Example sentences of "[subord] at least the [adj] [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| 2 | The wet spell has been replaced by a cold , dry front which will last until at least the New Year . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The next stop is to try and determine the best arrangement of the components on the board , and it often helps if at least the major parts ( large transformers , relays etc. ) are to hand so that the designer can visualise the arrangement of the components . |
| 6 | I decided not to protest , because at least the whole Report would be published , and teachers would be able to read the total rationale . |
| 7 | ABOVE : Lodgemore Mill has been in use since at least the 12th century and is still in use for cloth manufacture . |
| 8 | in Trafalgar Square , central London ; a church has stood on this site since at least the thirteenth century . |
| 9 | Most Victorian cities had been urban centres since at least the Middle Ages , though of course they had been tiny in comparison with the size they attained in the nineteenth century . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Dolphins have been hunted in Japanese coastal waters since at least the seventeenth century , when drive fisheries were first reported . |