Example sentences of "[vb mod] [prep] least [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Failing that , it should at least be standard practice to carry out the voters ' register check to show whether or not the information concerns a different person , if different-name information is passed : and we recognise that this alternative might be cheaper . |
| 2 | Well , if that 's the reason they should at least be honest about it . |
| 3 | If a fundamental change in action proves impossible , it should at least be feasible to build up that part of the physique at greatest risk . |
| 4 | It is recommended , however , that LIFESPAN Managers should at least be familiar with every section of the manual . |
| 5 | The observations so obtained should at least be free from the human bias that attends the study of our own species . |
| 6 | But like those marriages , it should at least be fast and exciting while it lasts . |
| 7 | well hang on , we should , we should at least be able to oh |
| 8 | We should at least be able to start anew with some element of hope . |
| 9 | Palmerston tried to ensure that attachés in the missions to the German courts should at least be able to read German script ; and in the 1840s and 1850s there were efforts to send students of oriental languages from Oxford and Cambridge to Constantinople , where they were to form a new class of oriental secretaries and replace the Greek and Levantine dragomans who had for decades acted as translators and interpreters there . |
| 10 | Your flat being so small , it must at least be warm . |
| 11 | I suppose I must at least be civil to the Danish envoys , and offer them some entertainment . |
| 12 | On the other hand , while it is true that it is rarely useful to explain behaviour in terms of neural events , our description of psychological processes must at least be compatible with what is known of their neural substrate . |
| 13 | ‘ You must at least be elegant in defeat ! ’ |
| 14 | This theory had opened the way for Western physiologists to recognise that the anaesthetic effect of acupuncture might at least be possible . |
| 15 | We might at least be fair about the ways in which we account for pupils ' behaviour . |
| 16 | She 'll at least be able to explain Yeo Davis to us . |
| 17 | And if we were going to be bored , and we were usually bored , rarely being self-motivated , we could at least be bored on our own terms , lying smashed on mattresses in ruined houses rather than working in the machine . |
| 18 | If we could find a good home , you would at least be warm . ’ |
| 19 | Inside , it would at least be dry . |
| 20 | I would have thought that overreaction would at least be preferable to the apathy currently being shown by both the government and general public alike . |
| 21 | Those inmates classed as illiterate were obliged to take a compulsory form of basic education , with the aim that they would at least be able to read and write by the time they were released . |
| 22 | He hoped that , if Cathy married Linton , who would inherit the Linton fortune , she would at least be able to remain in her family home . |
| 23 | Perhaps if he listened for a bit and then jeered , he would at least be able to jeer from a better-informed position . |
| 24 | If this were true , there would at least be common ground between the three , in that they all agreed what was meant by the word ‘ God ’ . |
| 25 | If , rather than face unemployment , you would at least be prepared to consider staying on with a reduced salary or a lower level of seniority , you should make that clear . |
| 26 | Indeed , the odds are that if the pictures are looking good , the sound will also be recording satisfactorily and will at least be representative of the atmosphere at the particular location . |
| 27 | SHOULD the worst come to the worst , John and Norma Major will at least be able to make a dignified departure from Downing Street . |
| 28 | But doing your homework properly you will at least be able to make sure that the odds are in your favour . ’ |
| 29 | The chances are of course that you will not have time go into so much detail , but you can use different headlines to highlight specific aspects of the story , and if you are aware of the requirements of each type of magazine you will at least be able to include back-up material which is relevant to their subject and readership and to follow up with ideas for more in-depth coverage . |
| 30 | If early on you learn phrases like " I am learning your language " , " I have only been here a short time " , " I did n't understand what you said " , and " Please repeat it more slowly " , you will at least be able to make a sensible response to anything said to you . |