Example sentences of "much as [adj] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Naval intelligence , with the help of MI6 , immediately mounted a major operation against the Sverdlov and sent frogmen to inspect her hull in order to try to find out as much as possible about her underwater design , the shape of her propellers and any sonar equipment . |
| 2 | Margaret Olmer found her working-class foster parents in the Midlands very anxious to learn as much as possible about her background : |
| 3 | If they 're going to find out Paul Gray 's killer they need to know as much as possible about his movements near to the time of his death . ’ |
| 4 | It pays to research and prepare thoroughly for the bargaining process ; find out as much as possible about your own bargaining power and the situation of the other party . |
| 5 | To keep taxes low , leaving people as much as possible of their own money to spend . |
| 6 | Conservatives believe that people should be left with as much as possible of their own money to spend in their own interests , in the clear belief that they will spend it better in their interests than any Government will do for them . |
| 7 | Furthermore the British , despite the Cold War , were still determined to recover as much as possible of their former independence and influence in the world . |
| 8 | Making a will which includes the necessary additional rights for executors can help ensure that as much as possible of your estate goes where you direct and that your executors can deal with your estate economically and efficiently . |
| 9 | You be in charge as much as possible of your time , and whatever it is you 're going to do . |
| 10 | The longer-term aim remains to create a system which will be able to handle as much as possible of our image data , including Photographic and Library resources . |
| 11 | For one with such a full programme it was good of Dr. Stewart to spend the whole day with us but she had expressed the wish to see as much as possible of our work and it was a tremendous pleasure to have her with us and for so many to have the opportunity of chatting with her . |
| 12 | I wear my hair long and I comb it forward to hide as much as possible of my face . |
| 13 | ‘ Where appropriate , I delegate as much as possible to my Heads of Services . |
| 14 | Gradually , by walking slowly and shielding her from the wind as much as possible with my body , I cut the wings-open time to a minimum . |
| 15 | Yet I vowed to do as much as possible for her comfort and happiness , to write to her and see her regularly , too . |
| 16 | Because in today 's financial climate , it 's more important than ever that your savings earn as much as possible for your family 's future . |
| 17 | They then learn to take as much as possible in their stride . |