will continue to exist at rather low levels of unemployment benefit . |
| 30 | Good classroom planning and organisation and an awareness of the way in which children relate to and use their surroundings can help to reduce at least some of the stresses and confusion that can arise in day-to-day work for children with sight problems . |