Example sentences of "[verb] at least [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No drugs were permitted at least 48 hours beforehand and during the monitoring . |
| 2 | The Movement Towards Socialism ( MAS ) had also won at least four states . |
| 3 | M-19 , participating in the elections following the conclusion of a peace treaty with the government [ see above ] , was thought to have won at least two seats in the House of Representatives and took control of the councils of the small towns of Yumbo , Almaguey and San Alberto . |
| 4 | The mujaheddin marked the 10th anniversary of the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan on Dec. 27 in similar fashion by launching at least 52 rockets into Kabul killing dozens of people according to a government spokesperson . |
| 5 | Then the man who is believed to have attacked at least 100 women would never again be a threat . |
| 6 | Please let me know at least two days in advance so that I can make other arrangements . ’ |
| 7 | Political violence was rampant , and still is : it cost at least 3,000 lives in 1990 . |
| 8 | And they added , ‘ You would need at least four years just to learn how to breathe ! ’ |
| 9 | The commission calculates that all authorities will need at least 17 inspectors to cover the national curriculum as well as major areas of education such as primary , secondary and special needs . |
| 10 | A minority Conservative government would need at least 315 seats for the Unionists to be able to deliver a working majority to Mr Major . |
| 11 | With her long sight she saw the size of the fire , and — well , she realised it would need at least five fire-engines . |
| 12 | Ideally , one would need at least two instruments of different types for the Beethoven Sonatas . |
| 13 | Coun Paul Harford told Cleveland 's development control sub- committee that Northallerton was remote from Cleveland and the public would need at least two buses to attend the Marton venue . |
| 14 | Coun Paul Harford told Cleveland 's development control sub-committee that Northallerton was remote from Cleveland and the public would need at least two buses to reach the Marton venue . |
| 15 | His hand , the same one he injured in April last year , needs at least two weeks ' rest , but he should be back in the ring in February . |
| 16 | His hand , the same one he injured in April last year , needs at least two weeks ' rest , but he should be back in the ring in February . |
| 17 | Each year four million cervical smears are taken , and each one needs at least five minutes to check for the signs of disease . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | A vineyard needs at least 400–500 millimetres of water per year : in Champagne the vines receive an annual average of 662 millimetres of rain over 176 days . |
| 20 | HIT always needs at least three arguments ( the hitter , the person hit , and the thing used to hit — we might call these the AGENT , the ACTED-UPON and the INSTRUMENT ) . |
| 21 | Yet , however extended , the basic process of writing and printing retained at least some elements of mediation . |
| 22 | Automatic crystallisation is not a term of art but covers at least two situations which at first blush appear dissimilar ; one is where the charge is made to crystallise on the happening of an event provided for in the charge without there being any need for a further act by the chargee and the other is where the charge is made to crystallise on the serving of a notice of crystallisation on the company . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | For £25 , £1 more than the new charge for MoT test for cars , a qualified driving instructor will give the driver an hour-long skills appraisal which will include at least 45 minutes of driving . |
| 25 | The Staffel had claimed at least 42 victories , of which 20 ( including one over Yugoslavia ) had been credited to Müncheberg , whose score now stood at 43 . |
| 26 | The government of Papua New Guinea announced on Feb. 22 that it was about to hold peace talks with the Bougainville Revolutionary Army ( BRA ) aimed at ending the secessionist rebellion which began in 1988 and had claimed at least 100 lives . |
| 27 | These finds suggest at least two methods of fishing , with line and net , and there may have been others . |
| 28 | Israel and the SLA responded on Oct. 26 with heavy shelling of Hezbollah and Palestinian-controlled areas in southern Lebanon , wounding at least five civilians . |
| 29 | The goddess had repelled at least ten attempts on her virginity , but the success of Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing in 1953 created a demand that is still not satisfied . |
| 30 | Britain has used its veto to block one other : a law that would require any company employing at least 1,000 workers in two or more EC countries to set up consultative works councils . |