Example sentences of "[prep] [prep] least a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | one hundred and fifty crackers and a tub of at least a hundred blowers ! |
| 2 | It 'll close with the loss of at least a hundred jobs if it 's taken over by the Suffolk-based brewer Greene King . |
| 3 | The maintenance of at least a partial tree cover is particularly advantageous because it guarantees a supply of nutrients via litter fall , as well as affording protection against soil erosion . |
| 4 | Yet schools are prepared to tie up the time of senior staff , in effect the resource equivalent of at least a full-time head of department post , with the vaguest responsibilities for taking difficult pupils away from classrooms . |
| 5 | However , radar reflection spectra did indicate that the surface of Mercury consists largely of dust to a depth of at least a few metres , and that the dust could be composed largely of silicates . |
| 6 | The line should be capable of at least a 60 amp supply and possibly up to 100 amp for a large property or heavy user . |
| 7 | The obvious answer would seem to be : through a plurality of parties , so that any government would have to be a coalition representative of at least a significant number of these diverse Interests and groupings . |
| 8 | Produced by one of those boring names that is usually the guarantee of at least a little hype , but who cares ? |
| 9 | Firstly , lack of care was associated with at least a threefold increase in the risk of depression , whether the women were working-class or middle-class , and whether the loss was by separation or by death . |
| 10 | RBL seeks to contribute towards the development of set/confidence and ability in continuing education : the student who is able to pursue further studies in later lye and with at least a latent readiness to do so . |
| 11 | Most fields are too large to research convincingly , unless you go into them with at least a provisional focus . |
| 12 | If this peptide plays a significant part in regulating fat consumption , it is interesting to note that dietary fat has a role in colipase regulation with an adaptive response to dietary lipids having been shown with at least a twofold increase in pancreatic procolipase in rats fed a 25–30% lipid containing diet . |
| 13 | A neighbourly area with at least a few houses nearby will not only give company and a better community feeling but also add to security and safety . |
| 14 | As a result , its fields are competitive with a dozen men and women hoping to win the $25,000 first prize , and if not , go away with at least a little piece of the $160,000 prize money . |
| 15 | At least 32 were purchased , with at least a dozen Harvards coming from surplus RCAF stocks . |
| 16 | In initiating my original purchase I incur an obligation to make a payment in money , but I in turn have to have a source from which I can acquire the money in the first place , and this will , directly or indirectly , put me into at least a temporary relationship with a great variety of people , including the reader who purchased this book from a bookstall and paid out money , some small fraction of which will eventually find its way back to myself . |
| 17 | We have a duty to be as clear as we can , and to articulate at all times what we are trying to do , in at least a general sense , and it will help us to ask ( even if we can not always easily answer ) what the result might be in terms of student ability or behaviour . |
| 18 | They are interested in at least a dozen taxi journeys reported between Dover and the Campbell Road area in the month before the bombing . |
| 19 | For a good chance of a safe landing , the ground must be seen from at least a thousand feet so that there is time to select a field and assess the wind . |
| 20 | In Edward 's reign clerical proctors were called to several , but by no means to all , his parliaments : like the lay representatives , they were absent from at least a dozen assemblies convened between 1295 and 1307 . |
| 21 | Jeff was obviously on at least a second drink . |
| 22 | In essence , a new unincorporated business will pay tax in the tax year in which its first accounting period ends ( rather than the year in which it commences trade under the present system ) , but will pay tax on at least a full year 's profit in the tax year in which it ceases to trade . |
| 23 | Where only one sponsor is required , alternative sponsors should be sought on at least an annual basis ; |
| 24 | Although perhaps not strictly a technological issue , a review of multimedia 's technological environment would be incomplete without at least a broad assessment of the influence and significance of authoring tools . |
| 25 | Many believed that the Liberal Labour alliance was a threat to a system of government built up over centuries and they were not prepared to see this done without at least a clear decision by the electorate . |
| 26 | He paused in the doorway , because it was rare to see the High Queen without at least a dozen courtiers ; certainly he had never seen the Sun Chamber like this , bathed in the glow from the dying day , alive with the strong , pure magic of the Purple Hour , the huge crystal windows that looked out over all Ireland ablaze with light . |
| 27 | That they have managed to cope with it at all is perhaps some credit to at least a reasonable level of fairness within the system . |
| 28 | It will surely lead to at least a one-match FA suspension for the player . |
| 29 | Changes in company policy , new products and services , financial results , staff appointments , sponsorship news , factory openings — in fact almost any " happening " or change within your company or organisation will probably merit a release to at least a few papers or radio stations . |
| 30 | For all those who think that we are still stuck with a form of schooling that is frustrating to teachers and that fails to deliver a satisfactory start in life to at least a sizeable proportion of its clientele , the question is : Where to tap ? |