Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] as [adv] [conj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seems sensible to start as soon as possible really . |
| 2 | They were hot and prickly to wear , and impossible to keep clean , but they charmed the child so thoroughly that she was content to sit as still and silent as a doll eyeing the dazzling frills and listening to the faint crackle of the underskirts . |
| 3 | They also feel obligated to deal as effectively as possible with whatever problems these casual encounters throw up , such as people asking advice about a summons or other aspects of the law , or about some official form which they are having difficulty in completing , how to get rid of obstructions on the pavement outside their house , or traffic obstructions . |
| 4 | While it may not be reasonable to go as far as official opinion , there was some truth in Stalin 's retrospective judgement at the 12th Party Congress : |
| 5 | On June 3 the UN Security Council asked the UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali to present as soon as possible " a new report concerning progress made in the application of the plan " for a referendum on the future of the Western Sahara . |
| 6 | It was very important to know as near as possible the number of kibbles which could be mined weekly " upon which the projects of gaine or loss are to be framed . " |
| 7 | In particular , it is important to know as precisely as possible what evidence satisfied Lanfranc and Anselm in pursuing a policy which was opposed to papal policy , and to the most forward-looking thinking on ecclesiastical government of their time . |
| 8 | It is also important to eliminate as far as possible any air pockets in pots of meat and fish . |
| 9 | This was at a time when the same gp160 product was being vigorously touted by MicroGeneSys as a prophylactic vaccine candidate ; a time when , as now , being able to mimic as closely as possible the natural viral antigens was held to be important for such a vaccine . |
| 10 | It is advisable to apply as early as possible , and preferably before 31 January of the proposed year of entry to the University , though application may be considered up to the date when a course begins , subject to the availability of places . |
| 11 | I designed it but incorporated the customer 's ideas which is important to do as far as possible . |
| 12 | It is important to book as early as possible , since kennels fill up quickly at peak times , with customers booking from one year to the next . |
| 13 | Residents should be able to live as far as possible as they would in a home of their own . |
| 14 | Safe : Distribution systems need to be safe in their own right and to facilitate or even promote safe working as far as possible . |
| 15 | It is essential to conceptualize as precisely as possible the nature of corporate crime . |
| 16 | With road proposals , it is vital to object as strongly as possible at the earliest opportunity , even if you are told no route has yet been chosen . |
| 17 | Determined to recover as quickly as possible , she sucked harder on the juice and asked the nurse for another one as soon as she was finished . |
| 18 | Anxious to proceed as carefully as possible the Procuratia has engaged the conservation firm Syremont ( part of the Ferruzzi-Montedison group ) to assess the damage and how it can be stabilised . |
| 19 | The effect was the same : junk was suddenly less attractive , and anyway much of it was now in the hands of federal rescue agencies keen to sell as quickly as possible . |
| 20 | The old woman scarcely said a word and betrayed no emotion , although Martha felt an obscure sense of triumph and her mother was plainly anxious to leave as fast as possible . |
| 21 | Picasso , who was anxious to paint an object as he ‘ thought ’ it , or to express his ideas about it , was naturally anxious to explain as fully as possible the nature of its formal composition . |
| 22 | It is then wise to thresh as soon as possible to avoid loss to rats and mice . |