Example sentences of "[vb infin] at [adv] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But soon the big stories were written in the knowledge that readers would know at least the bare bones from a news bulletin , and the 24-hour cycle of the daily paper lost much of its point as a news medium . |
| 2 | He said fierce fighting was taking place near Bahdu and insisted I would need at least a hundred soldiers if I went there . |
| 3 | He added , however , that his firm would win at least the same revenues as 1992 — $40m . |
| 4 | Once dissolved , there is no Parliament until the next one meets ; it is yet another endearingly eccentric feature of the constitution of this cradle of democracy that its law provides that , at least once in every five years , it shall undergo at least a short spell of autocracy . |
| 5 | This is something that you may feel a need to be sure of , and it is quite possible to devise tests which will give at least a good indication of the likely impact of the ad in these terms . |
| 6 | With the Arkansas governor a Rhodes Scholar at the university in 1968-69 looking all set for victory , it meant the US would become at least the 10th nation this century to boast a leader taught at the city of the dreaming spires . |
| 7 | Every school is required by law ( Education [ School Information ] Regulations 1981 and Education Reform Act 1988 , Circular 1988 , Circular 14/89 ) to produce a prospectus which must contain at least the following information : |
| 8 | Around Moortown , on the Western side of the lough , some 200 million tonnes of lignite have been indicated but there is some evidence that the deposit around Moortown may contain at least the same amount as the Crumlin deposits . |
| 9 | There is a certain doubt as to whether the universe is old enough for any Black Dwarfs to have been produced as yet , but eventually it must happen , and this will be the final fate of the Sun — though we will not be there to see ; the Earth can hardly expect to survive the Red Giant stage , when the Sun will radiate at least a hundred times as fiercely as it does at present . |
| 10 | Although some women with trichomonal infection in the vagina may remain symptomless , the majority will develop at least a vaginal discharge . |
| 11 | Do children develop at roughly the same rate ? |
| 12 | Do children develop at roughly the same rate ? |
| 13 | Residents pay for their care according to their means and all will have at least a minimum amount of money for personal use . |
| 14 | If there is a doubt as to its meaning , the question will usually have at least a central kernel of meaning that is relatively clear . |
| 15 | The legal protection of Ritchie 's ancient monument will have at least a dual purpose ; the prevention of future damage to the structure , and the recognition of an addition to our heritage . |
| 16 | I must have at least a dozen dresses made before I can shew my face in town . |
| 17 | You will now have at least a nodding acquaintance with twelve reference books . |
| 18 | Moreover , those who have greatest need of the street should have at least an equal right to its use , so that children and elderly people . |
| 19 | An adequate extrapolation theory must have at least the following features : |
| 20 | We have said clearly that we shall not accept changes in the rules on rabies unless we can have at least the same safeguards as we have today . |
| 21 | There are 19 mountain bike events listed in the SCU calendar , but competitors will have at least the same number again available to them in Scotland . |
| 22 | These atoms , as we have seen , are spewed out from dying stars ; but it would take at least a billion years for a star to use up all its helium energy and explode , hence life could not exist in a universe consisting of the shortest-living stars , since the necessary elements such as carbon would not exist . |
| 23 | Some outlandish schemes did reach at least the experimental stage , such as catching a landing aircraft in a glorified tennis net , strung between two posts . |
| 24 | But if the West Bank can not accommodate them , will they accept a political settlement which does not allow at least a substantial proportion to return to Galilee ? |
| 25 | Television income and match sponsorship will add at least a further £30,000 to the day 's takings . |
| 26 | TRADITIONAL Commonwealth growers of bananas in the Caribbean and their importers , such as Fyffes and Geest , will breathe at least a temporary sigh of relief after the European Commission finally made up its mind to extend the present quota-based system in the single market next year . |
| 27 | High farce was reached when a union official declared : ‘ Every worker should get at least the average pay rise . ’ |
| 28 | Wycliffe decided to call off the search which would release at least a dozen men to return to normal duties . |
| 29 | In such situations the ability to defend nature conservation resources is strengthened where the resource can earn at least a partial return from the market . |
| 30 | He very wealthy , but oh dear dear he was a , he was a , tyrannical I should call him , I know for a fact that he used to before the choir walked in at night he 'd have his watch out in his hand and they 'd start at exactly the same time . |