Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] quickly as [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Economic controls were lifted as quickly as possible . |
| 2 | They were instructed to fob them off with promises in order to get them back to work as quickly as possible . |
| 3 | This new wave of anonymous buildings , designed to slip as quickly as possible through local authority planning procedures , has ripped the heart out of Hammersmith . |
| 4 | However , Lord Marshall 's letter says that because of the Government 's commitment to introduce competition into electricity supply as quickly as possible ‘ alternative arrangements for protecting the security of supply ’ would need to be made , involving a ‘ capacity deficiency scheme ’ . |
| 5 | A BR spokeswoman said the fencing would be repaired as quickly as possible . |
| 6 | Smokers , stop as quickly as possible and do not smoke in the presence of others . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | To remedy these grievances it was enacted that the Charter of the Forest was to be kept in all its articles , that the perambulations made in the time of Edward I were to be observed , that those perambulations which still remained to be made should be made as quickly as possible , and that the forest boundaries in each county should be confirmed by royal charters , as laid down in the perambulations . |
| 9 | ‘ If a co-ordinated effort is not made as quickly as possible , the death toll could increase dramatically to become a major catastrophe , ’ said Mr Demoze Kebebu , regional representative of Ethiopia 's Bureau of Refugee Affairs . |
| 10 | The Government have introduced the Bill at the earliest possible moment in the Session , and we shall ensure that secondary legislation is made as quickly as possible . |
| 11 | Will he take urgent steps to ensure that the spread of city technology colleges is accelerated as quickly as possible ? |
| 12 | Medical advice should be sought as quickly as possible . |
| 13 | But if phonemic competitors are included , some means of resolving the phonemes identity and filtering out improbable words must be applied as quickly as possible to stop the proliferation of word strings . |
| 14 | They become entangled in such a way that it is very rare for any to wriggle free , and while there is ample time to collect them at relative leisure they should nonetheless be collected as quickly as possible . |
| 15 | ‘ We 've got 19 players with contracts up for renewal and want a new manager installed as quickly as possible , ’ he said . |
| 16 | I 'd like it done as quickly as possible . ’ |
| 17 | She would get the job done as quickly as possible , and then leave . |
| 18 | " Everything has to be done as quickly as possible ; the only time we spend extra hours in the garden is over the few weeks we are entering competitions , just to make sure it looks at its best , " says Barbara . |
| 19 | ‘ We must get the advance billing done as quickly as possible , ’ Stefan said reprovingly . |
| 20 | Have to try and get the shopping done as quickly as possible cos you 've got ta go Cubs . |
| 21 | Corbett turned to his guide to ask what was happening but found the man had had enough sense and discretion to depart as quickly as possible . |
| 22 | It was argued that this was needed to allow the husband to do the field work as quickly as possible and so release him for more off-farm employment . |
| 23 | It literally happened as quickly as that — on the Monday I decided to finish it and on the Tuesday I packed my bags and left . |
| 24 | As algae does not multiply as quickly as some marine parasites the turnover in the pond need not be very fast . |
| 25 | ‘ If something goes wrong with a customer 's car they want it repaired as quickly as possible , ’ said Peugeot Parts and Service Director Charles Greenland . |
| 26 | From what we know , it seems that the prudent PC user will do well to wait a while and see what other goodies DOS 6 will provide and then upgrade as quickly as possible . |
| 27 | The problem with GPS is that like all new gadgets , the companies are wanting to recover development costs as quickly as possible and they are very expensive . |
| 28 | Even the most efficient switchboard operator will at times dial a wrong number or make an incorrect connection , but this should never cause impatience or anger , the error should be corrected as quickly as possible in a pleasing and charming manner . |
| 29 | Once your pet has died you may be too distressed to dig the grave , as another owner testified ; ‘ It was raining hard and I could n't see through my tears , I just wanted to get her buried as quickly as possible . ’ |
| 30 | As usual do not repeat but always reply as quickly as possible . |