Example sentences of "but at [adv] [pron] did " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Team spirit reached an all time low on this one , but at least we did n't come to blows , ’ added Chris .
2 he did n't really like it , but he had a lovely week , but at least we did n't come back to a house that 's full of
3 But at least they did n't need to worry about any area that came under Michael Stein 's remit .
4 Maxim had a torch which he used very cautiously , but at least they did n't have to whisper in the steady drone of rain .
5 She might not know what was proper for a lady at Christmas time , but at least they did .
6 But at least they did n't go around with beatific smiles mumbling about peace and goodwill . ’
7 The brown carpet was cigarette-burned and none too clean , but at least it did not clash with the shabby beige of the walls .
8 Moving was difficult , but at least it did not hurt .
9 But at least it did get us written about .
10 He was a novice golfer but at least he did n't talk much , and had an innate respect for a fellow professional sportsman .
11 But at least he did n't spot that until he 'd got me on the committee . ’
12 But at least he did n't get you pregnant .
13 I walked quickly , but at least I did n't run .
14 But at least she did n't look starving or thin .
15 But at least she did not squint and his cast seemed more noticeable than ever in the morning , as if sleeping refreshed it .
16 ‘ You 're a bit young for getting sons , Gabriel , ’ she said , but at least she did not laugh .
17 Jessica admitted freely that she was a cottage-dweller , one of the idle rich that cluttered up the streets and strands of Donegal from May to September , but at least she did n't drive a gas-guzzling BMW like some she could mention .
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