Example sentences of "at [art] least " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The patient ( Uma Thurman ) seems to have undergone a severe childhood trauma ; the sister ( Kim Basinger ) is married to a handsome Greek gangster ( Eric Roberts ) and runs amok at the least taste of alcohol . |
| 2 | Glasgow was very pretty in the 18th century , pretty impassable at the least sign of rain . |
| 3 | He was a good baby , did n't startle and wake at the least noise , like some did , but there was a pleasure in being gentle and slow about things . |
| 4 | Lesser butlers will abandon their professional being for the private one at the least provocation . |
| 5 | Skin affected easily by the atmosphere , becomes red from the wind and the cold ; flushes begin in the chest and rise up ; dusky red at the least provocation . |
| 6 | I would be treading a tightrope — or at the least could be accused of insensitivity — were I to speak more of this particular sister-in-law . |
| 7 | Each tier was held in place by tiny press studs which sprang apart at the least pressure . |
| 8 | For young women the disease sanctions were even stronger and tended to be linked with childbearing threats , with the possibility opened up of cancer , insanity and TB , or at the least frigidity or nymphomania . |
| 9 | The waiter , a cocky Italian who flicked his buttocks at her at the least opportunity , eyed her patronisingly and made attempts to chat her up in feeble English . |
| 10 | Her job , her leisure , her religion were devoted to being a provider of at best health and knowledge , at the least of time or food . |
| 11 | Almost half of Shrewsbury has Welsh blood , or at the least friends in Wales . |
| 12 | No word had come from Rose , and surely she would have cancelled their arrangements at the least hint of scandal ? |
| 13 | Oh I think so , I mean I , again I hope there are n't any Catholics in the audience who are offended by my remarks , but it 's just my personal opinion , that yeah , th th you know , th th that is the case and at the least I mean whatever judgment one makes about this thing , I , I repeat what I said earlier about you got ta be terribly careful when using the word natural . |
| 14 | The words in square brackets should , however , be deleted , or at the least the provisions should be amended to " best endeavours " to place a more stringent obligation on the landlord . |
| 15 | I mean , the re at the least you could go and have a look I suppose if |