Example sentences of "to the [noun] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Keep an eye on the local press and as soon as you hear of a church closing , make an approach to the vicar as soon as possible . |
| 2 | We were scheduled to fly out over East Anglia and the North Sea , crossing the coast of Holland and then on to the Ruhr as far as Cologne , returning over the same route . |
| 3 | But theoretically , the significance was still greater : the traditional Western bar on the ordination of the married had always applied to the diaconate as much as to the priesthood ( and for the same initial reason : marriage involving the practice of sex was regarded as causing pollution ) . |
| 4 | Active methods of treatment for venous ulcers do work , but the ‘ Hawthorn ’ effect must be remembered , in that part of any improvement is due to the change as much as the method , or ‘ a change is a s good as a rest ’ . |
| 5 | The duty of the doctor in such a circumstance is , stated generally , to use all appropriate medical skills to make the time remaining to the patient as comfortable as possible . |
| 6 | She put her points over to the juniors as well as she always did to everyone else , with a wonderful mix of candour , directness , understanding and humour — and always with a twinkle in the eye . |
| 7 | Before our friend had finished telling us his news I got on my bicycle and rode to the cemetery as fast as I could . |
| 8 | I skipped back to the tavern as merry as a schoolboy intent on his holiday . |
| 9 | So Moely turned , and swam back to the shore as quickly as he could . |
| 10 | A contract which covers the programme of community involvement will be agreed between student and supervisor and students are expected to adhere to the contract as far as is practicable . |
| 11 | Elementary synthesis was introduced to the scheme as early as the second edition . |
| 12 | ‘ Then I suggest you get back to the mill as soon as possible , before anyone notices that you 're missing . ’ |
| 13 | The BRITE EURAM project , involving both manufacturers and operators , hopes to ensure that technology fits the purpose and is used correctly , and that new technology is transferred to the field as soon as possible . |
| 14 | We accept the general proposition that people should rise to the top as far as possible through their talents and skills , not through wealth or influence or inheritance . |
| 15 | Gabriel shook his head furiously ; then hurried back to the Mason as fast as he could go without spilling the liquor . |
| 16 | ‘ He speaks to the others as little as possible . |
| 17 | Dexter expected the superintendent to bid farewell and for she and the sergeant to roar up the motorway back to the Yard as soon as possible . |
| 18 | The parties will want a commitment to the buy-out as soon as possible after the commercial negotiations have been completed . |
| 19 | Her whole concentration had been on getting to the airport as quickly as possible . |
| 20 | Certainly some of the productions that we are responsible for , as I have said , are controversial , and some of the public might not really want them and might dispute their validity , but I think what it is an indication of is the fact that people are short of money and have to make quite sure that they are getting the best value for what they are paying for and they ca n't afford to go to the theatre as regularly as they might have done in the past . |
| 21 | So that would give the publicity to the companies as certainly as the bearing as well , this I 've just had this made . |
| 22 | When news of the Bookman 's capture had spread , everyone dropped what they were doing and rushed to the library as fast as they could . |
| 23 | That is why we are pressing so hard for Russia , Ukraine and other republics to be admitted to the IMF as soon as possible . |
| 24 | The governors should ensure that any hazard is reported to the LEA as soon as possible , or rectify this themselves if it is their responsibility . |
| 25 | This time it would suit us fine to stay behind the pace — and jump to the front as late as possible . ’ |
| 26 | The Policyholder or his legal personal representatives shall give notice in writing to the Corporation as soon as possible after the occurrence of any accident injury loss or damage with full particulars thereof . |
| 27 | He wanted the Bookman taken to the city as soon as possible . |
| 28 | However , from the point of view of enforcement and for the sake of certainty , the vendor should provide a draft confidentiality agreement to the purchaser as early as possible . |
| 29 | In times past , I had tried to get across to the continent as much as possible , but now , while other people were going abroad for the first time because of all the cheap travel around , I was ( without intending to be anti-social ) doing exactly the opposite and taking a look around the British Isles . |
| 30 | And Hill added : ‘ There is nothing to report to the FA as far as I am concerned . |