Example sentences of "[to-vb] at [adv] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 31 | There is a need to look at more positive notions of the relationships between women and state policy which would make space for women and men to explore new options for living . |
| 32 | director : Well , you were going to look at only two hospitals . |
| 33 | If your life is so rushed that you only have five to ten minutes for lunch , and your body knows that you have to consume at least 300–400 calories in order to make it through until the evening , it is going to look for a very convenient solution , and that means , high calorie , low volume food that is readily available , such as a chunky cheese sandwich , or worse still , a chocolate bar . |
| 34 | John 's gruelling daily schedule requires him to walk at least 15 miles every day carrying a 40lb rucksack to maintain an average 154 miles per week . |
| 35 | The club proposes to stick at around 50 members who represent a manageable size . |
| 36 | For example , the strong bonds allow the atoms in diamonds to vibrate at very high frequencies . |
| 37 | Mr Gandhi needs to win at least 200 seats nationally to be reasonably certain of being called on to form the next government . |
| 38 | Well now , during this twelve months I went out on the beats etcetera , I just merely picked it up , if I was in doubt about anything my sergeant would put me right and the atmosphere , the amount of discipline was quite severe , for instance , I always , we had always to parade at least ten minutes before the hour to be acquainted with what had happened since we were last on duty . |
| 39 | At its official relaunch , the new party leadership promised to field at least 250 candidates , and to concentrate on " politically interesting " seats , although it admitted that it could not win any . |
| 40 | Cut them when they are about half open , but not right down to the ground ; be sure to leave at least two sets of leaves on the stem . |
| 41 | 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 . |
| 42 | I have known the condensation problems associated with ‘ drying out ’ to last at least two summers . |
| 43 | — The public inquiry is expected to last at least two months and three pre-inquiry meetings have been held two in Northallerton and one in Marton , Middlesbrough . |
| 44 | The inquiry runs from Tuesday to Thursday ( 10am-4.30pm ) and Friday ( 10am-2pm ) each week and is expected to last at least two months . |
| 45 | The conference is expected to last at least three months — but by the end of it the Department of Transport may have a publically acceptable solution to Hereford 's traffic jams . |
| 46 | Although the computer industry enjoys getting into a tizzy about the ever-increasing number of processors , anyone buying a 386SX 18 months ago would have wanted it to last at least three years . |
| 47 | THE Chancellor 's focus was firmly fixed on the benefits to the economy of smaller business yesterday , but larger companies also had reason to give at least two cheers for the Budget . |
| 48 | The NSF Council had issued a decree guaranteeing freedom of assembly on Jan. 3 , although organizers of public meetings were required by law to give at least 48 hours ' notice to the authorities . |
| 49 | " He has asked to do at least two details at night and if anyone falls sick he will ask to do a third and even a fourth . |
| 50 | Each week I try to do at least three duties , and Friday 30 June was my third that week . |
| 51 | You have to fly at least 12 hours before your initial flight test and on average people fly around 20 hours before getting their licence . |
| 52 | Panorpa communis , for example , has been recorded to fly at only 0.5 metres per second whereas Aeshna mixta can move at 7 metres per second and it is unlikely that any insect exceeds about twice this velocity . |
| 53 | Females are ready to breed at about seven years old . |
| 54 | Such engines would be able to run at very high temperatures , with high efficiencies — but the difference between the expansion rates of metal and ceramic components is a big obstacle . |
| 55 | 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 . |
| 56 | We had to keep at least ten feet from each other . |
| 57 | By draining meres and felling trees the inhabitants of the north Shropshire parish of Myddle were able to clear at least 1,000 acres of land between the late fifteenth and the early seventeenth century . |
| 58 | That could be cynically exploited by a side who could afford to concede at least two penalties in a game 's dying stages and still win . |
| 59 | ‘ Depending on what set of figures you employ , it is possible to arrive at quite different estimates of the impact of the recession on trade unions ’ , writes Dr John Kelly , a labour economist ( reported in the Financial Times , 11 November 1987 ) . |
| 60 | It is useful to hold at least two prints of all black and white negatives and to re-order as these are sent out , and to keep black and white and colour libraries separate . |