Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Just make your handwriting as clear as possible under the circumstances because it 's er it 'll speed the process up quite a bit
2 While most of the fliers were quietly attempting to raise their kites as high as possible into the heavens , some of the boys were engaged in battles with their neighbours .
3 Together , we can ensure that general SVQs and Skillstart are as responsive as possible to the needs of our customers — relevant , coherent , and practicable .
4 ‘ I want everything as upbeat as possible for the kids ’ sake , ’ he said .
5 It only remained for him to make his departure from Bec as acceptable as possible to the monks and to himself , and to face the consequences .
6 This is a matter of considerable importance , since it is clearly desirable to know as much as possible about the conditions within the nuee ardente .
7 Before you try to make a sale , it 's important to find out as much as possible about the products in your department ( see the next section on ‘ product knowledge ’ ) .
8 They always find out as much as possible about the areas through which they move , and we can do the same .
9 They want to find out as much as possible about the issues in a short time .
10 ‘ How else can they be turned ? ’ asked Fenella , partly from interest , but partly because it would be a good idea to know as much as possible about the Workshops .
11 This helps you to know as much as possible about the targets you are trying to reach .
12 To live in a beautiful country & to inure myself as much as possible to the labors of the field , have been for this year past my dream of the day , my Sigh at midnight — but to enjoy these blessings near you , to see you daily , to tell you all my thoughts in their first birth , and to hear your 's , to be mingling identities with you , as it were ; — the vision-weaving Fancy has indeed often pictured such things , but Hope never dared whisper a promise ! ’
13 My task was to identify myself as much as possible with the personnel of the College and their activities in order to mitigate their hostility and pro-Axis leanings .
14 Decide from the very beginning that your aim is to use the target language as much as possible in the sessions .
15 I was not angry or upset so much as concerned by the lads going so far in the wrong direction .
16 Now it is up to the aid agencies to make life as comfortable and easy as possible for the refugees .
17 It was also much more sophisticated than English in the words it used to describe kinship relationships .
18 We should at this stage be as non-judgemental as possible about the things being expressed , however wrong , misguided or unjust they might appear to .
19 In my own teaching , in my own responsibilities , I think I have to make two gestures simultaneously : to train people , to teach them , to give them a content , to be a good pedagogue , to train teachers , to give them a profession ; and at the same time to make them as conscious as possible of the problems of professionalization .
20 We could only make him as comfortable as possible under the conditions , and we still had to bomb Berlin ’ .
21 The Duke of Wellington , both when ambassador in Paris and later as representative at the Congresses of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1818 and Verona in 1822 , was enlisted in the campaign and in 1814–15 Clarkson and Macaulay , in 1818 Clarkson and in 1822 William Allen all spent time at the congresses meeting political leaders and arguing for defining the slave trade as piracy under international law .
22 This project aims to fill in as many as possible of the gaps in our knowledge of dialect grammar .
23 It was decided to check the loan records of as many as possible of the theses , to see if any of the data on thesis usage could be of value in assessing the quality of the research , as a measure independent of publication and citation figures .
24 The new one is usually designed on the basis of copying the old one but removing as many as possible of the faults .
25 In the time available to me I shall answer as many as possible of the points that have been raised .
26 Steam days are held on the first Saturday of each month from April to October when as many as possible of the exhibits are operated and many additional attractions are provided .
27 Meanwhile the Nazgûl himself goes even more than usual beyond the boundaries of even ‘ romantic ’ humanity : he looks like a man , and carries a sword , but it is a ‘ pale ’ or insubstantial one ; he bursts the Gate not only by Grond but by a projection of fear and dread , ‘ words of power and terror to rend both heart and stone ’ , which work like ‘ searing lightning ’ .
28 It 's about designing a chassis that 's more than equal to the demands of high-performance driving .
29 Remember , before you approach the council , that they may be more than interested in the quantities of water necessary to run your ponds … you may end up with the officials knocking at your door .
30 I have learnt enough about the Alexander Technique to realize that I have much more to learn , and that noticeable change can be a slow process , but I am more than happy with the benefits that I have received so far .
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