Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [pron] as [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | I urge people to talk to us as quickly as possible so that we can have meaningful discussions in the EC . |
| 2 | ‘ Mr. Kegan phoned over at nine to say he wanted to talk to you as soon as possible , and you wo n't have time to do it yourself before he comes . ’ |
| 3 | When Matthew and I adopted you three years ago , we decided to look after you as well as we could . |
| 4 | If so , we want to hear from you as quickly as possible . |
| 5 | They were out in the street and making their way back to Cotton Lane , and Billy had obviously decided to walk beside her as far as possible . |
| 6 | I should be glad to hear what you are going to do about her as soon as possible . |
| 7 | If your child is ill , try to think about that separately from your other problems , and to deal with it as rationally as possible . |
| 8 | Colour 's got nothing to do with it as far as I 'm concerned . |
| 9 | But everyone advised me to forget about it as soon as possible . |
| 10 | wished to persuade the Company to build the Mitcham — Sutton line included in their original powers and then permit them to run over it as far as St. Helier , as an extension of their Mitcham service . |
| 11 | The report will be published , and I have asked the inspector to report to me as quickly as possible . |
| 12 | We have to live with her as well as you . |
| 13 | If this is not feasible , your letter will be acknowledged immediately , accompanied by a commitment to respond to you as soon as possible . |
| 14 | I believe that it is valuable for children to learn to use this experience , and to become able , at will , to look at language rather than through it , to think about it as well as with it . |
| 15 | Good sailing centres will have at least one and certainly the R Y A ones do and they 're important because if beginners get into difficulties out on the water you need to be able to get to them as quickly as possible and it also gives them a sense of security to have one of these things around . |
| 16 | He did n't mind what Jack knew about him , within reason , that is , although he had ceased to confide in him as absolutely as he had in the days when they passed through Kingsmarkham Primary School together . |
| 17 | I wanted desperately to be with him , to comfort him , but somehow I made myself keep walking , and when a coach passed , I arranged to travel on it as far as my money would pay for . |
| 18 | I told Sir Henry about Laura Lyons , and that I wanted to speak to her as soon as possible . |
| 19 | He sat next to Katja Müller who to his pleasant surprise made a practice of turning to speak to him as often as to her supposed escort Lapointe . |