Example sentences of "be [prep] [adv] double " in BNC.
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1 | This meant they would be at least doubling their monthly instalment payments . |
2 | CHICKEN sales are expected to be at least double those of turkey this Easter and in an attempt to close the gap , the British Turkey Federation are spending £100,000 on a national press campaign stressing ‘ British turkey get 's everyone 's vote ’ . |
3 | You can cope otherwise with a fine shoe lace , or picture cord and thin piano wire ( which must be at least double the length of the lace ) . |
4 | It must be at least double the length of the sleeve , say 26in or 66cm , so that the shorter end does n't enter the sleeve and get stuck . |
5 | There had been no improvement in productivity , retail prices went up by 1.5 per cent ( although the real level of inflation was widely thought to be at least double that ) , and wages remained static in real terms . |