Example sentences of "soon as [pron] be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They said : ’ As soon as we were informed of the complaint , we investigated the matter . |
| 2 | All dates will be confirmed as soon as they are finalised by the Regional Committees . |
| 3 | The fact that many works in this category may be produced directly on a computer before any other tangible form exists presents no serious problems because these works will exist , in terms of copyright protection , the instant they are recorded ; that is , as soon as they are stored on a computer disk or printed out on paper . |
| 4 | Eggs begin to develop as soon as they are warmed to , and maintained at , the correct temperature , so each egg laid by the mallee fowl starts developing as soon as the female deposits it in the incubator . |
| 5 | Owls , like most birds of prey , start incubating their eggs as soon as they are laid with the result that the chicks hatch at different times . |
| 6 | He said : ‘ The babies are sold on and shipped round the world as soon as they are weaned from their mothers at about a year or 18 months . |
| 7 | " I 'll have a look at him as soon as they 're settled under cover , " he thought . |
| 8 | As soon as they 're installed in the Green Room , guests are looked after by the Floor Manager . |
| 9 | Outside , the tropical summer air was still warm , and they each wound down the car window beside them as soon as they were seated in Tom 's low vehicle . |
| 10 | As in 1100 , Anselm was content with the return of his lands and revenues , and he withdrew his threat of excommunication as soon as they were restored to him . |
| 11 | As soon as they were taken from shelter , they began to slide on locked wheels over the yard , and then to tilt . |
| 12 | I keep getting this feeling it 's already there , like in quantum physics , where matter is mostly space , and space , even the vacuum , seethes with creation and annihilation all the time , and nothing is absolute , and two particles at opposite ends of the universe react together as soon as one 's interfered with ; all that stuff . |
| 13 | ‘ Thank you , but my maid will do so ; she is drinking tea in the servants ’ quarters , and will come as soon as she is sent for . ’ |
| 14 | PC Bill Cotton gave her the kiss of life as soon as she was pulled on deck . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'd better do a blood glucose straight away , ’ she said as soon as she was lying in bed , with the adjustable part tilted to a gentle angle . |
| 16 | However , as soon as he is released from hospital , I will submit your request to him . ’ |
| 17 | As soon as he is shipped on board of a man-of-war he becomes as insignificant as a midshipman must unavoidably be from his humble situation . |
| 18 | As soon as he was seated at the table she poured and handed wine , and he marked the breadth and strength of the shapely hand that offered the cup , and realised suddenly , noting the blue cloth sleeve of her gown , that she had already shed her mourning . |
| 19 | According to his own account , as soon as he was brought to Rome as a hostage in 167 B.C. he became a friend of the two surviving sons of Aemilius Paulus by sharing some books with them . |
| 20 | Previously published by Star , he became dramatically more successful as soon as he was published by Headline . |
| 21 | Nasogastric feeding exacerbated matters but his symptoms settled as soon as he was changed to a modular feed . |
| 22 | She warmed yesterdays bread and cooked three eggs and laid a tray and took the lot upstairs , meaning to return with coals for Mr Landor 's fire as soon as he was placated with the food . |
| 23 | Florence W. , aged four , was to be handed over to her father as soon as he was discharged from prison . |
| 24 | Her family , applied to , began to scour the countryside for a suitable house , within reasonable commuting distance from London , in good condition , and recently decorated , so that she could move Richard straight there as soon as he was discharged from hospital . |
| 25 | I think for a very small company this perhaps might be more complicated in computing terms than would be worthwhile , but as soon as you 're getting to the point of many orders in a week , then it can be exceedingly useful to be able to ask the computer to tell you for example what are all the outstanding orders , what are all the overdue orders , what is the stock position bearing in mind that some stock is committed for certain orders , what orders have we got with suppliers to us which are still outstanding , and questions of this sort , can make your business much more efficient . |
| 26 | £40 per day , tax-free , as soon as you 're admitted to hospital for a period of up to one year . |
| 27 | It did n't bother me , I knew I was engaged to be married , and in those days as soon as you were going to be married you left your job … that is the only thing we girls had to look forward to , getting married and going on our own , getting our bottom drawer together and things like that … |
| 28 | The following , recommended by the Law Society , is now widely used : In consideration of you today completing the purchase of we hereby undertake forthwith to pay over to Building Society the money required to redeem the mortgage/legal charge dated and to forward the redeemed mortgage/legal charge to you as soon as it is received by us from the Building Society . |
| 29 | The Regulation enters into force on 1 January 1993 or as soon as it is approved by the European Parliament , which should be the end of March . |
| 30 | A meal provided through the Meals on Wheels Service will provide one third of the daily intake required for good health , and to ensure that you get most benefit from your meal , it should be eaten as soon as it is delivered to you . |