Example sentences of "[coord] at [adv] it [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | That quite startled her and at least it gave Marguerite a starting point for conversation . |
2 | This was a shadowy body with few supporters but at least it represented definite opposition to the Japanese presence . |
3 | I 'm not sure about the scratchplate shape , but at least it shows some originality . |
4 | On these more complicated issues the short-paragraph style is less satisfactory , leading to over-simplification , but at least it puts these concerns on the green consumer 's agenda . |
5 | The society 's earlier style of spelling reform was certainly difficult , cumbersome and ludicrous in appearance ; but at least it provided consistent digraphs ( that is , pairs of letters for single sounds ) to replace the traditional ambiguous digraphs sh , th , aw , oo . |