Example sentences of "[vb infin] [vb pp] [prep] [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | He must have come at least a mile across the fields and climbed over a stock-proof fence . ’ |
2 | Shildon-born Mr Jackson said : ‘ To be a good instructor you must have had at least a season 's skiing on snow and if you want to get basic qualifications you would be charged around £3,000 . ’ |
3 | A many men were hanged who other years might have escaped with only a whipping . |
4 | Although she was two or three inches shorter than Charlie , she must have weighed at least a stone more than he did ; a genuine heavyweight . |
5 | We only had two days on Fregate and I could easily have spent at least a week . |
6 | And it can be done on the morning after the end of the previous month , whereas manually our gentleman on the tall stool might have spent at least a week preparing it , and getting them out , and that 's a week that you have n't got your money in . |