Example sentences of "[prep] least [noun] [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Still , at least Santa can soak up the blame .
2 There are very few observable exports in both the sixth and seventh centuries and Wood 's argument for Frankish hegemony over at least Kent may explain the situation if goods moved in one direction , as one leader enhanced his superiority by making lavish gifts to neighbours .
3 We all assumed that because of the , yeah the media pressure , at least talks would start , but I think possibly the management thought that because of this one-sided pressure , you know it seemed at the time that nothing nice was being said about the management , you know you can almost understand them being reluctant to go into a room and offering their side of the argument .
4 But for the next three to four years at least managers will have to rely more on their judgment than on hard data in deciding what to charge for their services .
5 At least Americ-ans can choose to fly with the airline with the best chance of getting their luggage through in one piece .
6 but at least stress will begin to ease at work and you will feel so free to turn your attention to other areas of life at last .
7 At least Arthur would have been there , ’ said her husband .
8 But at least Cooper could smile at Blues ' all-round display .
9 At least accident should occur so I 'm asking for a review of those to see if we ha we are buying the right vehicle or not .
10 My mother thought if I 'd been a boy Dad would have lived with us and been grand , or at least people would have noticed us .
11 Does he not think that , with a general election coming , if he is confident in his position , the least that he could do would be to put that forward in a general election so that at least people will have an opportunity to give a view before they are committed by the right hon. Gentleman 's signature of a treaty of this magnitude ?
12 Then this would never have happened , or if it had ( I could n't bring myself to unwish an experience which still washed over me with waves of delight when I remembered it ) at least Toby would have known what he was doing , his eyes would have been open .
13 At least Molly could see there would be no more blackmail .
14 Neither of them seems to have read any work of Latin poetry , though at least Polybius must have become fluent in the language : even their direct use of Latin historians is doubtful .
15 both players have agreed their personal terms long ago and at least haaland will travel to england to join forest on new years day.none of these two players would have had a chance under the old rules for work permits — both are under-21 's for norway and both have not been playing for norways world cup team .
16 The next morning , as we wander through Aarau 's chintzy old town , at least Evan can joke about the business mess that tainted the show .
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