Example sentences of "[verb] at least [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet , however extended , the basic process of writing and printing retained at least some elements of mediation . |
| 2 | None of the theories proposed for the phenomenon is wholly satisfactory but there is evidence that requires us to accept at least some aspects of several of them . |
| 3 | Those of us who feel we are too busy or not dedicated enough to set aside time for exercise periods can utilize our daily routine to provide at least some opportunities to keep fit . |
| 4 | Thirdly , even if people were inclined to shop around actively for credit , the practices of lenders themselves are likely to set at least some limits to their ability to do this . |
| 5 | Marryat 's readers would bring at least some associations and some understanding to this piece of special pleading . |
| 6 | Although all but 20 library authorities noted at least some courses offered by central units , not all of these libraries perceived central training staff as having any responsibility for their staff . |
| 7 | The finding suggests that vaccination against the virus might prevent at least some cases of Hodgkin 's disease , which attacks 1500 Britons yearly ( The Lancet , vol 337 , p 320 ) . |
| 8 | What seems to make this possible is the fact that information is not costless to receive or exploit , and the expertise necessary to take full advantage of spillovers can provide the wedge that innovating firms need to appropriate at least some benefits from their innovative activities . |
| 9 | What is now becoming clear is that clozapine produces a build up of dopamine in different receptors from other neuroleptics , and this gives a strong indication that another neurochemical abnormality underlies at least some symptoms of the disorder . |
| 10 | Some industry pundits predict that NT will usurp Unix and OS/2 to become the server operating system of choice , especially as it will offer the ability to run at least some applications designed for OS/2 or Unix . |
| 11 | In order that the hypothetical choice of loans offered to them would have at least some roots in people 's own experience , the size of the loan was in each case matched to the size of loan which people said they would consider taking out in practice . |
| 12 | For the next few years American audiences were shown aspects of their society that they could never have expected to have encountered at the movies and it must have struck at least some members of the public that film-going had become a more serious business . |
| 13 | The village children were reading at least some words by the time they were six . |
| 14 | But no matter how fluently you speak English you are likely to have at least some problems when you write it . |
| 15 | He also justified the £90,000 initial payment made to Mr Michels : ‘ When a plc — and one widely understood to have at least some problems — needs to attract a high-flier from a perfectly secure position with another plc , a joining fee of this sort is not in the least unusual . ’ |
| 16 | When you leave your job , you will probably save at least several pounds a week . |
| 17 | That fate is connected with the primal parricide , and involves at least those nations influenced by Christianity and Islam , that is , those peoples who share the Old Testament sacred writings with the Jews and claim the same God , the same Father in heaven . |
| 18 | Lucy was involved in a study of cetaceans and had come along in the hope of seeing at least some porpoises . |
| 19 | I happen to like at least some pictures by Mondrian : you may respond to them by asking why anyone should get paid for drawing coloured squares . |
| 20 | In the top drawer of the desk I found some more photocopies and these had at least some notes scribbled in red ink in the margins . |
| 21 | Eventually we began to feel that the Inspector had at least some leanings towards our point of view . |
| 22 | If you really enjoy cooking you will probably want to be able to take at least some meals in the kitchen and to have as much space as possible for herbs , spices , pots and pans , cook books and all the other impedimenta collected by the keen cook , quite apart from generous food storage and good kitchen aids . |
| 23 | All forces have at least some officers in the branch but the largest contingents are in the urban forces and , because of potential ‘ terrorist ’ activity , those with ports serving Ireland , for example Merseyside . |
| 24 | And imprisonment ensures that the offender is deprived of the opportunity to commit at least some kinds of offence for the duration . |