Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] at least [det] " in BNC.
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1 | It is clear that the lexical representation is flexible enough to meet at least some of the demands of real speech , and certainly adequate for the experiments that will be described in the following chapters . |
2 | Unless mechanical recording is used , sociologists necessarily invent at least some of what they report . |
3 | ‘ Doctor , while I can appreciate your academic enjoyment at finding an intellectual equal , I really think you might do better to devote at least some of your attention to the lesser mortals who have been caught up in — ‘ |
4 | In Gillick terms , the ability to make an informed request assumes the child to be old enough to make at least that decision for himself . |
5 | SCO is already battling with IBM 's OS/2 , which , if the spin doctors are to be believed , will still make at least some of the running in its 32-bit form . |
6 | ‘ Then I may see him ? ’ said Philip , promptly securing at least this concession . |
7 | Strong words , but certainly European broadcasters have shown remarkable unanimity in rapidly implementing at least some basic RDS facilities on their national and local services . |
8 | As I say all these poem 's are very dense and erm if I get round to , to completing them they 'll probably have at least another verse , certainly extra words and rhymes , that open it out and make it a bit more plausible Ours in the night , no I 've got it wrong , sorry , I 've moved on and I should n't 've done |
9 | When you leave your job , you will probably save at least several pounds a week . |
10 | Mukddaam easily disposed of his more experienced stable companion , Marienski , in a racecourse gallop at Newbury , and as the latter ran creditably in last Saturday 's Royal Lodge Stakes , Mukddaam clearly shares at least some of Nashwan 's ability . |
11 | ‘ Just around the corner ’ often meant at least half an hour in the car , for example ! |
12 | Bill will have spontaneously suggested at least half the criteria himself . |
13 | If you are just beginning to ride , I would strongly recommend at least half a dozen lessons on the lunge before you join the crocodile of horses marching nose to tail around a school . |
14 | For deaf people , this isolation may lead to lack of access to the legal machinery of statementing , which presently conveys at least some protection to those who are struggling with their education . |
15 | All the same , he undoubtedly encountered at least some ‘ new country ’ in his courageous and exhausting explorations in the scrubs ; and he was rewarded by having three features in the area — Gould 's Mount , Gould 's Creek , and Gould 's Range — named after him . |
16 | This means that the light , instead of being granted an unrestricted passage to the photocells , has to pass through a forest of connecting wires , pre-sumably suffering at least some attenuation and distortion ( actually probably not much but , still , it is the principle of the thing that would offend any tidy-minded engineer ! ) . |
17 | While just one byte can represent a whole character of text and therefore convey at least some intelligible meaning , thousands , even millions of bytes are needed to build up a single image , particularly if it is in colour and of high resolution . |
18 | Since decisions about how much R&D ought to be done turn on conjectures about the outcomes of competition in final product markets , co-operative R&D ventures will certainly involve at least some sharing of information on product market conditions . |