Example sentences of "at least [pron] [vb mod] have " in BNC.
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| 1 | Surely at least one would have been caught short at some point during the operation . |
| 2 | And what do you say , do you say , ‘ I do n't agree with what that man says , it 's a bad book , I do n't like it or I wo n't read it ’ , or do you say , ‘ it 's probably useful for me to try to make the imaginative judgment to see things the way he sees them , to see the way the world looks like from his point of view , and I may reject that , but at least one ought to have some tolerance and some understanding ’ , and it seems that that 's where the study of literature meets life . |
| 3 | If you have an audience of about a hundred people at least one will have hearing problems , difficulty understanding English , or difficulty understanding your accent . |
| 4 | At least they might have learned something about attitude , which John McEnroe believes to be the root cause of Britain 's tennis predicament . |
| 5 | If they managed to exact a sworn and written abrogation of the Act from every single proprietor in the strath ( and over into Tummel and down past Dunkeld ) , at least they would have built a paper wall round themselves . |
| 6 | In Essex at least they would have been required for aliens only . |
| 7 | Okay , they 're poor paid , but at least they would have the pride of saying that they 've got a job whereas the elderly are having to just sit at home and turning down their fires and turning down their central heating in case they ca n't afford their bills ! |
| 8 | But those involved in entente floral feel at least they would have had a fighting chance of clinching the title . |
| 9 | If her marriage had to be mentioned at all — and she did n't see why it was even necessary , it had absolutely nothing to do with her work as a book illustrator — then at least they could have got the facts straight , and described her as separated . |
| 10 | At least they will have my testimony when the time comes . |
| 11 | Grating ginger , Phoebe Snow on the stereo thank you but I 'm just lookin ' , sipping wine , a wry smile damping her forest fire , she thought , at least we 'll have a good meal . |
| 12 | at least we 'll have the notes to back up what we 're doing , and I |
| 13 | At least we 'll have a lot of speed , |
| 14 | ‘ If Blenkinsop comes up with some facts , at least we 'll have something to go back to them on . |
| 15 | Ah , well , at least we shall have wheat and mutton instead , and no more typhus and ague ; and , it is to be hoped , no more brandy-drinking and opium-eating ; and children will live and not die . |
| 16 | ‘ Well , ’ wrote Aunt Margaret , ‘ at least we shall have a day of rest tomorrow . ’ |
| 17 | But if the chance for a fair electoral system is lost at least we should have played to what strength there is in a single member system and properly recognised the individual communities of the U K. That chance has been missed without review and on that grounds I do n't believe this review should go through . |
| 18 | We are a proud nation and at least we should have been put on stand-by . ’ |
| 19 | I 'm not changing my tune , Councillor Wyle knows that in the past I have actually offered to go with them when they 've made erm , visits to the minister , and when he said , we we we tried , but we never got anywhere , and on various issues I 've said , well perhaps if we got us an all party delegation , at least we could have done no worse . |
| 20 | At least there would have been some measure of impersonality about a restaurant , whereas here , trapped in the confines of her small office with Luke so close , there was a definite air of intimacy . |
| 21 | ‘ At least there 'd have been no doubt about our ability to pay . |
| 22 | At least he would have hot water that night when he returned home — if he had the time to return home . |
| 23 | With Zoser inside , at least he would have headed off trouble from the Moslems . |
| 24 | Perhaps Becky had sold everything as he instructed , he thought , as he left the market to carry on down Whitechapel Road where at least he would have a chance to catch up with one of his sisters , rest and gather his thoughts . |
| 25 | ‘ If I tell him about Tim at least he 'll have a sensible line of enquiry . ’ |
| 26 | Well at least he 'll have been here this weekend to find |
| 27 | Well at least he can have a word with him about it and see what and he can do , and then you go to and see what they can do . |
| 28 | At least he will have no United ghost on his shoulder , although Ferguson 's team is insubstantial enough . |
| 29 | At least he will have no United ghost on his shoulder , although Ferguson 's team is insubstantial enough . |
| 30 | At least he 'd have given her some decent ponies . ’ |