Example sentences of "and [vb base] [adv] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he came to a stream or a fallen tree trunk , he would launch himself like a ballet dancer , but in slow motion , and land as softly as if his feet were scatter cushions . |
| 2 | To ripen melons , keep them at room temperature for a few days , when ripe store in the fridge and eat as soon as possible . |
| 3 | The lenses will be as small and thin as possible and fit as loosely as appropriate in order to maintain the health of the eyes . |
| 4 | • If you wake during the night ( sometimes because you need to empty your bladder ) then return to bed and relax as soon as possible , Do not get up for a cup of tea or snack as this will give misleading information to your body clock . |
| 5 | He deliberately used both brush and pen as boldly as possible to soften the mechanical nature of the process . |
| 6 | Now when the film 's over I 've got one or two more questions to ask you so I want you to watch very carefully and listen very carefully as we go through the film . |
| 7 | Spread this across the surface of the slide with the other cover-glass , and view as soon as possible . |
| 8 | Please support our Passport to Health campaign and give as generously as you can . |
| 9 | And run as straight as if they saw their way . |
| 10 | Mission accomplished , we head for home , though it 's not just a case of turntail and run as fast as we can . |
| 11 | But we take the very best equipment we can find , and train as hard as we can , in order to avoid discomfort . ’ |
| 12 | Speak slowly , and get as soon as possible to the core of your case . |
| 13 | and get as far as we can and break off about half past twelve for an hour |
| 14 | He could n't tell when the singing came to an end , or the Archbishop 's voice was first raised , addressing the city ; offering it God 's peace and succour so long as the Feast of Christ lasted . |
| 15 | But the Retail Butcher of the Year promised to pick up the pieces and re-open as soon as possible . |
| 16 | And try as hard as they do , residential staff can never turn a residential establishment into a home . |
| 17 | Keith Richardson says it was an excellent Gloucester performance and with Wales beating England it just goes to show that the formbook can be beaten and Gloucester could well beat Bath on Saturday if they run and tackle as hard as they did in this game . |
| 18 | Work within your marks , leave a small lump in the middle at the front and go as deep as you feel is necessary . |
| 19 | I really think that 's what has made the business stay , and go as far as it has . |
| 20 | Can you wonder that Virginia , the Elf Second , used to put her head down , keep her eyes fixed straight in front of her , and pedal as hard as she could past Wardle Wood and the old woman who lived in the cottage in the middle of it . |
| 21 | The only way to remove this Government is to give a decisive vote for the Labour Party to ensure they form the next government and undo as soon as possible the damage caused in the past years . |
| 22 | Piaget , however , asserts in the introduction to his work that ‘ We shall rather show that the acquisition of language is itself subordinated to the workings of a symbolic function which can be seen in the development of imitation and play as well as in that of verbal mechanisms ’ ( 1962 : 1–2 ; see Vygotsky 1978 for a contrary view ) . |
| 23 | They play a very defensive style and we 're gon na need to go down there an open the game up and play as well as we can . |
| 24 | And if Marian and the outlaws had already met there was no reason why she should not use the highway and move as fast as they . |
| 25 | ‘ It leaves me high and dry as far as the debt 's concerned . |
| 26 | Play the field and score as often as possible . |
| 27 | He must complete his mission and leave as fast as possible . |
| 28 | You pick up the cake of soap and leave as quietly as you entered . ’ |
| 29 | The imbalance is even more pronounced on any particular night as males stay at the breeding site for the whole season , whereas females mate and leave as quickly as possible . |
| 30 | This will help eliminate the virus through your urine and sweat as fast as possible . |