Example sentences of "you [vb mod] [verb] as [adv] [subord] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Then I think you should separate as soon as possible .
2 You should know as well as I do the public can be a very difficult master ! ’
3 So you can forget right now any ambitions you might have as far as Kirsty is concerned ! ’
4 You ought to go to Yelton yourself and see the privation there , but I do n't suppose you could walk as far as your gate , never mind finding a horse strong enough to carry you .
5 I would therefore be very grateful if you could confirm as soon as possible that you can contribute in this way .
6 I would be grateful if you could confirm as soon as possible that you wish the application to go forward in the current year as noted here .
7 It used to be said with a considerable amount of justification that you could get as far as Inspector on your own bat but after that ‘ No ’ , you needed somebody pushing you — city councillor , anything .
8 " Oh yes , indeed , Mr Herriot , I wish you would come as soon as possible .
9 As she walked , she said over her shoulder , ‘ I shall be sending in my account , Mr Greenwood , which I hope you will settle as soon as possible . ’
10 Take the numbers from one to ten ( although of course you can continue as far as you like ) .
11 You can go as far as Burnley if you 're old or disabled . ’
12 And oh , when we do something else , and my hands say to my feet , ha hang on , you can walk as well as they can , let's try it .
13 It is described here so that you can see as soon as possible : A learning program may have many facets , and classification is fraught with subtlety .
14 On a clear day you can see as far as Dublin from the Great Car of Donard ( or so they say ) , but mist or heat haze have always foreshortened the view for me .
15 Metro Saverstrip — only for journeys in West Yorkshire ; Metro DayRover — you can get as far as Manchester with this if you 're elderly or disabled and are permitted to take a dog or other authorized companion .
16 D' you think you can get as far as The Angel at Lacock ?
17 First you are told that you can take as long as you like to put the counters in the jar .
18 Taylor , interviewed by Sir David Frost , said : ‘ Between games , as any sportsman knows , you can train as hard as you like , but what is also important is what you eat and how you eat , what you drink and how much you drink .
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