Example sentences of "[noun sg] as [adv] as possible " in BNC.
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| 1 | I will ensure that the hon. Gentleman receives a reply as soon as possible . |
| 2 | ‘ All right , send me your letter , and I promise to reconsider and let you have my reply as soon as possible . ’ |
| 3 | We will ensure that the recommendations of the Government-Industry Joint Working Party are put into effect as rapidly as possible . |
| 4 | We plan to install one of the ‘ Amstrad ’ draft printers so as to provide some draft printing capability as soon as possible , and to consider further the possibility of replacing the heavily-used Epson printer next financial year . |
| 5 | In a report on accident and emergency provision , published yesterday , the Commons public accounts committee called on the Scottish Office to maintain close checks on the employment of first year , pre-registration junior doctors in four rural and island hospitals , and to end the practice as soon as possible . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , it is still advisable to train your dog to defecate on command as far as possible . |
| 7 | He went all out at a new piece , rushing into it with lots of enthusiasm and wrong notes , trying to make it sound like the finished piece as soon as possible . |
| 8 | When making alignment adjustments , Warwick users occasionally tend to over-tighten the rod in order to make the neck as straight as possible . |
| 9 | Dismantling the Clunbury coach had to take priority for a while but now our minds are firmly on the bridge project and we would like like to bring it to completion as soon as possible . |
| 10 | We feel that all doctors or other qualified individuals seeing a myocardial infarction for the first time should consider thrombolytic therapy as early as possible so that the maximum amount of myocardium can be salvaged . |
| 11 | We aim to deliver first class mail as soon as possible , with most mail targeted for delivery by the next working day . |
| 12 | May we have a debate on junk mail as soon as possible , to discuss a mailshot sent to many of my constituents by an organisation that is partly funded by Maxwell money which is so full of falsehoods that it would make the average time-share salesman blush ; which redefines the term ’ junk mail ’ and peddles dodgy , old-fashioned and out-of-date remedies which have been banned in most countries and which have passed their sell-by date ; and which bears the signature of an obscure Welsh politician , best known for losing his rag with Zimbabwean soldiers and for nutting people in public lavatories ? |
| 13 | ‘ I am pleased and thankful that the medical practice have sought to accept their responsibility for the oversight as soon as possible . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I already sent a message to Mrs Ogata asking her to resume the aid as soon as possible , ’ the secretary general said . |
| 15 | ‘ Health services ’ , writes Hay in his discussion of social reforms during this period , ‘ would ensure that the worker was returned to the labour force as soon as possible after illness . |
| 16 | The Americans hoped that it would come into force as quickly as possible , allowing German military forces to be recruited . |
| 17 | Now my Lord as is er then made clear in a statement of claim paragraph three fifteen erm between the twenty third of October and about the twenty second of November the plaintiff then acting upon the advice of Peter that it was not possible to withdraw on this contract , did endeavour to complete upon the deal as soon as possible , very much with the timing in his mind and eventually after some toing and froing which er will be demonstrated in the course of the evidence , agreement was reached with the landlord for his consent to the assignment to be given er on condition that there was payment of some advance rent by the plaintiff . |
| 18 | It should be put , he says , on a blacksmith 's anvil and smitten with a heavy hammer as hard as possible ; if it breaks it is not a true diamond . |
| 19 | PLEASE NOTE : Although it is unlikely , if we have to change your confirmed Freelink departure and/or return point we will inform you/your Travel Agent as soon as possible , and offer you the nearest available alternative . |
| 20 | Does he understand and accept that it is important that local authorities should receive reliable guidance as soon as possible ? |
| 21 | While the revocation of a parole licence is a relatively rare occurrence , this type of decision in the new scheme will become commonplace , and it is to be hoped that the Court will address the policy questions and give guidance as early as possible after the implementation of the Act . |
| 22 | As soon as the starter says ‘ Go ’ , ride positively towards the first fence , picking up a good rhythm as soon as possible . |
| 23 | The European Parliament on June 10 passed a resolution by 238 votes to 55 with 10 abstentions expressing its determination " that the process of establishing European Union should proceed without delay " , and the hope that " Denmark will be in a position to return to the fold as soon as possible " . |
| 24 | The knight had to swerve at the last moment to avoid a head-on collision with his opponent , but at the same time he had to couch his lance to his side as tightly as possible with his hand and under his arm so that the lance blow was struck with all the weight and momentum of his horse behind it , for if in swerving aside he moved his hand or used his arm to thrust at his opponent then a blow delivered in this manner would have no effect whatever . |
| 25 | Fig 27 As you pass through the eye of the wind you need to transfer both back hand and foot to the mast and get round to the other side as quickly as possible ; a small jump is often the best way . |
| 26 | She inserted her key as quietly as possible in the front door of the house where she had a room and crept upstairs . |
| 27 | It 's best to remove the key as quickly as possible , re-engaging it as necessary . |
| 28 | In my experience they require an opiate as rapidly as possible as many of the arrhythmias can be suppressed simply by relieving the pain . |
| 29 | THE Government is determined to resume inter-party talks on Northern Ireland 's future as soon as possible , political affairs Minister Michael Ancram has declared . |
| 30 | All turns , therefore , upon restoring the output of the house-building industry as soon as possible to at least its pre-war productivity . |