Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] least a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There the Reis-ul-Kuttab , or Reis Effendi as he was usually called by foreigners , the head of the grand vizier 's chancery , showed some signs of becoming at least an approximation to a foreign minister . |
| 2 | He repudiated his first wife and married a recognised Judaic princess , thereby seeking at least a form of legal sanction . |
| 3 | Vattimo and Rovatti 1983 , Vattimo 1985 , 1987 ) — are recognized as possessing at least a family resemblance to the more general phenomenon of ‘ postmodernism ’ . |
| 4 | Dig to two spade-lengths if possible , adding at least a bucketful of organic matter per square yard . |
| 5 | In other instances the , client company insist on using their own letter heading at least a brand identification . |
| 6 | The unresponsiveness of the V8 T-cell subset is frequent , since it occurred in 55% of the patients studied and longitudinal study of 10 patients indicated an effect lasting at least a year . |
| 7 | A cold snap , lasting at least a week … |
| 8 | In August , a Blackpool Times reporter visited the new depot and reported : ‘ This is an erection of imposing dimensions , with a capability of holding at least a score of cars . |
| 9 | As a rough-and-ready guide , one can think of these gestural usages as requiring at least a video-tape of the speech event if the proper interpretation is to be available from a recording . |
| 10 | In his mind , Roxburgh must have reckoned on getting at least a point in Berne . |
| 11 | For the FA Cup Finalists to go down Sunderland would have to lose their last three matches , with Oxford winning their final game at Tranmere and making up for their inferior goal difference , Plymouth and Newcastle also winning , and Grimsby getting at least a draw . |
| 12 | Jaq tore the cockade loose and pocketed it , for the minor satisfaction of having at least a scrap of the Harlequin man in his grasp . |
| 13 | Overall , we can see groups moving out from Selsey — Chichester , along the Ouse valley from Lewes and out from Hastings , in search of the more fertile areas , creating at least a parish , village and hamlet pattern that later men could build on . |
| 14 | With all five of his rivals carrying at least a stone more than the handicapper intended , he will clearly be very hard to beat . |
| 15 | Often the key to success is maintaining at least a pair of species , and sometimes even a small group with one male and a few females is desirable . |