Example sentences of "[pers pn] need at least [adj] " in BNC.

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1 She needed at least three full days here and the thought of driving to and fro from Palma every day … no , it was out of the question … impossible .
2 You need at least 5:1 , even 6:1 in some cases .
3 Bevel-edge chisels are more versatile than firmer chisels because you can undercut with them ; you need at least four , in 6 , 12 , 18 and 25mm ( ¼ , ½ , ¾ and 1in ) widths .
4 To justify using statistical methods on the job , you need at least four prevailing conditions :
5 Although people do run marathons week after week , I feel that you need at least four weeks , and preferably six , before you can run another one well .
6 But to get the richness of true Italian egg pasta , you need at least four eggs per kilo of flour .
7 In practice it is quite complex because you need at least six lasers to trap a clump of atoms ; the lasers also have to be tuned to the natural movement of the atoms .
8 This is about as ‘ holey ’ as the lace can get because you need at least one needle adjacent to a selected needle to accept the transferred stitch .
9 For example , you need at least one Goblin Mob to include Doom Divers .
10 You need at least one Shaman , and if you can only afford one he should be an Orc or Forest Goblin ( assuming you have Forest Goblins in your army to allow you to choose him ) .
11 You need at least two per person . ’
12 For a tank up to 15″ high you need at least two tubes , and for a tank 18″ high at least three tubes .
13 You need at least two different signals : 1 .
14 He says it 's a long stretch of road and you need at least two service areas .
15 Got all the way there , he 'd been told that they 'd help er him out , cos they 're big heavy things , you need at least two to three people to get them out .
16 This is why you need at least 20 woodlice .
17 You need at least 22 people to start a union , around 50 to make it worthwhile and , by law , an overall maximum of 5,000 .
18 The other rib , of beef I mean , to get a piece that 's worth cooking cos to carve it and everything else you need at least three ribs and the ribs are sort of usually it 's about that sort of size
19 To understand it we need at least six different analyses : the expected rate of return ; the payout period and the investment 's expected productive life ; the discounted present value of all returns through the productive lifetime of the investment ; the risk in not making the investment or deferring it ; the cost and risk in case of failure ; and finally , the opportunity cost .
20 Because we need at least one person to do it , it 's go it 's getting out of control now
21 So we need at least five of that size to meet our workload requirements .
22 But at least we have trained the waitress to bring us three cups of coffee each for breakfast , as we need at least that to wake us up for an early morning start !
23 He said : ‘ We need at least 12 in our two matches against them to beef up our goal difference . ’
24 We need at least forty thousand signatures before we can even attempt to , to do anything with and get publicity round that .
25 With Leeds losing 2-1 at Ibrox , they needed at least two and preferably three goals to rescue their ambitions .
26 It needs at least that .
27 But Blackheath administrator Alun Davies said : ‘ The knee is coming on fine but it needs at least another couple of weeks rehabilitation .
28 He needs at least two or three races if he 's to have a go at the Champion again .
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