Example sentences of "as [pron] possibly " in BNC.
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| 1 | I spoke to as many reinforcements as I possibly could , especially those who had just arrived from Achnacarry . |
| 2 | It 's not a role that I welcome , although I try hard as a responsible chairman of the group to do the job as well as I possibly can . |
| 3 | I spent as little time with Syl as I possibly could . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've kept that bill as low as I possibly can , Miss Glover . |
| 5 | What he wanted , of course , was for me to write as much like he did as I possibly could . |
| 6 | ‘ Just give me a room to work in , and the rest of the time I 'll keep out of your way as much as I possibly can . |
| 7 | ‘ He took me to the dance , it 's true , ’ said Hyacinth , her temper showing , ‘ but I ditched the ginger swine as soon as I possibly could . ’ |
| 8 | I try to involve myself as much as I possibly can in ongoing independent Black community struggles in particular , and giving support to overall working class struggles , which are actually putting the needs of ordinary women and ordinary people first . |
| 9 | That 's because hopefully the ballistic shield will give us a certain amount of er bullet proof cover and if I can get as close behind that shield er as I possibly can it it 's got to be safer from my point of view and from P C point of view . |
| 10 | Erm we we are I will be er as brief as I possibly can be on this one . |
| 11 | ‘ That I 'm a two-headed yellow-bellied adulteress serving the clients poisoned drinks — as slowly as I possibly can , ’ Charity guessed with good humour . |
| 12 | Er , but in the ordinary course of events er , this afternoon is , is I 'm dedicated to using as many cliches as I possibly can , erm , is , is , you know , that works very well as a way of protecting time for myself . |
| 13 | Meanwhile I noticed my friends paddling by smiling , laughing and waving at me as they obviously did not realise why I was screaming as loud as I possibly could . |
| 14 | What I want to do , I want to cut the shopping down as much as I possibly can . |
| 15 | and I 've helped you as much as I possibly can in the past , a few weeks , to the best of my ability |
| 16 | Nevertheless , the County Council believes it has gone as far as its possibly can to recognize and respond to the district 's problems , and that it can not justify moving any closer in reducing the gap between the recommended allocation of a hundred and thirty two hectares and the two hundred to two hundred and fifty hectares which are requested the District Council . |
| 17 | Really slam into the punch bag , hitting it with a constant barrage of punches as fast and as hard as you possibly can for no more than 15–20 seconds . |
| 18 | Stand in the middle of the border , tip the seeds on to the palm of your hand and throw them up in the air as high as you possibly can . |
| 19 | You were covering as many miles a day as you possibly could , depending on the going … . |
| 20 | But unless you want to spend your time and money on litigation against surveyors , building societies , estate agents and solicitors , with no guarantee of success in the end , you need to become as competent as you possibly can in carrying out your own surveys , even if it is simply to check that the ‘ expert ’ has n't missed anything . |
| 21 | Remember , once again , to make the images as ridiculous as you possibly can . |
| 22 | It is important to support parents and to co-operate as far as you possibly can . |
| 23 | Avoid over-spending in the first half of the year and set aside as much as you possibly can in the event of any tax demands or unexpected large financial outlays later . |
| 24 | If you get really stuck there 's always your minister or doctor , but try to make the reference as ‘ work-specific ’ as you possibly can . |
| 25 | The NBCW writes : ‘ We invite you to read and reply to as many of the questions as you possibly can . |
| 26 | For the next four weeks you will need to follow the diet outlined as closely as you possibly can . |
| 27 | But , if you do find yourself in the situation of describing an area of life you are unfamiliar with , remember the man with the magnum of champagne and avoid , as far as you possibly can , using any fact , however trivial , however seductive , that you have no warrant for in someone else 's words or pictures . |
| 28 | ‘ I want you to recall the label of said underpants , summon it up as fully as you possibly can . |
| 29 | If you are going away on holiday like I go away on holiday and probably some your colleagues and you 're going abroad for two three weeks , it makes commonsense to try and protect your home as soon as you possibly , as much as you can by isolating the risk . |
| 30 | Give her lots of reassurance , and stay as relaxed as you possibly can . |