Example sentences of "[vb mod] be at [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For really reliable stability a design should have a rate of closure in the Bode plot of less than 6 dB per octave and all break points of the linear approximation should be at least a decade in frequency away from the intersection corresponding to . |
| 2 | A good rule-of-thumb to remember is that this distance should be at least the height of the tree when it is fully matured . |
| 3 | The top must be at least a mile high ; just how well would a four-wheel drive hold on it ? |
| 4 | She must be at least a week late . ’ |
| 5 | Because there are , I do n't know how many sites Tarmac run , but there must be at least the number of sites that they 've ever run divided by two standard ways of planning , Tarmac . |
| 6 | Mm I could n't tell how many people would agree with you about that one that London could be at least a bit preferable to Paris . |
| 7 | However , as he posted his letter on Monday , he has been caught in the suspension trap , and it could be at least a month , before there is any prospect of seeing his money . |
| 8 | Charity supposed that there could be at least an element of truth in that , though she did not feel comforted . |
| 9 | Anyway , I put it in the paper , phoned in the paper and they said it 'd be at least a week or fortnight before so I did n't like but it never came out in the paper . |
| 10 | However , it is important to stress that the conditions for a sustained easing of monetary policy are not yet present and the prevailing view is likely to be that , barring a breakthrough on the solidarity pact and a resolution of the east German wages situation , the next cut in rates may be at least a couple of months off . |
| 11 | For the simple reason that , if they were to be considered as arbitrators , there would be at least a danger that one party or the other might be able to require a case to be stated before a court of law , by which means it could be suggested that the award was not binding because of some error in it . |
| 12 | But if we can sometimes lift our eyes from our own problems and focus on those of others , it will be at least a step in the right direction and Christmas is a good time to take it , ’ she said . |
| 13 | John Sluggett , who farms near Probus , mid-Cornwall , says he will be at least a week before starting on winter barley . |
| 14 | There is a guarantee the return after five years will be at least the amount of the original investment . |
| 15 | Elsewhere , Duncan and I have made an attempt to overcome these problems by putting forward a conceptual view of local politics which stresses the social relations involved , which highlights the importance of the locality , and which is based on the notion that local state institutions can be at once an agent of , and an obstacle to , central demands ( Duncan and Goodwin , 1988 ) . |