Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [adv] soon [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I will ensure that the hon. Gentleman receives a reply as soon as possible . |
| 2 | An arrested person has to be ‘ taken to a police station by a constable as soon as practicable after the arrest ’ . |
| 3 | What was striking about the instant response to Stanley 's emancipation proposals in 1833 was that it came from Howick , until recently in charge , at the Colonial Office , of the emancipation question , and that his strongest dissent arose from the failure of the plan to chart a move as soon as possible directly from slavery to free labour without bothering with an apprenticeship stage . |
| 4 | ‘ It will be useless to observe to the Society that it is of the greatest importance to procure a place as soon as possible , if the Professor is not enabled to begin his Lectures by Christmas ( 1791 ) the establishment will be put off for one year — the Zootomy being strictly the first part he is to begin to teach to the pupils , which everyone knows could not be attempted in the Summer — and it would be feared too long a delay might hurt the success of the establishment . ’ |
| 5 | Completion of these projects , planned for Spring 1991 , wo n't come a moment too soon as we are already desperately short of warehousing space and will soon need the additional production capacity . |
| 6 | Yes , but On the last comment that er Chris made er bringing us and the letter to county about the the failure of the meeting on the twenty second cos we feel that they are just lying down to the situation and not pursuing a pursuing the D A P about whatsoever and erm we are , certainly in John 's letter probably get it signed tonight complaining and asking for a a meeting as soon as possible because we feel that that they ought to be pursuing the question of these two sites , they 're dragging their feet ! |
| 7 | I 'll find a replacement as soon as possible . |
| 8 | He urged on me the need to embark on a full-sized book , and to send him a synopsis as soon as possible . |
| 9 | Mark and I agreed to have a game together soon and I moved off down the course , and mused on the ways in which the pro golfers cope in their different ways with the unusual demands of the pro-am . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The need to supplement the family income motivates some parents to encourage children to go out and earn a wage as soon as possible . |
| 12 | The US and Soviet governments issued a joint statement simultaneously in Washington and Moscow on Oct. 20 , calling on the government and the FMLN to intensify negotiations , to reach a political settlement and to conclude a ceasefire as soon as possible . |
| 13 | If so , it was good to give him experience as a bishop as soon as possible . |
| 14 | See a solicitor as soon as possible if you are thinking of divorce or separation , or if you need money or protection for you or your children . |
| 15 | Similarly , any woman who felt she had a potential claim as a result of a silicone breast implant was urged to consult with a solicitor as soon as possible . |
| 16 | So you can arrange for an abortion as soon as possible ? ’ she blurted . |
| 17 | It was quite a shock to be told that I had Cancer and that I needed an operation as soon as possible . |
| 18 | We should carry out the sampling procedures and proceed with an analysis as soon as possible , so that we have an accurate baseline for future measurements . |
| 19 | The French negotiators had very little leverage , because their president had indicated so often and so publicly his determination to reach an agreement as soon as possible . |