Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] at [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In practice , it is likely that you will be trying both to re-emphasize or reinforce at least some of your strong points , and to reduce or eliminate at least some of your weak points . |
| 2 | The organization of conferences , seminars and other such meetings can be most time-consuming and labour-intensive , and probably for this reason the clearinghouses are not quite as active in this area as one might expect , although each of the national clearinghouses regularly organize or sponsor at least one . |
| 3 | One of the intriguing features of his account is that he seems to have heard or read at least one quotation in Greek from the Pentateuch . |
| 4 | Newens 's views were perhaps influenced by his contacts with Ceauşescu and he had written or edited at least three books about Ceauşescu : Nicolae Ceauşescu — the Man , His Ideas and the Achievements on the Road to Socialism ( which appeared in at least three editions between 1972 and 1978 to satisfy popular demand ) , Talking with Nicolae Ceauşescu , and Nicolae Ceauşescu — The Effort to Create a Modern Romania . |
| 5 | ( If you do n't have either of these , find someone who has and ask them to record a few straightforward patterns or beats at around 80–100 beats per minute on a cassette — it will work just as well . ) |
| 6 | As Arendt has pointed out , ‘ In all these cases , legitimacy derives from something outside the range of human deeds ; it is either not man-made at all … or has at least not been made by those who happen to be in power . ’ |
| 7 | Basically , the panel comprises a three-band graphic EQ , offering ±5dB cut or boost at carefully selected frequency bands , and a separate slider for gain . |
| 8 | If you are watching some highly developed dance form , or some elaborately staged drama , or listening to highly developed music , or looking at highly developed sculpture or painting , you have at least some given mode of access to each art . |
| 9 | A cycle ride , walk or swim at least three times a week will boost your circulation and help maintain a healthy bloom . |
| 10 | In view of this irksome journey to Keswick , not surprisingly , regard was given to the possibility of setting up smelt houses at Coniston : " … if the Mynes hereafter should hereafter prove so rich as to countervale the charges of erecting any worke houses , there is more there about but water sufficient to make some competent buildings and good store both a wood & peets at more easy rates than at Keswick if the said wood may be preserved for those uses … " |
| 11 | In practice , it is likely that you will be trying both to re-emphasize or reinforce at least some of your strong points , and to reduce or eliminate at least some of your weak points . |
| 12 | Respondents who indicated that ‘ all senior staff ’ or all ‘ section heads ’ or all ‘ supervisory staff ’ have training responsibilities , but who did not specify any individuals as having a co-ordinating role , or spending at least one-quarter of their time on training , were also included in the second group . |
| 13 | Among those with a criminal record at 20 , some 73 per cent had been smacked or beaten at least once a week when aged seven and 40 per cent when they were 11 . |
| 14 | On the more positive side , Roger and his officials ordained or enlarged at least five vicarages . |
| 15 | One aspect of colic is difficult to explain from either viewpoint — the fact that the symptoms tend to disappear or diminish at about three months of age . |
| 16 | Its effectiveness at low concentrations , and cheapness make it particularly suitable for high volume industrial requirements , treating large areas or circulating at relatively high speed in clean-in-place systems and for process water disinfection . |
| 17 | Phillips and Williams ( 1982b ) found that over 10 per cent of the 1,000 applicants in South Devon were living in bedsitters or caravans , while about one in five were sharing a kitchen , bathroom or WC ; 5 per cent were living in accommodation that lacked at least one of these facilities , and some even lacked mains electricity or water . |
| 18 | ‘ There 's a boat-train that goes at about half-nine , I think . ’ |
| 19 | We 'll call in , that will be better than phoning at least you know whe you know you 're gon na get there . |
| 20 | Even with a mileage clock that stopped at about 190,000 miles , he still runs to perfection , never gets clamped or a parking ticket , and blends beautifully into the city background . |
| 21 | Table II shows the death rates for trials that reported at least one death . |
| 22 | From a crazy catholic mixture of grape varieties ( Cabernet Sauvignon , Malbec , Merlot , Syrah , Cabernet Franc , Pinot Noir and Tannat are all in the '90 ) , Guibert of Mas de Daumas Gassac produces a spectacular red that needs at least 10 years ' cellaring . |
| 23 | Avoid scanning photographs if at all possible but if you must then use a scanner that has at least 64 levels of grey and is capable of outputting TIFF format files . |
| 24 | But surely she owed her beloved that honour at least , the honour of single combat , which is a dragon 's privilege . |
| 25 | Not until the third bomb ( the one that exploded at too low an altitude ) were we were issued with anti-flash suits and goggles . |
| 26 | They are six-sided with walls that meet at exactly 120° . |
| 27 | A novel is in one sense a game , a game that requires at least two players , a reader as well as a writer . |
| 28 | Since the break-up and dispersal of the super-continent Pangaea , a process that began at least 200 million years ago , the Kowloon peninsula and Hong Kong and its 242 islands have remained attached to what is now mainland China . |
| 29 | A few hours earlier two more big bombs were found as the country 's commercial capital went determinedly back to work three days after the blasts that killed at least 250 people . |
| 30 | The blast follows a series of bomb attacks that killed at least 250 people and injured about 1,200 four days ago in Bombay , India 's commercial and banking centre . |