Example sentences of "[prep] least give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After all , the last time such a state of affairs had existed , it had at least given her the bonus of being taken out to dinner by him . |
| 2 | The job with Maitland had at least given him his weekends off , and the pay was better . |
| 3 | But Fischer 's quick thinking had at least given him an insight into their apparent reasons . |
| 4 | I trust the exercise you 've just a carried out has at least given you an insight into the format and use of this document . |
| 5 | I think we 're just jealous ; we just think , ‘ Well , he could have at least given it to me … ’ |
| 6 | It is unusual to have an autumn statement in the middle of a debate on the Queen 's Speech , but it has at least given us an opportunity to test the veracity of the promises that have been made . |
| 7 | You could at least give them about £100 to pay for their expense . |
| 8 | Parents will not concern their very young children with the details of the doctrine , as that is quite unnecessary for the establishment of the early conscience , but they should at least give them some introduction to it as soon as the need becomes obvious from their inevitable questions . |
| 9 | The approach of the district judge at this stage of the proceedings is clearly crucial , although , whatever approach may be adopted in practice towards the parties , the review does at least give them the opportunity to meet and survey the relative strength of their cases . |
| 10 | But institutions could compensate for their loss of income by taking a more active role to ensure better performance from the management , which would at least give them the chance of a greater capital gain , so that their total return is unaffected . |
| 11 | The quota is ignored too often in British industry , but this stipulation does at least give you some extra security . |
| 12 | If that is the case , you will find that reproducing this Four Seasons design will at least give you the chance to use four different colour themes and to create four little pictures within one frame . |
| 13 | If it was sad that in England in 1963 his form finally drifted away , he did at least give his last fine Test innings , an unbeaten 74 , to the Manchester crowd , a happy choice of venue in view of his connection with Radcliffe and the university . |
| 14 | Is n't it usual to at least give someone the benefit of a hearing before passing judgement , Dr Grant ? ’ |
| 15 | Even if you are mouse phobe you should at least give it a try because you might be surprised at how easy it makes common operations . |
| 16 | I think we owe it to people like or at least to give them another crack at the whip to see if they 've come on in that interim period cos it 's a good six months since we interviewed |
| 17 | People who can allow themselves to know about their envy at least give themselves a chance of attempting to handle it relatively wisely . |
| 18 | ‘ Please , ’ he said , ‘ at least give me some idea of how to go about it . ’ |
| 19 | If the floor does not need sanding , at least give it a good scrub and a final wash of white spirits , or a mixture of two parts water to one of ordinary vinegar . |
| 20 | Anita Harris decided to try to play the game according to Ken 's own rules , or at least give it a try . |
| 21 | But Zimbabwe 's example , together with the hope that new seeds might make a difference to humid parts of the continent in the first half of the 1990s ( and to the Sahel in the second half of the decade ) , at least give us something to work for . |
| 22 | Alice thought she could not leave her only child , her baby daughter , that she might never see again , without holding her once more , without at least giving her a last kiss . |
| 23 | Try cutting it out altogether for a while , or at least giving it up during the week and reducing your weekend consumption . |
| 24 | This at least gives him the freedom to go out for air and to do errands such as visiting local shops or going to the hairdresser . |
| 25 | Nevertheless , even if our way of sectoring the industry is flawed with some inconsistencies , it at least gives us a convenient means of overviewing it . |
| 26 | The injury w£flared up again at the end of the year , but at least gave him a brief respite to demonstrate that being 40 was not a barrier likely to hold him back . |
| 27 | Meeting Jenny the following day at least gave me something else to hang on to , but I still had n't the faintest idea how everyone was going to react . |
| 28 | I did n't know the east coast well , and having to live in London at least gave me a chance to explore its fascinating creeks and swatchways , and those turbulent , shallow waters of the North Sea that have nurtured some of the finest of English seamen . |