Example sentences of "[subord] at least [art] [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Basically , Mr Porceddu intends to jail every troublemaker in sight — a minimum of two days for offensive drunkenness , automatic detention until at least the first round is over for anything more serious . |
| 2 | On the other hand a diary entry such as ‘ ring X ’ is effective and if the entry is some way in the future it may be necessary to amplify with a trigger of the form ‘ ring X re Y ’ and to have easily accessible some factual data such as the X telephone number and some data re Y. In a different context a car driver will develop a strategy to ensure that he does not run out of petrol , he may rely on a light which appears when the tank is nearly empty or he may calculate from his expected travelling that he need not concern himself about the issue until at least the next weekend , or he may programme himself to react to the fact that he is approaching a particular garage . |
| 3 | Norman Lamont will stay until at least the next Budget in March to have the chance to take credit for next year 's expected economic recovery . |
| 4 | ABOVE : Lodgemore Mill has been in use since at least the 12th century and is still in use for cloth manufacture . |
| 5 | in Trafalgar Square , central London ; a church has stood on this site since at least the thirteenth century . |
| 6 | The little harbour of refuge has existed since at least the fourteenth century , and the house , first mentioned a century later , was a place of shelter for sailors caught by the sudden tempest so typical of the Fohn south wind in these parts , but in more recent times often called the ferry house . |
| 7 | Dolphins have been hunted in Japanese coastal waters since at least the seventeenth century , when drive fisheries were first reported . |