Example sentences of "a [noun sg] as [adv] as possible " in BNC.
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| 1 | I will ensure that the hon. Gentleman receives a reply as soon as possible . |
| 2 | ‘ It is now too late to make fresh representations ’ but ‘ officers will be considering the need for a review as early as possible given the continuously changing circumstances and national planning context ’ . |
| 3 | In my experience , young people in a family have been directed to go and conceive a child as quickly as possible because a dying person wants to see a grandchild to ‘ know that his name will live on before he dies , . |
| 4 | It informs Flashman of the dire consequences of the club 's financial predicament , recommending that the controversial chairman sells out to a consortium as quickly as possible . |
| 5 | What was striking about the instant response to Stanley 's emancipation proposals in 1833 was that it came from Howick , until recently in charge , at the Colonial Office , of the emancipation question , and that his strongest dissent arose from the failure of the plan to chart a move as soon as possible directly from slavery to free labour without bothering with an apprenticeship stage . |
| 6 | ‘ It will be useless to observe to the Society that it is of the greatest importance to procure a place as soon as possible , if the Professor is not enabled to begin his Lectures by Christmas ( 1791 ) the establishment will be put off for one year — the Zootomy being strictly the first part he is to begin to teach to the pupils , which everyone knows could not be attempted in the Summer — and it would be feared too long a delay might hurt the success of the establishment . ’ |
| 7 | Weighty as they are , these questions have little relevance to a manager struggling to run a business as ethically as possible . |
| 8 | Yes , but On the last comment that er Chris made er bringing us and the letter to county about the the failure of the meeting on the twenty second cos we feel that they are just lying down to the situation and not pursuing a pursuing the D A P about whatsoever and erm we are , certainly in John 's letter probably get it signed tonight complaining and asking for a a meeting as soon as possible because we feel that that they ought to be pursuing the question of these two sites , they 're dragging their feet ! |
| 9 | It is important to trace the history of a site as far as possible , and identify its present and previous uses . |
| 10 | In Chapter 2 , I argued that it is very important to test the system as a whole as early as possible rather than to develop components in isolation . |
| 11 | I 'll find a replacement as soon as possible . |
| 12 | He urged on me the need to embark on a full-sized book , and to send him a synopsis as soon as possible . |
| 13 | The pond in which the tadpole develops is only temporary , so it must complete its metamorphosis into a toad as quickly as possible . |
| 14 | Here all stimuli were spoken words , and the subject 's task was to listen to each word and press a button as quickly as possible on hearing the sound /t/ — a task known as phoneme monitoring . |
| 15 | ‘ Once she had the key , and whilst her husband signed the formalities , she was to go up to her room , put the handbag containing the Tongue — and money , pearls , and so on — on a ledge as near as possible to a door which was going to be left deliberately ajar . |
| 16 | The only scenario in which there would be a case for building a PWR as soon as possible on the grounds of plant shortage involves a sustained increase ( 4 per cent growth per annum ) in manufacturing output from 1979/80 . |
| 17 | Which means , ’ he added , glancing quickly down at the slim gold watch on his wrist , ‘ I want you to pack a suitcase as quickly as possible , because we have very little time in which to catch the plane . ’ |
| 18 | Unless they 've been on a course of laughing pills , no one at the doctor 's will find these jokes in the least funny , and if you laugh at them , we recommend that you see a doctor as quickly as possible since your humour gland has obviously gone mental . |
| 19 | The need to supplement the family income motivates some parents to encourage children to go out and earn a wage as soon as possible . |
| 20 | The US and Soviet governments issued a joint statement simultaneously in Washington and Moscow on Oct. 20 , calling on the government and the FMLN to intensify negotiations , to reach a political settlement and to conclude a ceasefire as soon as possible . |
| 21 | Although acquisition assistance may be less structured than normal corporate finance ( ie special ) work , it is important to impose a structure as early as possible and to maintain working papers in accordance with that structure . |
| 22 | It is designed to find a goal as quickly as possible . |
| 23 | If so , it was good to give him experience as a bishop as soon as possible . |
| 24 | See a solicitor as soon as possible if you are thinking of divorce or separation , or if you need money or protection for you or your children . |
| 25 | Similarly , any woman who felt she had a potential claim as a result of a silicone breast implant was urged to consult with a solicitor as soon as possible . |
| 26 | Nor is it necessarily good practice to see a client as often as possible or whenever the client wishes . |