Example sentences of "about [pers pn] as [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | I need to speak to Governor Nicholson about them as soon as possible , do you understand ? ’ |
| 2 | I had the feeling that Signe had n't dismissed Harvey 's words of caution about me as completely as she professed and I carefully refrained from asking about the parcel . |
| 3 | I should be glad to hear what you are going to do about her as soon as possible . |
| 4 | Mrs Ross , Mrs Girdlestone added , had only her pension to live on , and she repeated that she would be glad if I could do something about her as soon as possible . |
| 5 | There had not been time yet to find out exactly how brilliant the child was , but Miss Honey had learned enough to realise that something had to be done about it as soon as possible . |
| 6 | But everyone advised me to forget about it as soon as possible . |
| 7 | I believe that it is valuable for children to learn to use this experience , and to become able , at will , to look at language rather than through it , to think about it as well as with it . |
| 8 | If others point out to me that I always shirk opportunities to get something which I earnestly insist that I desire more than anything else in the world , I shall be persuaded to relinquish it as an end only if on reflection I am forced to admit to myself that I do not feel about it as strongly as I supposed . |