Example sentences of "but [prep] least [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But at least everyone will be able to see just how much water they are using , even to the extent of checking the meter just before turning on the sprinkler , and then switching off when the dial shows enough water has been sprayed to cover the lawn or vegetable patch . |
| 2 | The compensating disadvantage is that when conflict exists there will be more than one efficient solution , but at least we would expect to have excluded those non-preferred solutions which could never be optimal . |
| 3 | When the gym was recently installed managing director Bruce Gyngell said : ‘ We may all be out of work , but at least we 'll be in peak condition . ’ |
| 4 | And that 's the logic of the issue , but it wo n't work that one , but at least we 'll hang on to what we 've got , I hope . |
| 5 | Our supporters were vastly outnumbered but at least we could hear them . |
| 6 | ‘ I do n't pretend that this will ever be a Labour seat , but at least we can force the opposition to work harder , give them a run for their money , ’ he said . |
| 7 | But at least we can seek for different models of powerful women : sensitivity and strength , power and flexibility , commitment without dogma , determination and courage without authoritarianism , these would be welcome everywhere . |
| 8 | It 's a bit of a mess but at least we can be warm and dry in our sleeping-bags . ’ |
| 9 | We ca n't give her what she really wants , poor girl , but at least we can make her look pretty . |
| 10 | We must take note of trends and changes , we must recognise pressures as pressures , we may need to broaden our concepts and tolerance in marital issues and family concerns : but at least we can be fairly sure that marriage and the family as we know them will outlast our time . |
| 11 | But at least we can sort out the issues involved . |
| 12 | This is a very minimal level of quantification , if quantification at all , but at least we can add the frequency with which these values occur within some collection of persons . |
| 13 | But at least we can express them all when we make love , release them in a fierce cross-current , emotional , mental and physical unity . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ But at least we will get to Fontainebleau . |
| 15 | I ca n't give any guarantee whatsoever that we will , but at least we will try and if that were to meet with your Lordships approval , then er I would be content to go on that basis . |
| 16 | But at least we must be willing in principle to receive guidance through other members of the Body of Christ . |
| 17 | And what do you say , do you say , ‘ I do n't agree with what that man says , it 's a bad book , I do n't like it or I wo n't read it ’ , or do you say , ‘ it 's probably useful for me to try to make the imaginative judgment to see things the way he sees them , to see the way the world looks like from his point of view , and I may reject that , but at least one ought to have some tolerance and some understanding ’ , and it seems that that 's where the study of literature meets life . |
| 18 | But at least one can attempt to say what form the reaction is going to take . |
| 19 | Therefore these will always be lower , but at least one can compare town with town , and see the differences . |
| 20 | If Levitation dropped at least three songs from their set tonight they could have been dynamically interesting instead of sparsely tedious , but at least they would n't get invites to a House Of Love musical appreciation party . |
| 21 | But at least they would clarify the current situation and offer the Prince a place in history alongside his great uncle . |
| 22 | Okay , they 're poor paid , but at least they would have the pride of saying that they 've got a job whereas the elderly are having to just sit at home and turning down their fires and turning down their central heating in case they ca n't afford their bills ! |
| 23 | Not that I think Carrick will win very much but at least they would be recognised as serious contenders . |
| 24 | Oh well he could ring you up and you could take them back down but at least they would be dried . |
| 25 | They may not always exhibit the wisdom of Solomon but at least they might know where to draw the line . |
| 26 | But at least they could frighten him , show him that the Scots would never forget nor forgive what he had done , that he would never be safe anywhere near Scotland . |
| 27 | There was n't too much room , but at least they could n't be seen . |
| 28 | But at least they could hold off within the value of what they now held , and were empowered to dispose of to advantage . |
| 29 | Langbaurgh mayor Brenda Forster told the planning committee that it was a sad reflection on society that the roller shutters had to be used but at least they could be a little more colourful . |
| 30 | Aye , I know that the calf muscles will atrophy , but at least they can be supported by a brace and the boy 'll be able to walk . ’ |