Example sentences of "of [pron] at [adj] rate " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor was it only their tenants who were resentful , but they also had to face envious glances at their lands from the laity , some of whom at any rate seem to have considered them suitable prey . |
| 2 | She would be almost glad when they were gone — some of them at any rate . |
| 3 | We did get them better a lot of them at any rate . |
| 4 | The research is based on the assumption that most of the contemporary ideas on this crucial topic date back to the 19th century , and that some of them at any rate are by now dated . |
| 5 | If you talk to people in the street the majority of people who have young children are certainly saying we need day care , we need opportunities for ourselves erm and are quite prepared , some of them at any rate , to go and say that to their local councillors and to write to their M Ps . |
| 6 | Gide 's response nicely if unawares repudiates the sexual-difference view of homosexuality as a solipsistic refusal of the other : ‘ how little he knew of the human heart ! — of mine at any rate … |
| 7 | A new word was recently coined to describe bodies such as English heritage : quangaroos — hopping about in a random fashion , getting in everyone 's way and generally making a nuisance of themselves at good rates of public pay . |