Example sentences of "[v-ing] at least [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Undoubtedly the ideal solutions would be ( I ) preservation of significant β-cell function by selectively suppressing immunological destruction permitting at least some degree of physiological glucose homeostasis or ( 2 ) a miniature insulin pump that would infuse insulin subcutaneously , regulated by a sensor indicating the tissue fluid glucose level together with a suitably programmed microprocessor system . |
| 2 | ‘ Then I may see him ? ’ said Philip , promptly securing at least this concession . |
| 3 | For instance the relatively frequent clauses stipulating rest periods from VDU operation , which were signed with the overt aim of minimising eyestrain and exposure to VDU physical hazards , will have the effect of enforcing at least some degree of job rotation between work at and away from terminals . |
| 4 | No. 4 Commando positions were being heavily mortared when I arrived , and Jock , my friend of many years ago , took me off to find some shelter in a dug-out , giving at least some protection from the flying shrapnel . |
| 5 | When people 's second and third most important factors are added in too , these are the proportions giving at least some importance to each factor : |
| 6 | Recording sessions in the '90s are well organised , with musicians having at least some idea of what 's about to go down . |
| 7 | But given the reality that many do not , having at least some understanding of how to deal with accidents — and the book ranges far and wide , covering issues as diverse as electric shocks , febrile convulsions , fainting and cot death — is better than none . |
| 8 | 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 ! ) . |
| 9 | The village children were reading at least some words by the time they were six . |
| 10 | It is submitted , however , that this does not give the legal profession a dispensation to produce incomprehensible deeds and writings without making at least some attempt to frame the intentions in intelligible , if not elegant , English . |
| 11 | Lucy was involved in a study of cetaceans and had come along in the hope of seeing at least some porpoises . |
| 12 | So , when an Ikhwan ( widely understood to be fronting for the Amiri secretary ) proposed to make a grant to a Tibbu , ‘ all Zuwaya ’ , including at least some Awlad Amira , protested . |
| 13 | In a business which is actually rather short of bureaucratic levels or visible forms of promotion , this title-mongering is a useful way of signifying at least some form of status , both to one 's fellows and , indeed , to clients . |
| 14 | Those firms that rely heavily on subcontracting though , do have a vested interest in offering at least some protection to their main suppliers and this is one reason why the small firm sector has survived . |
| 15 | A recent application in our own hands has been in the treatment of multiple sclerosis where it has been found to be of value in restoring at least some nerve function in about 60–70 per cent of patients treated . |