Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] be at least [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Aye , an ’ there used tae be at least thirty thousand here every Saturday in the auld days . ’ |
| 2 | There seemed to be at least two possible mechanisms . |
| 3 | Even in this mainly residential area , the pace of life appeared to be at least two or three times that of London — which now seemed practically moribund in comparison to the tempo and sheer adrenalin of this exciting city . |
| 4 | She appeared to be at least twenty years older . |
| 5 | Candidates could be rejected on grounds including character ; they had to be at least 45 years of age and have financial management skills . |
| 6 | To qualify they had to be at least 26 and measure 5 feet 7 inches in height . |
| 7 | In the year in which he had been born , 1846 , the Secretary of the Education Committee — a certain James Kay-Shuttleworth — had introduced a system of apprentice schoolmasters ; the trainee had to be at least 13 years old , be able to read with ‘ fluency , ease and expression ’ , write neatly and accurately , and understand the essentials of arithmetic and the system of weights and measures . |
| 8 | One must hesitate before projecting these figures 25 years back in time , but it is already clear that for Les nopces de village there had to be at least two treble oboes , since two are required by the ritournelle to the récit . |
| 9 | The statutory regulations provided that any working platform from which a person is likely to fall more than 6ft 6in , had to be at least 34 inches in width . |
| 10 | This meant that reserve assets had to be at least 12½ per cent of eligible liabilities . |
| 11 | The proprietor of the vines in 1948 had to be at least 60 years of age in 1952 . |