Example sentences of "or at [adv] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems a reasonable conjecture that , if he had known about the decree , he would have acted on it , or at least given reasons for not acting on it . |
| 2 | Given the essentially secret nature of much deviant behaviour , those involved are unlikely to be willing to be interviewed , or at least to give truthful answers , in a survey . |
| 3 | Or are you always meant to act in a selfless manner towards your relatives , or at least to give the appearance of doing so ? |
| 4 | I think we owe it to people like or at least to give them another crack at the whip to see if they 've come on in that interim period cos it 's a good six months since we interviewed |
| 5 | First , children might refrain from reporting or at least giving evidence if they know that a substantial prison sentence for a member of their family is the probable outcome . |
| 6 | Try cutting it out altogether for a while , or at least giving it up during the week and reducing your weekend consumption . |
| 7 | We immediately notified the Department of Trade that Mohamed Fayed 's representations were incorrect , and gave what information we had at the time , which was sufficient to alarm , or at least give pause for basic investigations . |
| 8 | Anita Harris decided to try to play the game according to Ken 's own rules , or at least give it a try . |