Example sentences of "[adv] gently [conj] possible " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tip : To fold flour in use a large metal spoon in a figure-of-eight motion , as gently as possible , to prevent knocking out any of the air . |
| 2 | Mozart , knowing that his father would be devastated by the news , sought to prepare him as gently as possible for it by writing to him that she was gravely ill and at the same time writing to their close friend , Bullinger , telling him the whole story , in the hope that Bullinger could support and comfort his father and sister when he finally broke the news to them , which he was intending to do in a second letter to his father . |
| 3 | Transfer the fish from one system to the other as gently as possible with the minimum of stress . |
| 4 | Ruth kissed her aunt and then , clasping her hands tightly in her own , she said what she had to say as gently as possible . |
| 5 | It is the responsibility of the counsellor to move into the difficult area of feelings , and to do so as gently as possible . |
| 6 | she decided to put an end to it as gently as possible . |
| 7 | The caller asks if she can be informed as gently as possible that a very close relative has died . |
| 8 | On her arrival , you invite her to sit down and offer her a cup of tea or coffee , which will have a calming effect , and then , as gently as possible , you break the news , and offer every possible assistance for any arrangements she may have to make . |
| 9 | I explained , as gently as possible , that my mother was very old-fashioned and always checked up on me in the morning . |