Example sentences of "try [to-vb] as [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes I tried to go as fast as I could , but it was easy to let the sail out and slow down if I felt I was getting out of control . |
| 2 | There will be a tendency , when everything comes from the computer , you hear it already , ‘ oh it was the computer ’ , and that , I think , we want to try to change as quickly as possible . |
| 3 | It is also worthwhile explaining that the recording is intended to capture the child 's natural language and that the adults should try to behave as normally as possible and should not make any special efforts to get the child to talk . |
| 4 | Since I ca n't dress the way I like , I try to go as far as I can whilst still making a feeble attempt at femininity . |
| 5 | Try to respond as quickly as possible , especially if you are likely to reject the DC , since the developer may ( against all advice ) have proceeded with the modifications ( although unable to enter the modules into LIFESPAN ) . |
| 6 | Working with a partner , A asks B open questions , which B tries to answer as briefly as possible . |
| 7 | A asks B closed questions , which B tries to answer as expansively as possible . |
| 8 | I 've always tried to play as intensely as I can . |
| 9 | The Neue Mozart Ausgabe ( hereafter NMA ) ( Kassel , 1955- ) came out on the side of ‘ dualism ’ and has systematically tried to reproduce as faithfully as possible the two distinct signs while various of its editors explained the rationale for this editorial policy . |
| 10 | I 'm trying to go as fast as I can . |
| 11 | Universities are trying to educate as cheaply as possible , but in doing so can frequently produce collections of study aids that infringe and compete unfairly with publishers ' original texts . |