Example sentences of "[adv] as possible [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , despite her hunger , she took as long as possible over the simple meal , desperately trying to stave off the moment when they would have nothing to do except talk or sleep . |
| 2 | Finally , by postponing sexual maturity by the same token , neotenous trends in human evolution ensured that young males stayed as long as possible under the protection of the parental group before being ejected and having to begin to fend for themselves . |
| 3 | As Stedman Jones has shown , marriage was often portrayed as a ‘ comic disaster ’ ; marriage was necessary , especially for the woman , but was best to be resisted for as long as possible by the man . |
| 4 | Transfer the fish from one system to the other as gently as possible with the minimum of stress . |
| 5 | She sat in a corner on an antique settle as far away as possible from the blazing open fire . |
| 6 | So always after that I would make sure I had a job to do as far away as possible from the scene , because it upset me a lot . |
| 7 | The driver sought out the agreed parking space which was as far away as possible from the canteen and shop complex . |
| 8 | He chose to be a marine engineer reckoning to go as far away as possible from the wastes of Leith and hoping to see the world . |
| 9 | THINK TIGHT , think sharp , think as far away as possible from the recent loose flowing , Eastern hippy influences . |
| 10 | Keep a little box of french chalk or talc handy to keep your hands ‘ lubricated ’ so that the skin slides as easily as possible over the handles , and so reduces the likelihood of friction . |
| 11 | This contrasts with unfitted bedroom furniture , such as wardrobes , chests of drawers and dressing tables , which are a set size and have to fit as best as possible into the space available , often leaving awkward gaps . |
| 12 | There was nothing to be gained by worrying further , so he settled himself as comfortably as possible against the trunk of the tree . |
| 13 | The form should be completed and returned as soon as possible to the North-Eastern Education and Library Board . |
| 14 | When some action , decided on in committee , has been carried to completion , the " evaluative or corrective information " must be returned as soon as possible to the secretary of the committee . |
| 15 | Speak slowly , and get as soon as possible to the core of your case . |
| 16 | In his statement , Bush stressed that " we intend to turn over the administration of , and security for these sites as soon as possible to the UN " and warned the Iraqi government not to respond militarily . |
| 17 | Employees will be informed as soon as possible of the venue at Barlaston where a doctor will be on hand to answer , in confidence , any queries about transplants and the work of the Trust . |
| 18 | Personnel departments will inform employees as soon as possible of the venue in the Group . |
| 19 | Meanwhile , the new Prime Minister , Mr Marian Calfa , has secured agreement from President Gorbachev to start bilateral talks as soon as possible for the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Czechoslovak soil . |
| 20 | Key recommendations included ( i ) the establishment of an expanded National Peace Committee ( NPC ) with permanent local and regional offices which would replace dispute resolution committees ; ( ii ) the stationing of 30 UN observers who would serve with the NPC and would draw on the experience of the UN team which monitored the mass action campaign ; ( iii ) the provision of UN assistance to the Goldstone Commission for full-scale inquiries into the South African Defence Force ( SADF ) , the South African Police ( SAP ) and the Kwazulu Police as well as the armed wing of the ANC , Umkhonto we Sizwe , and its Pan-Africanist Congress ( PAC ) and Azanian People 's Organization ( AZAPO ) equivalents ; the Commission 's findings , hitherto presented to the government , would be released to the multiparty NPC ; ( iv ) UN reassessment of its role every three months ; ( v ) the resumption of constitutional negotiations as soon as possible with the establishment of a " deadlock-breaking " mechanism ; ( v ) the appointment of " an eminent and impartial person " to convene the talks ; ( vi ) the urgent release of political prisoners ; and ( vii ) an end to the bias of the state broadcasting services . |
| 21 | In a separate development , the Foreign Ministry told the Soviet embassy here that it wanted talks as soon as possible on the withdrawal of the 75,000 Red Army troops based in the country . |
| 22 | The only scenario in which there would be a case for building a PWR as soon as possible on the grounds of plant shortage involves a sustained increase ( 4 per cent growth per annum ) in manufacturing output from 1979/80 . |
| 23 | Thus it was agreed that a buffer zone policed by the regional peacekeeping force ECOMOG ( ECOWAS Monitoring Group ) was to be established as soon as possible along the border with Sierra Leone . |
| 24 | The offeror will also wish to post the offer document as soon as possible following the announcement of the offer ( see para 13.4.3 below ) . |
| 25 | If you are knocked out for longer than a few seconds , you should report to your doctor as soon as possible after the competition . |
| 26 | The rules mean that police would have to take control of the computer as soon as possible after the offence and establish that it was working properly at all times . |
| 27 | The study documents and conclusions will be published as soon as possible after the seminar . |
| 28 | You should write your notes up in continuous prose as soon as possible after the lecture so that you do not forget what the shortforms stand for . |
| 29 | If you are given this task it is best to write the minutes up the same day or as soon as possible after the meeting while the discussion is still fresh in your mind . |
| 30 | If you have only one funnel , test the other soils as soon as possible after the first is finished . |