Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [adv prt] [adv] [adv] as " in BNC.
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1 | The one thing that seems to be doing now is to string it out as long as possible . |
2 | ‘ I think there 's every reason to get them out as quickly as possible , ’ she persisted . |
3 | As they came out of service , they were driven to Mitcham Road depôt for Cohen 's men to break them up as quickly as possible . |
4 | Once I have decided to begin the game proper , I aim to get everyone out as soon as possible . |
5 | Alternatively , and conversely , it may be recognized that the end goal will not be achieved without a period of turbulence , and the pace of change may actually be accelerated , to get it over as quickly as possible . |
6 | So , as soon as Microsoft launches the operating system in mid-June , Informix will be straight there with its standard engine — it is ‘ in our customers interests to get it out as soon as possible ’ , he said . |
7 | Once the umbilical cord has broken , the stump should be dusted or sprayed with antibiotic to dry it up as quickly as possible . |
8 | Gazzer wasted twenty minutes on the sea front waiting for a bus to take him up as far as the Leisure Centre . |
9 | Then to push it back as violently as possible . |
10 | Abel Goumba of the Front patriotique oubanguien — Parti du travail said that the " regime appears to be using stalling tactics to push it back as far as possible " and that the opposition would increase its activities to press for the conference to be convened earlier . |