Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] as [adv] as possible " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then I drew the obvious conclusion and drove off as quickly as possible . ’ |
| 2 | In this case I also wanted to get the cut edges of the neckband tidied up as soon as possible — remember this particular garment has been ferried to and fro to class and back . |
| 3 | Quotations in verse should be indented , like long quotations , and laid out as closely as possible to the original . |
| 4 | The sheep will have to be gathered up and brought down as soon as possible ! ’ |
| 5 | ‘ This latest resignation does not do any good at all and we must send a letter to headquarters to get details sent out as soon as possible , ’ said Ian Fraser , Dunecht . |
| 6 | So Alice refused all offers of alcohol from the solicitous hostess in First Class , rejected the proffered magazines , donned her eyepads , and lay back as far as possible in what the airline liked to call her armchair . |
| 7 | She had a burning need to get this ridiculous misunderstanding sorted out as quickly as possible . |
| 8 | These areas of flexibility need to be defined very carefully and the possible options spelled out as far as possible , for in a tightly knit plan a sudden deviation at one point can set off a chain reaction of confusion throughout the plan . |
| 9 | Roger battled upwards as delicately as possible through the vicious , omnidirectional spindrift . |
| 10 | He left home as early as possible , did well in his career and visited his parents as seldom as possible . |
| 11 | Uncle Alfred , returning from a ramble up-river to fetch food , heard the commotion and hurried home as quickly as possible . |
| 12 | Mildred squeezed through the gap and set off as fast as possible along the corridor and down the spiral staircase to the yard . |
| 13 | ‘ I am not your lady wife , my lord , ’ she pointed out as coolly as possible . |