Example sentences of "soon as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor was Pat going to say anything further because he was fucking off home as soon as he swallowed what he had lying . |
| 2 | I shall feel again as soon as I dare , but now I must not . |
| 3 | It gave me a temporary Equity card — mind you they took it away again as soon as I had done the four weeks work . |
| 4 | It is possible that such authoritarian actions will occur again as soon as another crucial appointment to the hierarchy comes up . |
| 5 | I sent Moira a card : Glass definitively abandoned , collect as soon as possible . |
| 6 | I 'll arrange for the carriers to come down as soon as I get back . |
| 7 | Phoned Moira and told her I wanted it out as soon as possible ; if she would n't have it I would find someone who would . |
| 8 | As soon as the linked train of little open cars began its steeply angled ascent she clutched the Finnish detective by the arm . |
| 9 | As soon as the villain is about to be unveiled what does she do , she throws the sand in the face of her pursuers . |
| 10 | Then as soon as the last act goes up Bobby will ring for a doctor and say that Bunty 's had an accident . |
| 11 | And I think I should definitely be awarded my doctorate as soon as possible . |
| 12 | ‘ Now you really must tell us what you think of the Abyssinian question , Mr Tyler , ’ Brenda Waters said as soon as Edith had withdrawn . |
| 13 | They would let me know as soon as possible . |
| 14 | It would be as soon as possible , but they could n't say exactly how long . |
| 15 | As soon as possible . |
| 16 | They would of course let me know what was going on as soon as possible . |
| 17 | ‘ They said it would be as soon as possible — but it takes years for some people . |
| 18 | Look , you stay here and I 'll be back as soon as it 's over . |
| 19 | ‘ We can arrange a visit as soon as you like . |
| 20 | Remove spent tomato plants as soon as possible and put the old compost on the garden as a mulch ; do n't save it for using again next year . |
| 21 | Harvest pears , cooking apples and dessert apples as soon as they have ripened . |
| 22 | Eat self-blanching celery as soon as possible as it does not keep well for long periods . |
| 23 | Apples such as ‘ Merton Knave ’ and ‘ Laxton 's Fortune ’ are very poor keepers and should be picked and eaten as soon as they are ripe . |
| 24 | Buy bulbs for indoor flowering as soon as they become available . |
| 25 | As soon as one patch of vegetables is cleared , the soil is revitalised with compost and a handful of organic fertiliser and lightly pricked over before replanting . |
| 26 | While most , for example narcissi and scillas , should be planted as soon as they are bought , tulips should not go in to the garden until November . |
| 27 | As soon as you spot caterpillars , their eggs or signs of caterpillar damage such as ragged holes in leaves and the tell-tale small faeces , search them out and squash them . |
| 28 | It may be better just to concentrate on keeping straight , holding the wings level and getting the tail up as soon as possible , to reduce the wing 's angle of attack and so improve the aileron power . |
| 29 | At the start of the cross wind take-off apply full rudder in anticipation of the swing into wind , and then reduce it as soon as it becomes effective . |
| 30 | However , as soon as it begins to accelerate smoothly , that movement is no longer necessary , and the control should be moved to get the glider balanced nicely on to the main wheel . |