Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [adv] soon as " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only thing she could do was tell him so and leave for home as soon as possible . |
| 2 | The individual must try to act to reduce their level of stress as soon as possible . |
| 3 | With this Demon you 'll lose loadsa Fuzzies , so you must get out of sync as soon as possible ( it 's tough , so keep trying ) . |
| 4 | An equally serious prospect is now looming as disastrous losses at Lloyd 's mean that Sotheby 's and Christie 's are currently besieged by bankrupt Names ( see The Art Newspaper No. 19 , June 1990 , p.18 ) anxious to sell works of art as soon as possible . |
| 5 | Another point to remember is that flowers will wilt badly , or even die , if they are left sitting in a hot car or office all day , so if you have to buy them hours before they will be pressed , put them in plenty of water as soon as possible or , better still , buy them on your way home and then they can be pressed fairly quickly . |
| 6 | The main thing to aim for is simply a change of doctor as soon as possible . |
| 7 | I agree with all the right hon. and hon. Members who said — I think that almost all who have spoken so far made this point — that it is very important to give Czechoslovakia , Hungary and Poland the prospect of joining the Community at least by the end of the decade , and to give them every possible assistance in meeting the economic and political conditions for membership as soon as possible . |
| 8 | But unions at Corporate Jets point out they have no such assurances and are anxious to have a meeting with Raytheon as soon as possible to find out its long-term plans . |
| 9 | Apart from that get them into combat as soon as possible . |
| 10 | Darlington councillor Peter Jones , Tory spokesman on the transport committee , said : ‘ Obviously it 's a waste of space and I do hope such an excellent facility can be brought into service as soon as possible . |
| 11 | ‘ Roy will want to get back into midfield as soon as possible . |
| 12 | First of all , you have to ascertain whether your strategy up the first part of the beat will make you want to carry on sailing on starboard tack for some time after the starting signal , or to tack onto port as soon as possible after the start . |
| 13 | If you have decided not only to start at the starboard end , but also to tack onto port as soon as possible , then a different set of priorities apply . |
| 14 | One of the advantages of tacking onto port as soon as possible after the start is that you do n't have to worry about clear air |
| 15 | ‘ I want to get under way as soon as possible . ’ |
| 16 | The tradition says she must be given in marriage as soon as possible . |
| 17 | It really is advisable to get supports like these in place as soon as possible before the plants put on much growth — this way you 'll avoid too much root injury when putting them in position and you 'll ensure they 're properly sited without breaking developing stems . |
| 18 | However , to get some idea of the true impact , it is essential to put a comprehensive monitoring programme in place as soon as possible . |
| 19 | Miller admitted : ‘ Barry has done a magnificent job and in the interests of the team we would want someone of his calibre back in charge as soon as possible . ’ |
| 20 | Miller admitted : ‘ Barry has done a magnificent job and in the interests of the team we would want someone of his calibre back in charge as soon as possible . ’ |
| 21 | As in the wake of previous attacks , beleaguered traders and businessmen have vowed to be back in business as soon as possible . |
| 22 | If she was interested , the voice said , could she please get in touch as soon as possible ? |
| 23 | Needing to borrow £50,000 million this year , Mr Lamont had to promise his creditors that he would put his accounts in order as soon as possible . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | John Smith , senior vice-president , operations said that while the company 's goal was to return to profitability as soon as possible , ‘ for the remainder of 1992 we remain cautious about both revenues and profits due to the uncertainties in both the industry and worldwide economies . ’ |
| 26 | Dr Stroud , 37 , who is head of applied physiology at the Farnborough establishment , has frost-bitten fingers but should suffer no longer-term problems , and he hopes to return to work as soon as possible . |
| 27 | The person or body having an interest to protect is the one to register as soon as possible after the interest is vested in them . |
| 28 | I want to get him up to Inspector as soon as possible . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ But each stage will be reopened to traffic as soon as possible and local diversions will be signposted , ’ he added . |
| 30 | All I want is to get to bed as soon as possible . ’ |