Example sentences of "at [adv] [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And if you manages to blow them all out at once you can make a wish , ’ said Carrie . |
| 2 | But it was kind of him to have organised this — and at least they would command a good view of the bridge . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | At least we 'll have a lot of speed , |
| 5 | ‘ Well , ’ wrote Aunt Margaret , ‘ at least we shall have a day of rest tomorrow . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ If you 're going to enjoy Tivoli as it deserves to be enjoyed , I think for tonight at least we should call a truce , ’ he suggested , apparently unaware of her intense reaction to his touch , as they walked past the Pantominteatret , where a performance of the traditional Italian pantomime was taking place on the open-air stage . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ If I tell him about Tim at least he 'll have a sensible line of enquiry . ’ |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | I do n't mind that and at least she 'll have a shortish coat wo n't she ? |
| 11 | If she married , at least she would have a life of her own , away from prying eyes . |
| 12 | At least she 'd have a few precious moments alone with him before Doreen arrived . |
| 13 | At least she can get a bit of food , even if it 's only summat |
| 14 | ‘ At least you 'll have a break , and who knows what could happen ? |
| 15 | Better get it over with , her mind urges her exhausted body , then at least you 'll get a couple of hours sleep before dawn . |
| 16 | ‘ At least you ought to show a bit of gratitude and look about you . ’ |
| 17 | Because I said to myself , even if you ca n't afford no frock , ca n't afford no party , ca n't afford no bouquet , at least you can have a new hat . ’ |
| 18 | At least you will have a chance to air some of your ideas on the way forward for tourism in Wales . |
| 19 | Established to tackle thorny problems , it was hardly surprising that , in the words of Lord Shawcross , ‘ if you could n't find a solution which commanded general support , then at least you 'd find a way which would enable the whole matter to be put on the back shelf . ’ |
| 20 | At least I 'll get a ticket for the Republic match — I 've got one of the special tickets ! |
| 21 | It was too far away for me to get an ‘ Eric Hosking ’ but at least I 'd possess a ‘ habitat shot ’ . |
| 22 | At least I can get a drag now . |
| 23 | ‘ It is n't jealousy on my part because at least I could kick a ball straight . |