Example sentences of "[noun pl] as quickly [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In general , DCSLs attempt to complete the proposal and book selection phases in Minor schools as quickly and effectively as possible , in the knowledge that similar processes in their Major schools are likely to be more lengthy , complex and demanding of staff time and resources . |
| 2 | 4 Try to slap your heels against your thighs as quickly as possible . |
| 3 | The laughter fled from her eyes as quickly as it had come . |
| 4 | Since the recent introduction of the Children 's Act , the aim has been to work more closely with the natural parents , with a view to returning youngsters to their own homes as quickly as possible . |
| 5 | ‘ But then what do these Ministry Inspectors know about education ? ’ resumed the headmaster hastily , discarding doubts as quickly as he had assumed them . |
| 6 | Their learning curve is steep but this means that they will pick up bad habits and evasions as quickly as correct ways of going . |
| 7 | For instance , one could not say that the nervous system had simply slowed down , as on occasion the subjects could produce responses as quickly as they could when rested . |
| 8 | Safeway and ASDA are introducing free-range products to their shelves as quickly as they can . |
| 9 | His stride was impatient , as if he wanted to pass through the tangled undergrowth and brambles as quickly as possible . |
| 10 | But when on first hearing of this arrangement I tried to inform Miss Kenton of it , she once again refused to converse with me , and in order to accomplish matters as quickly as possible I was actually obliged to write a note and put it under the door of her parlour . |
| 11 | They scurry quickly across the table , keen to get to grips as quickly as possible . |
| 12 | He said : ‘ I would love to have raced at Mondello Park in the European series , but it clashes with the opening round of the British Championship at Knockhill in Scotland and my priority is to learn the British tracks as quickly as possible . |
| 13 | In my experience most A&R guys are not so much unhelpful as just plain uninterested ; the ones showing interest perform the most agile of U-turns as quickly as a week later . |
| 14 | If the sport grows over the next 10 years as quickly as it has in the past five , I could make a lot of money . ’ |
| 15 | Bruce Tigwell says … the skill of it he says is being able to read the ground and go over bumps as quickly as you can … there are more skills in this than any other form of motoring … he says it 's fun motor sport and very friendly but the competition is still high … you can not buy the vehicles off the shelf you have to make them … top speed is 115 miles an hour but they rarely get the chance to go that fast |
| 16 | Commenting on these provisions in a case in which , through no fault of the plaintiff , process had failed to reach a defendant in France until some two months after the leaving date , a Dutch court said that ‘ the Convention subordinates the interests of plaintiffs in enforcing their rights as quickly as possible against foreign defendants to the latter 's interest in having an opportunity of defending themselves ’ . |
| 17 | That they would pick up things as quickly or as quick as you have picked them up . |
| 18 | Then they ran out of the saloon and up the backstairs as quickly as they could , to resume their game in the safety of the nursery . |
| 19 | These do not usually cause a problem as they leave ferrets as quickly as they leave humans . |
| 20 | He must get out of this house and out of these memories as quickly as he could . |
| 21 | There is a great demand from universities , polytechnics , further education colleges and sixth form colleges to implement the reforms as quickly as possible so that we may avoid the damaging effect on morale that delays and uncertainties could cause . |
| 22 | And we need a coor coordinating campaign to get those signatures as quickly as possible , so then we can talk about lobbying Parliament , because we ca n't do it without them . |
| 23 | Exasperated by this foolishness , the Collector told Mr Simmons to distribute the extra food with the rations as quickly as possible . |
| 24 | In particular there is the intriguing finding that some amnesics can learn certain new skills as quickly as normal subjects , even though they are often unable to remember the circumstances in which they learnt them . |
| 25 | Firefighters say it was important to control the flames as quickly as possible because of the close proximity of petrol pumps . |
| 26 | In any event , if great prominence came to be given to APR , many people could be misled about the comparative value of competing credit arrangements ; partly because our calculations show that small and sometimes insignificant differences in what the buyer actually has to pay for credit can make for huge and therefore misleadingly imposing differences in APR ; partly because it will tend to make longer-term borrowing look more attractive than shorter-term borrowing even when ( given that the great majority of people prefer to pay off their debts as quickly as possible ) this may not be best for people . |
| 27 | As early as the 4th , when the Sun is at odds with Saturn in Aquarius , you 'll realise that employers or loved ones wo n't comply with your wishes as quickly as you 'd like . |
| 28 | Monies are paid to a business in a variety of forms and all our services are designed to ensure that funds are received , processed , and credited to accounts as quickly and cost effectively as possible . |
| 29 | Will he use the facilities of the European Community to ensure that ships that are manned and owned by France , for example , obey the new rules as quickly as possible ? |
| 30 | Now sailing encompasses windsurfing , dinghy sailing and ocean cruising and if you 've got millions of pounds to spend you can enter the Fastnet or the Admiral 's Cup but whatever level or whatever part of sailing you want to take up , the basic techniques are best learnt in a dinghy or sail boat because it 's less expensive and a lot more simple to operate and that 's the purpose of this video to learn the most basic techniques as quickly as possible and to be at one with the wind . |