Example sentences of "[prep] least he could [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 Once at least he could feel that a sermon of his moved his hearers .
2 And at least he could rely on Freeborn to answer it without initiating a philosophical discussion about the basis of the self .
3 He was not the most welcoming of hosts , alarmed at the thought of what one thousand men and horses could do to his winter 's supplies and forage ; but at least he could tell them that a large mounted party had indeed passed this way two days previously and had turned off out of this main Yarrow valley southwards , to climb by Altrieve to the high pass of Tushielaw , which would take them to the Ettrick valley .
4 At least he could tell them I 'm alive and all right .
5 At least he could sleep while she was away .
6 I do n't think he lay down for quite some time though as he never had any shavings in his mane or tail for weeks but at least he could move about and that relieved quite a few of his problems .
7 He had taken some comfort from the fact that he had been the last man to board the cage , so at least he could watch Yorky and the others exit , before his turn came .
8 Steven decided that if he could n't come up with a definitive artistic statement to impress the grown-ups , then at least he could impress them with the definitive bank statement .
9 If only Nubenehem remembered it , then at least he could establish for certain which girl had been at the City of Dreams .
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