Example sentences of "[adv] [det] [conj] possible from " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had been saving as much as possible from the grant in the hope of amassing a small sum which would tide him over until he could find a local job . |
| 2 | In an attempt to learn as much as possible from the capsize of the Herald of Free Enterprise the Treasury Solicitor has asked questions which should help to prevent a similar disaster ever recurring . |
| 3 | The four 1949 Geneva Conventions reflect the principle that parties to a conflict should spare the wounded , prisoners of war , and civilians as much as possible from the effect of armed conflict and occupation . |
| 4 | In order to gain as much as possible from a lecture or reading a book , it is important to ask questions in order to answer queries as they arise . |
| 5 | She describes its production , saying ‘ I saw the Queen at Sandringham with her dogs , which were painted as much as possible from life . |
| 6 | Satan possesses many of the qualities found in conventional epic heroes in his struggle against overbearing , opposing forces while building up new cities in place of lost ones and in his determination to regain as much as possible from the debris into which he has fallen . |
| 7 | The main concern over the century was to shift as much as possible from the first to the second form . |
| 8 | Built up over the past 10 years , his aquilegia collection consists of about 130 species and hybrids , with the emphasis on species ‘ to save as many as possible from extinction and allow present and future generations to know and enjoy their great beauty ’ . |