Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] as [adv] as possible " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was coupled to a policy of discouraging as far as possible even British imports into the colonies on the grounds that this would divert Britain 's exports from dollar to soft currency areas like the colonies , ’ and hence the accumulation of colonial sterling balances . |
| 2 | If you are made redundant try to get some sort of retraining as fast as possible , before you lose your nerve . |
| 3 | Having stressed the importance of reducing as far as possible the number of permissible reasons for refusal , the authors refer to the cited ground , which they admit has no precedent in international agreements on judicial assistance . |
| 4 | It seems that Manners was anxious to press ahead with building as quickly as possible in an attempt to pre-empt the Opposition from changing the scheme if they returned to power . |
| 5 | If you need to cancel your booking , you must advise your accommodation establishment in writing as soon as possible . |
| 6 | After any loss , damage or accident you must give us full details of the incident in writing as soon as possible . |
| 7 | After any loss , damage or accident you must give us full details of the incident in writing as soon as possible . |
| 8 | After any loss , damage or accident you must give us full details of the incident in writing as soon as possible . |
| 9 | After any loss , damage or accident you must give us full details of the incident in writing as soon as possible . |
| 10 | From opposite ends of England the academics said that this was a born teacher who ought to be in teaching as soon as possible . |
| 11 | We need a balanced methodology in reducing as quickly as possible the number of victims and the number of abusers within the care system . |
| 12 | Each word appeared for 200 milliseconds and the subject was asked to responds as quickly as possible by pressing either the ‘ Yes ’ or ‘ No ’ response button , which stopped the clock . |
| 13 | We must screw the lid on spending as tightly as possible , so that a true and proper comparison can be made between the old rates system , uprated to match current spending , the poll tax charge , and the new council tax . |
| 14 | Benstede , who returned looking untidy with streaks of dirt on his face , muttered that he had been manhandled , probably by the French , and was intent on leaving as soon as possible . |
| 15 | We are committed to legislating as soon as possible on a new scheme to protect hedgerows and to notify the intention to grub up . |
| 16 | However , the electorate did not trust the Conservatives on full employment policy , and this feeling was confirmed by the aggressive anti-socialist tenor of the election campaign , when the rallying cry was for decontrol as quickly as possible . |
| 17 | for example , an Individual with difficulty in adjusting to a 24-hour day should make every attempt to strengthen the rhythmic influence of social factors and meal times by adhering as rigidly as possible to a regular routine . |
| 18 | Instead of trying to escape by moving as fast as possible away from the predator , some animals take an erratic zigzag course . |
| 19 | In part it was done by exploiting as fully as possible many small miscellaneous sources of income , such as fines on recusants and the revenue of vacant episcopal sees ; in part by careful and economic management — the household expenses were kept rigidly down in an age of inflation and the building of royal palaces was brought to an end ; in part by rewarding courtiers and officials from wardships and monopolies . |