Example sentences of "[prep] least [num] [noun] [conj] they " in BNC.

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1 On Aug. 15 , however , it was admitted that Gutfreund , Strauss and Meriwether all knew of the irregularities at least four months before they were reported to the authorities in early August .
2 Under local laws , Cruise , 30 , and 24-year-old Australian-born Kidman have to be resident in Florida for at least six months before they can adopt .
3 Remember , the one in the north is arriving in stages , beginning with a small group of horsemen from Leven who will be unsupported for at least two hours after they have arrived at the Tay .
4 Most people have at least two sails so they can windsurf in fresher winds , but a choice of three such as a 5.7 , 4.7 , and 3.7 sq m would cover most conditions .
5 They can be made at least two days before they are needed .
6 They 'll take at least two years before they become fully established then very little maintenance will be needed .
7 Yes , but I 've , they 've got to guarantee the repair for at least two years after they 've done it .
8 Roy Strait said he heard at least two men as they administered sleeping pills to the film star — then smothered her to death .
9 Most of the mothers talking here had known their boyfriends for at least two months before they " did it " , and for almost two-thirds of them it was their first sexual relationship .
10 As we explained in our previous book , and as virtually all serious biblical scholars concur , the Gospels , in treating such issues as these , were either drastically rewritten or , more likely , distorted the events they describe — which would have taken place at least thirty years before they were composed .
11 Those with no record of social security contributions , in other words new entrants to the labour market , have to work at least 26 weeks if they are to be eligible for Unemployment Benefit when they lose their jobs .
12 Your Koi will probably take at least 2–3 years before they are old enough to breed .
13 In Harlow , Essex , police arrested at least 45 people when they closed down an acid house party attended by 3,000 to 4,000 people at a disused warehouse at 6am yesterday , a police spokesman said .
14 In several African countries in which marriage or first union takes place comparatively earlier in life , one half of the women bore their first child before reaching age 19 ; in Bangladesh , 50 per cent of the women had at least one child when they were 16.5 years old .
15 During the follow up period there were only five ears in which fluid recurred and persisted for at least one year after they had been clear for at least one year .
16 they must tell you at least 21 days before they plan to take maternity leave .
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