Example sentences of "up [adv] [adv] as [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be better just to concentrate on keeping straight , holding the wings level and getting the tail up as soon as possible , to reduce the wing 's angle of attack and so improve the aileron power . |
| 2 | New pop had rapidly lost its mischief and settled down into a post-rock , post-teenage maturity , peddling naff fantasies of sophistication to a new generation of moneyed teeny-boppers whose only desire was to grow up as soon as possible . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | It is essential that these councils are set up as soon as possible so that they may start work on all the detailed arrangements and consultations that will be necessary if a smooth transition to the new funding system is to be ensured . |
| 5 | The Board interviewed five candidates ( listed below ) and unanimously agreed that while all were suitable for the post , it recommended that Miss Valerie Muirhead be offered the post , to be taken up as soon as possible , at a salary two points below the maximum of the AA main scale . |
| 6 | Shutters should be put up as soon as possible to discourage ram raiders , otherwise traders will leave the town . |
| 7 | ‘ However , I can promise our customers that we will be putting everything into opening up as soon as possible . |
| 8 | It was an uncomfortable affair , the Mayor used it as an occasion to condemn what he called the Turkish occupation of the North of the island and Douglas Hurd looked on clearly anxious that the whole thing be wound up as soon as possible . |
| 9 | The knees must come up as fast as possible to waist height . |
| 10 | Get up as fast as possible . |
| 11 | Laura insisted that they be made up as near as possible in the original manner , from the cutting and colouring to the hand-sewn hems ; historical accuracy was to be paramount . |
| 12 | Some survived , the Dornier Do 217 being broken up as late as 1960 ( what a tragedy ! ) . this remarkable exhibition would surely be a money-spinner today . |
| 13 | The best thing for them to do would be likewise to get their profits up as far as possible above the datum line . |
| 14 | The others got out of the rope , and Slingsby , climbing up as far as possible , stood on a little step just below , with his hands on the platform . |
| 15 | The courts seem to take the view that the minimum mark-up is usually in the region of 50 per cent of the hourly rate , and can rise in personal injury cases to 75 per cent in a very big , difficult case , and could go up as far as 100 per cent or more for cases of the greatest difficulty or where quantum is huge and complex . |
| 16 | ‘ We 'll get flung off in a minute , but keep it up as long as possible . ’ |
| 17 | Once the umbilical cord has broken , the stump should be dusted or sprayed with antibiotic to dry it up as quickly as possible . |
| 18 | As they came out of service , they were driven to Mitcham Road depôt for Cohen 's men to break them up as quickly as possible . |
| 19 | The first thing to do is get up as quickly as possible , so practise falling down in all directions and jumping up again as fast as you can — until the whole movement becomes automatic . |
| 20 | Whenever liquids or greases are used during maintenance , all excess spillages must be cleared up as quickly as possible and before the equipment is put back into operation . |
| 21 | Mr Savic said : ‘ UEFA would like to get this matter cleared up as quickly as possible , for the benefit of all parties . ’ |
| 22 | In the wild , an owl would find shelter if it was too windy , closing itself up as tightly as possible . |
| 23 | I told her she 's welcome to stay up there just as long as she wants and what she said would n't bear repeating . |