Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] least a [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three out of four children are aware of cigarettes before they reach the age of 5 whether the parents smoke or not ; at 10 years old as many as 40% of boys and 28% of girls have had at least a few puffs of a cigarette [ 1 ] and about one third of those who become regular smokers have started before age 9 [ 2 ] . |
| 2 | And I now know at least a few words in Greek , Italian and Portuguese ! ’ |
| 3 | It 'll never rank with the French Riviera , but this council video aims to persuade at least a few people that Swindon 's the place to be next summer . |
| 4 | A gigantic undertaking like the invasion of Europe needed at least a few days of good weather to give it a chance , and we appeared to be settled into a period of wind , rain and low cloud . |
| 5 | Most managed at least a half day each week . |
| 6 | I think I obscurely felt relief that I would continue to live alone , to have at least a few hours of the day and night when I could try to regain one of my mixed-up selves . |
| 7 | The Church praises the courage of a small number of press , radio and TV journalists who are risking their lives to maintain at least a few channels of information which are not controlled by the government . |
| 8 | This perhaps supports the criticism that the Queen 's advisers should not have allowed her to be urged into an immediate invitation to Lord Home and that she should have taken at least a little time fully to apprise herself of the changing political situation and of the views of the Conservative leadership , as it was then emerging . |
| 9 | It is strongly advisable that , before you start to give directions , you have at least a few lessons from a trained Alexander teacher to make sure you are on the right track . |