Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [adv] [adv] as possible " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only thing she could do was tell him so and leave for home as soon as possible . |
| 2 | Some directors were of course friends of administration , and used their powers of patronage as far as possible to supplement the efforts of government , but others , and notably the Elphinstone family , used their Indian patronage to sustain an opposition to Henry Dundas in Scotland . |
| 3 | We ca n't make any more hours in the day , but careful planning can allow us to use this time-saving piece of equipment as efficiently as possible . |
| 4 | The individual must try to act to reduce their level of stress as soon as possible . |
| 5 | With this Demon you 'll lose loadsa Fuzzies , so you must get out of sync as soon as possible ( it 's tough , so keep trying ) . |
| 6 | Get out of sync as quickly as possible and forget the coins completely . |
| 7 | An equally serious prospect is now looming as disastrous losses at Lloyd 's mean that Sotheby 's and Christie 's are currently besieged by bankrupt Names ( see The Art Newspaper No. 19 , June 1990 , p.18 ) anxious to sell works of art as soon as possible . |
| 8 | Another point to remember is that flowers will wilt badly , or even die , if they are left sitting in a hot car or office all day , so if you have to buy them hours before they will be pressed , put them in plenty of water as soon as possible or , better still , buy them on your way home and then they can be pressed fairly quickly . |
| 9 | It seemed essential to minimise the proliferation of paper as far as possible and to centralise the recording of achievement in such a way that updating over a number of years would be possible . |
| 10 | At the same time the adrenalin surge is itself a strong feeling and any strong feeling can be a trigger factor in stimulating the urge to use other mood-altering substances or processes — It is therefore advisable for people in recovery from any form of addictive disease that they should avoid gambling and other forms of risk-taking as far as possible . |
| 11 | But then I return to the knifeblade , flexing gently under my weight as I try to shift my centre of gravity as far as possible over my feet to protect the belay . |
| 12 | The main thing to aim for is simply a change of doctor as soon as possible . |
| 13 | It is necessary to find a way of transition as quickly as possible and to take action . |
| 14 | The Swann Committee had also noted ‘ the views expressed very clearly to us at our various meetings with parents from the whole range of ethnic minority groups that they want and indeed expect the education system to give their children above all a good command of English as rapidly as possible ’ . |
| 15 | I agree with all the right hon. and hon. Members who said — I think that almost all who have spoken so far made this point — that it is very important to give Czechoslovakia , Hungary and Poland the prospect of joining the Community at least by the end of the decade , and to give them every possible assistance in meeting the economic and political conditions for membership as soon as possible . |
| 16 | But unions at Corporate Jets point out they have no such assurances and are anxious to have a meeting with Raytheon as soon as possible to find out its long-term plans . |
| 17 | The Americans hoped that it would come into force as quickly as possible , allowing German military forces to be recruited . |
| 18 | We will ensure that the recommendations of the Government-Industry Joint Working Party are put into effect as rapidly as possible . |
| 19 | For those who are made redundant , the best advice is to try to get back into work as quickly as possible — the first three months is a vital period . |
| 20 | Apart from that get them into combat as soon as possible . |
| 21 | Darlington councillor Peter Jones , Tory spokesman on the transport committee , said : ‘ Obviously it 's a waste of space and I do hope such an excellent facility can be brought into service as soon as possible . |
| 22 | ‘ Roy will want to get back into midfield as soon as possible . |
| 23 | Because of that , he should not be denied his right to receive care and treatment , aimed at allowing him to get on with life as normally as possible . |
| 24 | Community care is support for people who need help to cope with life as independently as possible , either in their own homes or in other accommodation in the community . |
| 25 | Behaviour , development , appearance , social role , etc. are still judged against a ‘ given ’ of social norms accepted as appropriate goals by the professional and the task is to bring the ‘ deviant ’ individual into line as far as possible , by modifying or repackaging or both . |
| 26 | We try to get continuity of care by links with the local hospital — we 're very lucky at the moment because we have a good geriatric doctor who visits with the almoner and tries to put off taking them into hospital as long as possible . |
| 27 | First of all , you have to ascertain whether your strategy up the first part of the beat will make you want to carry on sailing on starboard tack for some time after the starting signal , or to tack onto port as soon as possible after the start . |
| 28 | If you have decided not only to start at the starboard end , but also to tack onto port as soon as possible , then a different set of priorities apply . |
| 29 | One of the advantages of tacking onto port as soon as possible after the start is that you do n't have to worry about clear air |
| 30 | ‘ I want to get under way as soon as possible . ’ |