Example sentences of "for at least [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This volcanic cone , dormant for at least 3000 years , provides the prized yellow rock from which the moais were carved . |
| 2 | The sovereign powers of the 50 individual states of the Union have declined continuously for at least 120 years and are severely circumscribed or non-existent in many of the major areas of public policy . |
| 3 | The sovereign powers of the individual states of the Union ( now numbering 50 ) have declined continuously for at least 120 years and are severely circumscribed or non-existent in many of the major areas of public policy . |
| 4 | I want to put you under for at least forty-eight hours . |
| 5 | The young tigers are dependent on their mother for at least eighteen months , until the family starts to break up . |
| 6 | At his death he had been married for at least nine years to a wife called Margaret . |
| 7 | And as a bonus , IRAS should be able to send back information for at least nine months , instead of the seven expected at launch . |
| 8 | Britain had exercised tight control over the entry of aliens for as long as anyone could remember and , anyway , there had been little contact between Germany and Britain for at least nine months . |
| 9 | By the end of 1991 it was apparent that the referendum to determine the future of the Western Sahara , which had been scheduled for Jan. 26 , would have to be postponed for at least nine months . |
| 10 | Gripped by recession , some banks are now asking for at least temporary relief from these capital standards . |
| 11 | Seal all surfaces with at least two coats of gloss paint ( not vinyl ) , and allow to dry for at least 72 hours before the mirror is fixed . |
| 12 | The field had not been ploughed for at least 80 years ( probably not for more than 150 years ) and there is no record of fertilizer or herbicide ever having been applied . |
| 13 | Your supply will not be cut off for at least fourteen days ( 21 in the case of gas ) to give the council time to help . |
| 14 | Sister said , ‘ So Mr Remington-Hart wo n't touch him for at least fourteen days ? ’ |
| 15 | Mankind has marvelled at diamonds for at least 2000 years . |
| 16 | ( It is possible that the Chinese qinghaosu , a natural drug derived from the medicinal herb quinghao , Artemisia annua , which has been used in China for at least 2000 years , may prove useful . ) |
| 17 | In South-west England tin , copper and other metals have been mined for at least 2000 years from deposits related to Variscan granites ; in the Pennine range of central and northern England over a similar period , lead , and lately fluorite and baryte , have been extracted from vein and replacement deposits in Carboniferous sediments ; in Central Wales , the Isle of Man and the Southern Uplands of Scotland lead and zinc have been mined from vein deposits in Lower Palaeozoic greywackes and in the Lake District copper , lead and zinc have been recovered from a variety of deposits in Lower Palaeozoic sedimentary and volcanic rocks underlain by Caledonian granites . |
| 18 | The miners ' strike of 1984/5 was without doubt one of the most important and serious disputes of its kind for at least sixty years , that is since the General Strike of 1926 . |
| 19 | But in any case it has been clearly apparent to all fieldworking anthropologists for at least sixty years that the various kinds of performance which have , in the past , been assigned to the categories " magic " , " religion " , " magico-religious " , are expressions of artistic creativity rather than misguided attempts to control the material world by mechanical means . |
| 20 | ‘ But Martica Heaner , the hips and thighs expert , said I had to exercise every day for at least 10–15 minutes , and combine that with a calorie-controlled diet , ’ she says . |
| 21 | There has been some form of settlement in Humbleton for at least 900 years and it was mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 as Humeltone . |
| 22 | Native birds of region , from Caucasus and SW Asia , all belong to black-necked colchicus type , with rather dark and purplish plumage , lower back and rump mainly rufous , and no neck ring ; these were first introduced in W Europe and in Britain , where they have been present for at least 900 years , used to be known as the ‘ Old English ’ type . |
| 23 | The hot-tasting fleshy roots have probably been used for at least 3,000 years as a food flavouring and , although it is native to eastern Europe , it grows wild in northern Europe including Britain , and North America . |
| 24 | There should be scope for at least 256 instructions traced before the trigger and possibly 256 instructions traced after the trigger . |
| 25 | ‘ This played for at least 10 minutes and finished and the phone went dead . |
| 26 | I stretch for at least 10 minutes every morning and try to warm up and down for running and cycling . |
| 27 | He says to shower for at least 10 minutes and not to opt for a bath . |
| 28 | Put the flour and yeast in a large dry mixing bowl and stir for at least 10 minutes to make sure the ingredients are well mixed . |
| 29 | Zyglo® Penetrant is sprayed on the surface until completely wet , and allowed to soak in for at least 10 minutes . |
| 30 | Aftr the patient had remained in recumbent position for at least 10 minutes and the heart rate had reached a steady state , R-R intervals were recrded contrinuously for five minutes or over 170 beats . |