Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] possible " in BNC.
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| 1 | Better still , avoid paper altogether where possible ; buy loose tea , and invest in a coffee percolator . |
| 2 | Bear in mind the specification we drew up earlier , so that hot components are not too close to other parts , mains-voltage parts are all grouped together where possible , etc . |
| 3 | It was good policy to apologise , charmingly if possible , for not having brought more suitable clothes . |
| 4 | Then at frequent intervals , daily if possible , meet to discuss what each of you has discovered and to review whether you are satisfied with the way you are doing things . |
| 5 | Gaze at your second list , and repeat the words to yourself several times — out loud if possible . |
| 6 | The engine has done a genuine 25,000 miles so if possible I would like to make use of it . |
| 7 | These disadvantages are largely overcome by using the tape-recorder or cassette recorder , so if possible put the record material on tape or cassette . |
| 8 | At three o'clock if possible . |
| 9 | I said well that 's what is , I said if you look at it the depreciation is so heavy compared with the income , and I said and the insurance as well but I said hopefully cos we have n't had any of er any claims at all this year you know , I said I know but all of the insurances of gone up , but I said I 'm hoping that we can sort of get the insurance down if possible so he said , yeah fair enough then . |
| 10 | If you do n't mind older children , or a family ( adoption agencies like to keep brothers and sisters together if possible ) or a handicapped child , then there is no barrier to you . |
| 11 | Perhaps that was why she worked the hours she did in the most gruelling part of the hospital , picking up the pieces — literally , sometimes — and putting them back together if possible , consoling distraught relatives if not . |
| 12 | He must make the switch from half-baked seducer to ruthless interrogator as brutally as possible . |
| 13 | speaking as much as possible like a native speaker |
| 14 | Er establish trust much as possible and involve er and try and get involved yourself if you can in any way to er show that you 're , you understand the task that they 're doing . |
| 15 | Classical acting is really quite a recent thing for me so it 's a case of speaking the verse as naturally as possible but observing it ‘ s rhythms and structure . |
| 16 | The only reason I like to use the lightest line possible is so that my tackle , and consequently the bait , will behave as naturally as possible . |
| 17 | Write the word clearly ( not in capital letters ) , and record your voice on the card saying it as naturally as possible . |
| 18 | The packages I 've looked at should , in different degrees , allow you to draw or paint as naturally as possible with a mouse . |
| 19 | Repetition should be done aloud when possible . |
| 20 | I 'm sixty next year but I 'd like to carry on for as long as possible . ’ |
| 21 | To dry beans , leave the mature pods on the plants as long as possible , then pull them up by the roots and hang them in the sun to complete drying . |
| 22 | Root crops for storage are best left in the ground for as long as possible , provided they are dug up before severe frosts set in . |
| 23 | Spaniards respect her for keeping her schoolteacher 's job for as long as possible . |
| 24 | True , the disease would sooner or later reach Norway after travelling up through Finland , but the Norwegian government had decided to stall it as long as possible . |
| 25 | The governing body insists leagues will start next September , but it wants to delay as long as possible any decision about what to do with the Merit teams . |
| 26 | Leave the meat for as long as possible before cooking . |
| 27 | The concern of the wealthy landowner was to continue as long as possible the wealth and social status of the family . |
| 28 | Because of the stress laid upon the need for timely preparation , there was no support for the common contemporary practice of withholding from a sick person as long as possible warning of the terminal character of the illness . |
| 29 | They will put the moment off for as long as possible or refuse to acknowledge that it is coming along and then protest that they were not told . |
| 30 | The variety Nottingham has the best fruits , which must be left on the tree as long as possible so that they become ‘ bletted ’ — dark brown and softly squidgy . |