Example sentences of "of at [adv] [adj] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seal Sands is also an important staging post on the migration route of at least 11 species of waders , including the knot and redshank , which feed on the plants that grow on the marshes . |
| 2 | whose grooves of the tread pattern of the tyre did not have a depth of at least 1.6 mm throughout a continuous band situated in the central three-quarters of the breadth of the tread and round the entire outer circumference of the tyre . |
| 3 | ‘ whose grooves of the tread pattern of the tyre did not have a depth of at least 1.6 mm throughout a continuous band situated in the central three-quarters of the breadth of the tread and round the entire outer circumference of the tyre ’ . |
| 4 | It has been suggested that a freezing rate of at least 0.1 °C per minute and temperatures of -5 to -10°C are required for rock shattering to occur . |
| 5 | In addition to causing severe damage , the floods were responsible for the deaths of at least five people . |
| 6 | But this market is expanding at a rate of at least five percent and predictions and calculations show that this is far in e in excess of this base rate . |
| 7 | It resulted in some 200 injuries , the arrest of at least 55 people , and extensive damage including the burning of a train depot . |
| 8 | You know that everyone here does the job of at least two people . |
| 9 | The intervention followed several weeks of fighting between rival Indian factions armed with automatic weapons and grenades , which resulted in the deaths of at least two people , the displacement of many of the 9,500 who lived on the reservation , and the infliction of serious material damage . |
| 10 | Some models suggest that the earth has already been committed to a warming of at least 1.5 °C by the current increases in greenhouse gases even though global temperatures have actually risen by only 0.5 °C in the past century . |
| 11 | Investigation revealed the sale of at least 63 works in the past six months ; yesterday a source close to Charles Saatchi was prepared to concede that the volume of sales was higher than previously stated , and that the works disposed of account for some 10 to 12 per cent of the collection , which suggests a true figure of between 70 and 100 individual sales . |
| 12 | Chemical and isotope studies of the magmas erupted along island arcs that occur above subduction zones subsequently established that sediment can be subducted to depths of at least 100 km . |
| 13 | High amplitude propagated contractions ( HAPCs ) were defined as contractions with amplitude of at least 100 mm Hg in at least two recording sites , propagating for at least 30 cm ( over three or more recording sites ) . |
| 14 | This seemed to have prompted a rush of at least six people to seek Dr Kevorkian 's assistance in January and February . |
| 15 | Last year Ecstacy claimed the lives of at least fourteen people , some of them at rave parties . |
| 16 | It recommends formula milk be heated in volumes of at least 4 oz and that 8 oz bottles should not be heated for more than 45 seconds . |
| 17 | You may be surprised , I know of at least 4 people that have only joined since the article was in TSB . |
| 18 | The Goldstone Commission investigating the killing of at least 45 people in Boipatong in June [ see p. 38948 ] heard on Aug. 11 that vital taped evidence had been erased . |
| 19 | The eruption , which began on June 9 , severely damaged the nearby Clark and Subic Bay sites , and resulted in the deaths of at least 450 people and the evacuation of a further 500,000 . |
| 20 | Orocaecal transit time was defined as the time between meal intake and initial rise in hydrogen concentration of at least 10 ppm above fasting levels . |
| 21 | But it does n't end there : one task that continues throughout the day is the washing up : the vast quantities of dirty dishes occupy the energies of at least 10 people ! |
| 22 | The deportations of at least 43,000 people , some 60 per cent of whom were gypsies ( one of the main targets of right-wing violence in Germany ) , were due to begin in November . |
| 23 | When preparing double walls for permanent plantings of this kind , a height of about 45 cm ( 18 in ) and an internal width of at least 15 cm ( 6 in ) will provide internal space for sufficient compost to grow the small herbal shrubs and perennial plants , and allow good drainage in the base . |
| 24 | Other widely reported developments during March , in what appeared increasingly like a battle for political control of the townships , included the reported killing of at least 60 people in Alexandra township , near Johannesburg . |
| 25 | This compares with data rates of at least 384 kbs needed for the conventional videoconferencing systems using special leased line and satellite facilities . |
| 26 | All patients were advised to achieve a daily intake of at least 700 mg of calcium ; five patients were unable to take sufficient dairy products to sustain this and were given oral calcium supplements . |
| 27 | It is expected that candidates will have a production speed of at least 35 wpm . |
| 28 | Candidates require a production speed of at least 35 wpm for this examination . |
| 29 | The valley is the habitat of at least 21 species of the insect , which has been highlighted this month by a travelling exhibition . |
| 30 | The valley is the habitat of at least 21 species of the insect , which has been highlighted this month by a travelling exhibition . |