Example sentences of "had been [verb] [prep] least " in BNC.
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| 1 | Peter Wickins had been stabbed at least four times in the chest . |
| 2 | Simon Hayday , who 's in his early twenties , had been stabbed at least six times . |
| 3 | The usefulness of having voice-parts in score , so that they could be played on a keyboard instrument ( as distinct from the highly embellished transcriptions ) or used ‘ for the study of counterpoint ’ , had been recognized at least as early as 1577 , when Gardano published two such volumes , one of Rore 's four-part madrigals , the other of miscellaneous pieces . |
| 4 | An inquest in the town was told yesterday that Swales , who had drunk six pints , had been seen at least once before trying to beat trains over the unmanned crossing . |
| 5 | Twenty-four theses from data set C recorded no consultations , but had been cited at least once . |
| 6 | In 1983 , despite the evident risks , and with claims that Kharg Island had been destroyed at least once , loadings continued . |
| 7 | Despite the restriction of the survey to schools which had been scheduled at least to have made a start on the review , only four-fifths of the teachers included actually had . |
| 8 | His car had been damaged at least six times and he 'd moved his double glazing factory because of three attempted robberies . |
| 9 | It was an important administration and social centre and had been populated at least two thousand years BC . |
| 10 | At the time of the explosion , he had been trapped at least by the legs in a corner where his shoes were found and some debris had fallen on him . |
| 11 | To a certain extent , age was an important factor in that the older user was more likely to have reached the stage in his or her career where all the other options had been tried at least once . |
| 12 | The conference had been postponed at least twice since November reportedly for " logistical reasons " . |
| 13 | Although during the winter there had been no running water this had been restored at least in the centre of the town . |