Example sentences of "[noun sg] that [prep] [adv] [num] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 This was the Pareto condition that at least one consumer must be made better off without at the same time any others being made worse off .
2 And he added his hope that in about two years he would have a more straightforward kind of book ready , developing his published studies on Diogenes Laertius , and possibly also an edition of Aeschylus ' Libation Bearers ( on which he had been lecturing earlier in the year ) Without any direct reference to this last suggestions Ritschl , in his reply a few weeks later , implicitly endorsed it .
3 With the likelihood that at least seven Scots will be going on the British Lions tour , there are plenty of places to be won , though they will have to be earned against what looks a strong French XV .
4 With the likelihood that at least seven Scots will be going on the British Lions tour , there are plenty of places to be won , though they will have to be earned against what looks a strong French XV .
5 By contrast , a group representing European human rights organizations which had returned from a 12-day visit to Burundi , maintained the same day that at least 3,000 people had been killed in reprisals by the army and paramilitary groups after the rebellion .
6 As TODAY revealed yesterday , there had been evidence that for over four years he rented a luxury apartment only 11 miles from their bungalow at Caterham , Surrey .
7 But even allowing for those one strong young man could have come up the stairs to Wolski 's room and in a few minutes and one journey have stripped that soulless place of all evidence that for almost three decades , since 1946 , Wolski had lived there .
8 Dietary fibre supplements have not been successful in the treatment of IBS as measured by double-blind trials , although there is evidence that at least 30 g of dietary fibre a day will improve constipation and some other symptoms .
9 They will have to prove to the Society that at least 15 minutes of their music has been played each year — fine enough for those who write lengthy pieces , but much more difficult for those who are at heart and in practice miniaturists .
10 Peter Yeo felt a headache starting , and felt the familiar pressure just above the right eye worsen with the realization that in precisely five minutes he would be needed in a meeting .
11 Continued heavy fighting on Nov. 10-11 was particularly intense around Vukovar ; it was reported by Zagreb radio that at least 80 people had been killed on Nov. 11 .
12 A Hungarian with relatives employed at a Timisoara hospital told Budapest radio that at least 250 bodies had been admitted to one hospital and that the death figure was bound to be higher .
13 At the same time the near certainty that at least one member of the household knew she had been out of her bed before dawn put her in a state of nervous watchfulness .
14 At one extreme was the suggestion that at least 40 weeks of the training period should be spent acquiring the necessary accounting skills ; at the other , that there should be no requirement to record accounting separately on the grounds that it was adequately covered within the auditing function .
15 Proof that at least one person in the cabinet thinks it exists , anyway .
16 ‘ She does n't always have to upset the table , though , when she is there , does she ? ’ remarked Henry Tyler in a tone that at least one ambassador had been known to call ‘ eminently reasonable ’ .
17 The ANC later described the de Klerk timetable as unacceptable and , rejecting his view that at least nine months of administrative preparation were required for elections , continued to press for elections to be held before the end of 1993 .
18 Fair enough in the circumstances , but since the extended expiry date in 1952 , several growers have received individual concessions and , although the overall aim has been to gradually reduce the Gamay , the fact that at least 20 hectares exist , some 60 years after the law intent on banning the grape was first introduced , surely indicates that a certain laisser-faire attitude has been taken by successive administrations .
19 Now Pipe must be resigned to the fact that with just seven weeks of the season remaining and only 97 jump meetings left , he is out of reach of the latter figure with £784,000 .
20 It seemed authoritative enough — particularly given the fact that with nearly 50 sets in the store tuned to the same channel , one could not escape the impression that the speaker was at least omnipresent , if not quite omniscient .
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