Example sentences of "[vb infin] at [adv] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Please let me know at least two days in advance so that I can make other arrangements . ’ |
| 2 | And they added , ‘ You would need at least four years just to learn how to breathe ! ’ |
| 3 | The commission calculates that all authorities will need at least 17 inspectors to cover the national curriculum as well as major areas of education such as primary , secondary and special needs . |
| 4 | A minority Conservative government would need at least 315 seats for the Unionists to be able to deliver a working majority to Mr Major . |
| 5 | With her long sight she saw the size of the fire , and — well , she realised it would need at least five fire-engines . |
| 6 | Ideally , one would need at least two instruments of different types for the Beethoven Sonatas . |
| 7 | Coun Paul Harford told Cleveland 's development control sub- committee that Northallerton was remote from Cleveland and the public would need at least two buses to attend the Marton venue . |
| 8 | Coun Paul Harford told Cleveland 's development control sub-committee that Northallerton was remote from Cleveland and the public would need at least two buses to reach the Marton venue . |
| 9 | For £25 , £1 more than the new charge for MoT test for cars , a qualified driving instructor will give the driver an hour-long skills appraisal which will include at least 45 minutes of driving . |
| 10 | Carbonates will combust at relatively low temperatures so if you dry your water in an oven you may find you 're actually burning off some of the carbonates . |
| 11 | The families must now wait at least 28 days for a date for the full hearing . |
| 12 | The light , strongly-bonded carbon atoms can vibrate at unusually high frequencies , so the frequency of the radiation absorbed is very much higher for diamond than for other materials . |
| 13 | However , the businessman must present at least two years of business operations and taxes , with a city licence before funds will be allocated . |
| 14 | Under the electoral system of 1918 , the Unionists had a minimum vote of at least 38 per cent of the electorate , and this would bring at least 250 seats in a parliament of 615 ; in a political world of three parties this almost guaranteed that no other party would govern alone and that the Unionists would usually have a majority . |
| 15 | Marryat 's readers would bring at least some associations and some understanding to this piece of special pleading . |
| 16 | They could all ride now — after a fashion — and stay on over their modest course of jumps ( built of railway sleepers ) ; they could all swim at least three lengths and run a mile without stopping to fall in a heap every hundred yards , not very fast perhaps , but improving all the time . |
| 17 | The professor shall lecture , or hold classes , in two at least of the three university terms and shall give at least twenty-eight lectures or classes in all and not less than twelve in each of two terms . |
| 18 | If the application is based upon payment of all the debts , the applicant must give at least twenty-eight days ' notice to the official receiver and ( if other ) the trustee and supply them with copies of the application and affidavit ( r 6.206(4) ) . |
| 19 | The AGM will be convened by the company secretary , who must give at least 21 days ' notice . |
| 20 | If I do it I must give at least ten pounds and I simply have n't got ‘ em . ’ |
| 21 | The official receiver must give at least twenty-one days ' notice of the meeting to the bankrupt and may require him to attend the meeting ( r 6.84 ) |
| 22 | The professor shall lecture , or hold classes , in two at least of the three university terms and shall give at least thirty-six lectures or classes in all and not less than twelve in each of two terms , of which not less than sixteen must be lectures . |
| 23 | Industries dominated by very few giant firms may be ferociously competitive ; these few firms may invest at very high rates , as in Japan . |
| 24 | The finding suggests that vaccination against the virus might prevent at least some cases of Hodgkin 's disease , which attacks 1500 Britons yearly ( The Lancet , vol 337 , p 320 ) . |
| 25 | I will , however , choose at least four books in my first year 's membership . |
| 26 | These may be minimised by prophylactic penicillin V therapy , which should begin at about six months of age . |
| 27 | For example , if 100 or more jobs are to go , consultation must begin at least 90 days before the first dismissal takes effect . |
| 28 | However , there are rare instances of individuals proving sensitive to it , and vomiting and diarrhoea can occur at very high doses . |
| 29 | I can remember at least five executions . |
| 30 | This would entail at least 30 targets to be attacked by between 120 and 160 men . |