Example sentences of "of [pron] as [pron] could " in BNC.

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1	But it was clear that he wanted to make as much money out of me as he could .
2	Willing hands helped us rescue as many of them as we could , and we got our robes out to take home and wash .
3	I sat by the phone and rang as many of them as I could , reassuring the ones who were home .
4	His ‘ ardour … for his books of chivalry ’ ( OMF iii 5 ) is described in Cervantes ' first chapter : ‘ so great was his curiosity and infatuation in this regard that he even sold many acres of tillable land in order to be able to buy and read the books that he loved , and he would carry home with him as many of them as he could obtain . ’
5	Many of the materials used were brought by the Israelites from Egypt ( 11:2–3 ) and willingly given , so that God 's tent might be as worthy of him as they could make it .
6	It was decided by the authorities that the building of the dam across the valley was a ‘ regrettable necessity ’ — but they determined to make as satisfactory a job of it as they could .
7	On the one hand papal taxation was preserving them from Edward 's attentions , except for customary feudal dues and prerogative levies ; it is safe to assume that the laity were adapting readily to the notion of leaving the tax burden , or as much of it as they could , to the clergy .
8	Subjects were asked to rate the passage for comprehensibility and to recall as much of it as they could .
9	At the end of presentation subjects rated the passage for comprehensibility and then wrote down as much of it as they could remember , as close to verbatim as possible .
10	There was something unique about a hospital over the Christmas period , and most years he 'd made a point of working for as much of it as he could .
11	She seemed to assess their position and then go quickly back to the carrion as if she was very hungry and sought to take as much of it as she could before the crows reached her .

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