Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] [vb infin] [adv] early as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Duncan Biggin , architect for the scheme and chairman of Dockbuild , said it was hoped demolition could begin as early as March 16 and building would start as soon as possible . |
| 2 | But if Big Bang turns to crash and Poles lose their unPolish patience with the austerity plan , or if Solidarity can not contain its differences any longer , a fresh election could come as early as this autumn . |
| 3 | The onset of puberty may occur as early as eleven or twelve and can not be reckoned as the sign of having reached adult status . |
| 4 | The manager should ascertain as early as possible the intentions of medical staff , particularly surgeons , with regard to the summer leave commitments . |
| 5 | In London , the Foreign Office yesterday refused to confirm reports that the deportations would start as early as next Saturday and would only repeat the formula that they would take place sooner rather than later . |
| 6 | But any time between eleven and fourteen is ‘ normal ’ , although some girls may start as early as nine or ten or as late as fifteen or sixteen . |
| 7 | Autumn movements or arrival may start as early as August , but is most usual in late October ; most autumn passage is observed in November . |
| 8 | Further evidence comes from detailed observational studies of adult-child interactions which have suggested that infants are able to synchronise gross motor activity with the intonational contours of adult conversation ( Condon and Sander 1974 ) and that imitation of an adult 's facial expression can occur as early as three days after birth ( Meltzoff and Moore 1977 , 1983 ) . |
| 9 | In the first example , production could begin as early as 1998 . |