Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [adv] as [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it is the same attitude of world-weariness and sophistication that socializes each generation of students and new teachers into believing that their own blends of ill-formed idealism , intermittent enthusiasm and nagging doubt about the true value of what they are doing are merely the embarrassing stigmata of the beginner , to be covered up as much as possible , and grown out of as soon as possible . |
| 2 | They should be got rid of as early as possible . |
| 3 | Local government has seen the growth of intra-as well as inter-party politics , and has been used by both major parties to promote ‘ radical ’ policies . |
| 4 | The wheels are of the best construction , having wooden felloes six inches deep , with strong iron centre pieces , and the inconvenience arising from sudden concussion has been guarded against so far as possible by the finest description of buffer springs . |
| 5 | I have to scuff the other foot as well , with as near as possible the same weight , to feel good again . |
| 6 | Most of the centre 's work is concerned with checking the health effects of the work done by everyone at Park Royal , but the part time physiotherapist at the centre has her fair share of football and other sports injuries to contend with as well as other muscular and skeletal problems suffered by employees . |
| 7 | Any rock and border plants still to be lifted , split-up and re-planted should be dealt with as soon as possible . |
| 8 | She clearly has some worry about going in and out and wants to get it over and done with as soon as possible . |
| 9 | The FRS 's requirements should be complied with as soon as possible and be regarded as standard , other than for Republic of Ireland companies , in respect of consolidated financial statements relating to periods ending on or after 23 December 1992 . |
| 10 | We are particularly anxious to bring the courts back into use for the 1993 season , so we would be most grateful if the application could be dealt with as soon as possible . |
| 11 | Might as well get the whole thing over with as fast as possible . |
| 12 | Thus the time spent on the settling-down and clearing-up stages varied from 7 to 45 per cent of the total session , and the introductory stage varied similarly , largely because some teachers treated it as a purely administrative matter to be dealt with as succinctly as possible , while others incorporated it into the session as the whole-class teaching in an arrangement otherwise dominated by group work . |
| 13 | Getting the turning over and done with as rapidly as possible demands violent measures . |
| 14 | Will he ensure that the vast amount of aid which has been sent into the region for military purposes will in future be for peaceful purposes so that the region 's social injustices are dealt with as rapidly as possible ? |
| 15 | Algal blooms should be dealt with as quickly as possible , using a product which removes them without damaging any plants , and hence the balance of the aquarium/pond . |
| 16 | I want this over with as quickly as possible . |
| 17 | I 'd like to get this whole thing over and done with as quickly as possible . |
| 18 | ‘ What I wish , ’ she said , ‘ is to get this visit to wherever we 're going over with as quickly as possible . ’ |
| 19 | Clearly , whatever the problems it is important that they are dealt with as early as possible . |
| 20 | She decided that the link with Bert was unlikely to hold Jasper back from one of his binges ; that she would have to sit it out ; that Bert was almost certainly going after Pat ; that the best thing she could do was to organise a Congress of the C.C.U. for as soon as possible . |
| 21 | I 'm sixty next year but I 'd like to carry on for as long as possible . ’ |
| 22 | Root crops for storage are best left in the ground for as long as possible , provided they are dug up before severe frosts set in . |
| 23 | Spaniards respect her for keeping her schoolteacher 's job for as long as possible . |
| 24 | Leave the meat for as long as possible before cooking . |
| 25 | They will put the moment off for as long as possible or refuse to acknowledge that it is coming along and then protest that they were not told . |
| 26 | Cdr Massoud has done his best to keep Mr Najibullah in power for as long as possible , largely to thwart his main rival , the Hizb-e-Islami ( Islamic Party ) of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar . |
| 27 | Against this , the nuclear industry has provided a wall of obfuscation — juggling figures to suit its needs , making wildly exaggerated claims for nuclear performance whilst minimizing its costs — and all in the optimistic hope of making the ‘ cheap ’ label stick for as long as possible . |
| 28 | It is sometimes suggested not only that postmodernism scarcely exists in Britain , but that it would not be a good thing if it did : like structuralism , it is seen as a form of literary rabies , to be confined to the Continent for as long as possible . |
| 29 | And then she would look to Gary for him to begin the piano again , and she would look us straight in the eye for as long as possible , and she would sing : |
| 30 | By the end of the 1980s , however , the position had been reversed , with calls on older workers to remain in employment for as long as possible . |