Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] as [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rains may disappear as suddenly as they arrived ; the pond may dry out within a few days , and so the whole cycle of breeding activity must be completed in the shortest possible time . |
| 2 | Snow may linger as late as mid-July . |
| 3 | Beveridge 's four social evils of Want , Disease , Squalor and Ignorance must remain as much the primary targets of any party of the left today as when he first wrote about them half a century ago . |
| 4 | Such lads of calibre must be sought out early in another respect as well ; for bodily modifications must commence as soon after the onset of adolescence as could be . |
| 5 | You should know as well as I do the public can be a very difficult master ! ’ |
| 6 | Erm for what it 's worth , I 'll give you my suggestions about what we should do as far as ticket prices are concerned er , having taken in a view of the most important factor of the treasurer 's comments but also bearing in mind that we did have high recurring expenses this year , which wo n't apply in future and we 're not here to make money . |
| 7 | I do not wish in any way to take away anything from David Scott-Cowper 's incredible achievement but I do feel that one should ensure as far as possible that reports are written correctly . |
| 8 | But it remains problematic whether the utilitarian should condemn as wrong all actions which are not the very best , or equal best . |
| 9 | The Prime Minister summoned the European Commission President to Downing Street where the two agreed that talks to try to avert a trade war with the United States must begin as soon as possible . |
| 10 | School and class libraries must provide as wide a range as possible . |
| 11 | Watching him , we all became aware that the style of play was beginning to favour forwards who should run as fast as wings or centres . |
| 12 | The manager should ascertain as early as possible the intentions of medical staff , particularly surgeons , with regard to the summer leave commitments . |
| 13 | As my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has said many times , we should work as hard as we can in the heart of Europe to lead our partners away from the cause of Euro-dirigism and Euro-protectionism , which if allowed to develop under the influence of Madame Cresson and such people would render the entire Community less competitive in global markets and blight the prospects of the developing countries to the south and east of the existing Community . |
| 14 | Culley tracked left and found him again , startled by the way the image was drawn to stand before him , as if his voice must be heard , as if the man must see as clearly as he was seen — Levis , stetson , a loose shirt ; a rifle cradled in one arm . |
| 15 | ‘ Then I think you should separate as soon as possible . |
| 16 | He watched her climb on to the chair , and she saw him grin at the sight of her sore rump , which she thought must burn as brightly as any beacon . |
| 17 | And , although I was instantaneously and utterly in love with you — and quite determined that we should marry as soon as possible — I have been trying my damnedest to keep some kind of control over my emotions . ’ |
| 18 | It is not at all clear why a plaintiff seeking material located in , say , France or Germany , but able to invoke United States jurisdiction ( available , perhaps , as a result of the long-arm claims to extensive jurisdiction made by Federal or State courts ) should be able to claim that American practices should apply as exclusively as in a purely domestic case . |
| 19 | Opposition from Scottish Liberal Democrat council members was heavily defeated yesterday when the region 's policy and resources committee agreed that the proposed scheme was vital to the economy of Fife and the north of Scotland and should proceed as quickly as possible . |
| 20 | Well so many other counties would like a a pt a a seat which is coterminous with them , I know Norfolk would , but the rule is that constituencies should have as far as possible , equal numbers of electors . |
| 21 | The preparation of documentation — user guides and full manuals for our applications of PANDORA and BG-BASE — must proceed as quickly as possible , particularly if we we wish to exploit their commercial potential . |
| 22 | The economists agree that reforms should happen as fast as they are technically possible , whether ordinary citizens want it that way or not . |
| 23 | Whether it should happen as often as it does is open to doubt . |
| 24 | At the official unification festivities in Hamburg Rita Süssmuth , the President of the Bundestag ( lower house of parliament ) , defended the right to asylum which she said Germans should appreciate as fundamentally important because of their experience under the Nazis . |
| 25 | ‘ My husband and I love Tobermory — well , we did before this afternoon — but now , of course , he must die as soon as possible . ’ |
| 26 | We must respond as quickly as possible , and at the latest within two months , by either providing the information or by refusing . |
| 27 | Third process teaching and learning styles should vary as widely as possible in order to provide maximum stimulation for both teachers and pupils and care should be taken to plan programmes with a long term rhythm of change or variety the element of chance and serendipity |
| 28 | Ground improvements and publicity were used for the same purpose , and so that football should reach as wide a public as possible , Chapman persuaded the Examiner to publish a Saturday sports edition , the first issue of which appeared on 10 January , 1925 . |
| 29 | These effects give a guide to the symptoms which the derived remedies are used to treat , using ‘ like for like ’ i.e. the illness to be treated and that caused by indigestion of the substance should match as closely as possible . |
| 30 | It 's almost beyond belief that they should go as far as to kill three of our own men . ’ |