Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] [adj] [coord] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well erm you kept it out as long as possible but the weather spoilt it and the more you turned it , the bla blacker it came . |
| 2 | We keep the central heating off as long as possible and the thermostat is set low . |
| 3 | At first , studies of the revolution written in this spirit were impressionistic rather than scholarly and the voice of criticism from the Left was barely audible . |
| 4 | For varying reasons the construction took longer than anticipated but the new building , named Murchison House in 1972 , was almost finished in 1975 . |
| 5 | The high turn-out — 79 percent of the 93,367 electorate — meant the count took longer than expected and the result was not declared until just before 3 a.m. on Friday . |
| 6 | If you are interested please contact myself as soon as possible and a confidentiality letter will be sent to you . |
| 7 | My only blurred thought was to reach shelter as soon as possible and the good belay spelt one word — abseil . |
| 8 | De Klerk reaffirmed his commitment to the principle of establishing a transitional government as soon as possible and the creation of a new parliament in which all racial groups would be represented . |
| 9 | SYRIA expressed a strong desire yesterday to resume Middle East peace negotiations as soon as possible and the United States said it would play a more active role in the talks than in the past . |
| 10 | The wind was still as vicious but the thunder had passed them by and the voice of the seas changed , waves breaking over the catamaran with less force . |
| 11 | We 'll go no more a-screwing So late into the night , Though the heart is still as loving And the moon is still as bright . |
| 12 | He was getting back quicker than I thought because he is quite a tall guy , so I had to knock the stumps down as quickly as possible and the quickest way to get there was through the air — and I took it . ’ |
| 13 | If Korea was deemed vital , Jacobs recommended liquidation of the Moscow agreement as rapidly as possible and the full implications in cost and personnel worked out . |
| 14 | It is important that if this staff member should leave , his departure should be anticipated as early as possible and the patient helped to accept it , otherwise it is very likely to provoke another crisis and further admission . |
| 15 | The database will grow in size automatically as necessary but the data transfer times will increase if your database continually requires to be extended . |
| 16 | Although slated as a videodisc initiative , the early stages are keeping options open as far as possible and the project may ultimately be implemented using CD-ROMs or even CD-I discs . |
| 17 | It was a time when strikes were being blamed for most of the country 's ills , and Lord Hodson said : ‘ The injury and suffering caused by strike action is very often widespread as well as devastating and a threat to strike would be expected to be certainly no less serious than a threat of violence . ’ |
| 18 | You have got to show you are at least as good and a little bit extra to cover your back . ’ |
| 19 | The program executes at least as fast and the section of program within the loop is highlighted by the indentation . |
| 20 | She posed the question as casually as possible but the school teacher recognised its significance . |