Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] at [adv] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , a steady increase in new cases among heterosexuals would carry on for at least the medium term . |
| 2 | Both were with the SAAF through to at least the early 1980s . |
| 3 | For a time , Freames was used for the manufacture of chemicals and later became known as Crystal Fountain Mill , then for the production of shoddy and mattress stuffing up to at least the Second World War . |
| 4 | Rescue excavations are those conducted on sites that are threatened with destruction and should be carried out to at least the same standards as found on research excavations . |
| 5 | Most ancient silver was extracted from argentiferous ( silver-rich ) lead by cupellation , a process dating back to at least the second millennium BC , which involved oxidising the lead to molten litharge ( lead oxide ) , leaving the relatively unreactive silver as the metal . |
| 6 | Such reclining figures , clasping either a cornucopia or an urn ( and sometimes both ) , date back to at least the mid-sixteenth century ( for example at the Villa Lante at Bagnaia in Italy ) and were a commonplace in late seventeenth-century Baroque gardens ( for example at Vaux-le-Vicomte , Versailles and Het Loo ) . |
| 7 | By the time of the French revolution three main classes of diplomat were generally recognised : the ambassador , with or without the title of " extraordinary " ; the envoy or envoy extraordinary , often with the additional designation of " minister plenipotentiary " ; and the resident , or now more commonly minister resident ( the term " minister " as a somewhat vague diplomatic title went back to at least the mid-sixteenth century ) . |
| 8 | It dates back to at least the fifth century BC and is still carried out today at the roadside in parts of Asia . |
| 9 | Because of the early establishment of the Danish Cancer Registry we were able to show that this potential association dates back to at least the 1940s . |
| 10 | The fragments have a long and complex history since their discovery , dating back to at least the sixteenth century . |
| 11 | It is only fair to say , in conclusion , that the short versus long copy debate has gone on since at least the twenties . |