Example sentences of "least it [vb past] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | This was a shadowy body with few supporters but at least it represented definite opposition to the Japanese presence . |
2 | And if this was nothing more , at least it had all the trappings of a glamorous evening . |
3 | It was then I noticed a small cut on his forearm , at least it looked small until it opened up and I realised it went all the way through all the underlying muscles . |
4 | Scoop-necked , and cut high on the hip , at least it felt safer than a bikini . |
5 | At least it covered all the sharp projections , and we discovered it could be cut ridiculously easy with a saw , to something like level with the surrounding crazy paving . |
6 | At least it started that way , then the sharkskin dress was rubbing against me and other things began to seem far away . |
7 | That quite startled her and at least it gave Marguerite a starting point for conversation . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | If such propitiation did not result in the sewing-up of any chinks , at least it stopped new chinks from showing through . |