Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [conj] possible from " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile , the relatively few persons for whom special knowledge and training are reserved are freed so far as possible from the obligations of simple labour ’ ( Braverman , 1974 , pp. 82–3 ) . |
| 2 | Intending candidates should obtain further information as soon as possible from the Secretary , Civil Service Commission , Alencon Link , Basingstoke , Hants , RG21 1JB ( tel. 0256–68551 ) . |
| 3 | You should ring the Samaritans the moment you feel suicidal and get help as soon as possible from your doctor . |
| 4 | She sat in a corner on an antique settle as far away as possible from the blazing open fire . |
| 5 | In the spring of 1940 John Avison and I rounded up a group of like-minded radio people with the object of renting a large house as far away as possible from downtown Vancouver . |
| 6 | So always after that I would make sure I had a job to do as far away as possible from the scene , because it upset me a lot . |
| 7 | The driver sought out the agreed parking space which was as far away as possible from the canteen and shop complex . |
| 8 | All she could do was to give Adam the completed programs , and then keep as far away as possible from Lynx and the man who ran it . |
| 9 | Merrill thought , as she sat in the car as far away as possible from him . |
| 10 | ‘ Aye , as far away as possible from this room , ’ fitzAlan agreed ironically . |
| 11 | He chose to be a marine engineer reckoning to go as far away as possible from the wastes of Leith and hoping to see the world . |
| 12 | THINK TIGHT , think sharp , think as far away as possible from the recent loose flowing , Eastern hippy influences . |
| 13 | Teachers felt that it was m appropriate to help pupils move as quickly as possible from purposes to information , with emphasis on reading and note making skill that stage . |
| 14 | The MP added : ‘ I 'm calling on Saville 's to withdraw as quickly as possible from the deal and allow the local authorities to acquire the land . |
| 15 | The cap iron should be set as far as possible from the cutting edge . |
| 16 | This sanguine trust in the unity and coherence of the universe is as far as possible from ‘ the American Puritan temperament ’ , as Eliot suffered it and articulated it . |
| 17 | The latrine situated near to the road at the far end of the orchard has been moved to the other side , as far as possible from the road , due to the increasing mortaring . |
| 18 | ‘ Had to get as far as possible from the wife , ’ the man answered . |
| 19 | The fact that this revelation would doubtless be made in a context of privacy and confidentiality so as to insulate him as far as possible from the prying eyes of scandalmongers may not reduce his desire to put actual and legal distance between himself and his spouse . |
| 20 | Orphaned at a very early age , he is brought up ‘ by hand ’ by his shrewish sister , Mrs Joe , the wife of the village blacksmith , Joe Gargery , who loves him and protects him as far as possible from his sister 's tyranny . |
| 21 | The Ness is shallow and peaceful , and the murmur of its flowing falls plaintively on the ear , in sympathy with the song of the birds , and the summer tintings of the trees , and the musings of those who seem to love each turning in the paths ; while the waters of the rapids of Niagara make the onlooker hold back his breath , and keep back as far as possible from the wild leaping of the swift-rushing waters . |
| 22 | The fourth section looks beyond government policy to the actual workings of the police and judicial institutions , as far as possible from the perspective of the inhabitants . |
| 23 | Covert operations , for instance , had to be concealed as far as possible from the police as well as the public . |
| 24 | They would have to avoid the Warden 's forces , in these circumstances , so would require to plan their approaches carefully , keeping away as far as possible from Teviotdale and Tweeddale . |
| 25 | When the Dwarf King 's messenger reached Dieter the Emperor reacted immediately , not by sending help ( for the army was so starved of funds there was no help to send ) but by removing his entire court westwards to Altdorf in order to be as far as possible from the threat of Grom 's horde . |
| 26 | After all , the stuff has to go somewhere : why not put it as far as possible from people , where it poses no threat to drinking water and little threat ( fisheries apart ) to food ? |
| 27 | They use delinquent criteria in order to distance themselves as far as possible from conventional ones , and hence insulate themselves from a sense of failure . |
| 28 | There would , however , appear to be one question on which there is unanimity of opinion and that is that Japan must be protected as far as possible from Communistic influences and from infiltration from the USSR . |
| 29 | Danquah 's evidence was somewhat defensive , even apologetic : Nkrumah felt that their intention was to distance themselves as far as possible from his pronouncements and actions . |
| 30 | The idea has its parallel in the ever-higher smoke stacks and ever-longer sewage outfalls which were designed to export pollution problems as far as possible from their source . |