Example sentences of "but [prep] least the [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 True , there were no Sex Pistols here , not even a Housemartins if the truth be known , but at least the papers were beginning to take on board a youth culture .
2 On one occasion at Anfield , Dalglish had his cheekbone fractured in a clash with Moran — but at least the Rovers boss knows Moran is granite hard !
3 Many severely handicapped children do die at an early age through natural causes , but at least the parents can feel that they did everything they could for the child when it was alive .
4 But at least the conditions made clear the hazards for shipping approaching this coast , the innumerable rocks and reefs and skerries over which the rollers spouted and boiled , many just below the surface , and the greater danger therefore .
5 This is by no means as quick and easy as using the colour changer , but at least the designs are a possibility .
6 We might say it is galling for people to hear such things when they have been told they will die in the wilderness , but at least the promises of God remain very much in force for their children .
7 Above , it 's along way home , but at least the competitors get to take the scenic route .
8 I am not very sure that things are very much better now , but at least the days are longer and we probably wo n't suffer a power cut tonight .
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