Example sentences of "[det] [noun] as he could " in BNC.
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| 1 | On hearing this dramatic piece of news , Theo wrote at once , promising as much support as he could afford until Vincent was in a position to earn his own money . |
| 2 | ‘ If you believe that , sir , ’ said Mark with as much politeness as he could muster , ‘ you will naturally not share the concern I have expressed in my papers . |
| 3 | He marched out into the corridor with as much aplomb as he could muster . |
| 4 | Thereafter Anselm gave him such aid as he could against the despoilers of his see among the Norman barons who had recently penetrated into southern Wales as far as Pembroke . |
| 5 | She had taken to him from the first , and he to her , perhaps , on his part , because she had given him some hot mutton broth and let him eat as much bread as he could manage , which had been half a loaf ; and then she had rigged him out in odd things . |
| 6 | D'Arcy smiled with as much charm as he could muster . |
| 7 | By the time he had managed to crawl on to the bed , dragging such scarves as he could find to shield his eyes , for the curtains were only flimsy cotton of a summer rented house , all annoyance , all regret for the wasted day , all intentions , all straining for activity , was gone , absorbed into the panic that connected — as if there was a piston rod — his throbbing head , the lights crossing behind his eyeballs and his churning stomach . |
| 8 | ‘ You do n't mind my using the house as if it were my own ? ’ he cried with as much boisterousness as he could muster , waving the bottle like a flag . |
| 9 | He was determined to regain as much of his former abilities as he could and each time he began his rehabilitation with as much vigour as he could muster . |
| 10 | He was determined to regain as much of his former abilities as he could and each time he began his rehabilitation with as much vigour as he could muster . |
| 11 | This , explained Sir Gordon Borrie in his 1986 Rathbone Memorial Lecture , was that everyone should be free to obtain as much credit as he could get , on the easiest terms available on the market . |
| 12 | With as much robustness as he could spare , he said that he did n't think the director had meant to be flippant . |
| 13 | His first instinct was to fling them out of the window ; to put as much distance as he could between them and him . |
| 14 | All were firm but kind with the eagles , who were passive in return , but for a very few like Kraal who gave them as much trouble as he could . |
| 15 | He turned and walked from the dressing room with as much control as he could muster . |
| 16 | ‘ What are dialectics ? ’ said Anthony , looking for his agent 's kit-bag and make-up case on the baggage trolley at Frankfurt Airport and speaking with as much truculence as he could ever muster . |
| 17 | Joyce called together such members as he could gather of the National Socialist League and its intellectual offshoot the Carlyle Club . |
| 18 | Doubtless a rich merchant escaping with as much treasure as he could lay frantic hands on . |
| 19 | Winter discovered that he could apply a limited amount of control by squeezing Mandarin with his knees , by swinging his body to one side or the other , and by applying such pressure as he could with the reins on the horse 's neck . |
| 20 | Then , with as much dignity as he could find , which lay more in his spirit than anything else for he was still shaken by the buffeting the female had given him , he turned west and left them . |
| 21 | Corbett dusted himself down , and with as much dignity as he could muster , walked back to the tavern . |
| 22 | He just got dormitory accommodation and as much food as he could eat . |
| 23 | For a week after his punishment Endill spent as much time as he could lying down . |
| 24 | He would spend as much time as he could at Hillmarden , but the strain was beginning to tell and , guiltily , he came to look on the nights when he was able to stay at the London flat as a blessed escape . |
| 25 | Spending as much time as he could with Midge , Patrick found her extraordinarily rational . |
| 26 | And Phil promised he would make as many trips as he could to see the lads in the red and white . |
| 27 | Burton pulled the struggle out into the open and made this ‘ thing ’ that was himself stand up to as many trials as he could imagine . |
| 28 | Summoning up as many details as he could remember , and trying to breathe life into her , Huy described Iritnefert . |
| 29 | Jackie lived at a high pitch , he was making hay while the sun shone , he was spreading himself thin with a young family and as many interests as he could cram into the year ; for someone always highly strung , always working at a high pitch of nervousness , an ulcer was the logical consequence . |
| 30 | His intercourse was with certain holy men addicted to sorcery , who instructed him how to bring over to his side as many friends as he could with witchcraft and soft speeches . |