Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [verb] at least [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This involves reconstruing the situation so that it looks more straightforward and easy to handle , thus allowing sides to be taken or a stance adopted which reduces the confusion and allows at least some action to be taken — a villain to be defeated , a wrong to be righted , a battle to be fought . |
| 2 | Insofar as municipal systems set limits to the use of force and punish at least some of those guilty of crimes of violence it has some success as law and an undisputed claim to be regarded as law for as long as the officials of the system pursue these objectives by taking steps against non-compliance ( Hart , 1961 , pp. 79–88 and 213ff . ) . |
| 3 | You know , you should stay at home and have at least eight babies — it 's incredibly difficult , I mean a lot of parents would disagree whole heartedly with what I tell the girls . |
| 4 | His Lambeth Constitutions of 1281 laid down that the priest should instruct the people in the basics of the faith and preach at least four time a year in English . |
| 5 | To advance Japan had to learn from the West and drop at least some of her former respect for China . |
| 6 | Can we not say that we say if we do n't have agreement by the thirty first of January we can take someone like who we 've already identified who will do the job for the money and take at least one person on pending a decision on the salary increase ? |
| 7 | There is , however , in the site museum a remarkable collection of stone statues and sculptured reliefs , bronzes and altars ( listed in the Appendix ) , all of a religious nature and involving at least five different deities ( Lenus-Mars , Diana Venatrix ( ? ) , |
| 8 | Every month discipline yourself to go through the file and identify at least ten external contacts to phone . |
| 9 | Local housing programmes drawn up by an intercommunal co-operation body and covering at least five years were to be established in the 13 cities with more than 350,000 inhabitants . |
| 10 | If he decides to summon such a meeting , the meeting must be held not more than four months from the date of the bankruptcy order ( r 6.79(1) ) , and the official receiver must inform the court and give at least twenty-one days ' notice to all creditors ( r 6.79(2) ) . |
| 11 | A BOMB exploded in a crowded railway station in Calcutta yesterday , killing one person and wounding at least 12 in the latest of a number of blasts in India . |
| 12 | ‘ Love , ’ he pronounced , with the world-weary wisdom of a man who wore dark glasses after sundown and owned at least three psychedelic ties , ‘ love is farting in bed with someone who does n't mind . ’ |
| 13 | It was Sir William Fleming , Sir Daniel 's son , ( Sir Daniel having died in 1701 ) who drew up a lease during 1703 reserving one-seventh as Royalty and requiring at least four able workmen to be employed for a minimum of six months in every year . |
| 14 | Apparently the Cud crowd are great fans of the energy giving benefits of the humble banana and eat at least 20 each a day . |
| 15 | The majority of cases were dealt with in a routine , bureaucratic fashion and suffered at least one adjournment . |
| 16 | Each is steeped in interesting history and has at least one claim to national fame . |
| 17 | It 's also good for them to come to a new school and know at least one face there . |
| 18 | But Agnew 's , who exhibited for the first time this year and made at least one sale of ‘ around $50,000 ’ said they were ‘ pleased with the quality of the crowd and would definitely do the show next year ’ . |
| 19 | If you are working as an enrolled nurse and have at least one year 's post-qualification experience , you may be eligible for entry into the programme . |
| 20 | He left a widow and had at least one son . |
| 21 | It took the whole of his crew to hold him ( in a table whilst I got a hacksaw and cut at least two inches off his fancy boots ; somehow he managed to get them restored . |