Example sentences of "as [adv] as she could " in BNC.
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| 1 | Left home as soon as she could , McLeish observed , instead of starting where she could work from home . |
| 2 | Jane escaped as soon as she could and never went back , though she once saw ‘ madame ’ tango at a press party . |
| 3 | Writing to Ellen as soon as she could manage it , she could not help confessing : |
| 4 | Her mother , defeated , would be away home as soon as she could . |
| 5 | Well ; that would be as soon as she could manage it . |
| 6 | As soon as she could , she resumed the normal pattern of her life , getting up at 7.30 a.m. to prepare breakfast for the older children and get them ready for school . |
| 7 | She would wriggle away from Sarah 's attention as soon as she could and hide in the garden . |
| 8 | Meryl escaped as soon as she could . |
| 9 | As soon as she could she had a serious talk with her mother . |
| 10 | She got out as soon as she could , and found work in the weaving sheds — " she was a good weaver ; six looms under her by the time she was sixteen " — marry , produce nine children , eight of whom emigrated to the cotton mills of Massachusetts before the First World War , managed , " never went before the Guardians " .1 It was much , much later that I learned from One Hand Tied Behind Us that four was the usual number of looms for a Lancashire weaver ; Burnley weavers were not well organised , and my great-grandmother had six not because she was a good weaver but because she was exploited . " |
| 11 | She would come back as soon as she could . |
| 12 | And that was as soon as she could escape from this bloody prison . |
| 13 | She wanted to learn the new domestic geography as soon as she could , to find out what lay behind all the doors and how to light the stove and whereabouts the dog slept . |
| 14 | She just went in last night and said she 'd be back today as soon as she could . |
| 15 | As soon as she could , Alina planned to write to her . |
| 16 | Helen pressed her lips together for a moment then said quietly , ‘ My place is with Tony , Mother , ’ and left as soon as she could . |
| 17 | Oliver was annoyed that Angelina had deliberately chosen to sit next to Sir Thomas ; Angelina was determined to bring Sir Thomas to book as soon as she could ; Gwendolen was similarly annoyed at the sight of her rival on Sir Thomas 's other side and bitterly aware that she herself was viewing considerably more of Sir Thomas 's back than of his face . |
| 18 | She 'd been planning to have it repaired as soon as she could afford to , for , although she knew she could have claimed the cost through her insurance , she could n't afford to lose her no-claims bonus . |
| 19 | As soon as she could , without appearing rude , she said she 'd better take Lisa home . |
| 20 | Rehearsals on the Sheffield play did n't actually begin till two days later , but she 'd promised to be there as soon as she could to discuss make-up with the director . |
| 21 | She went upstairs to pack as soon as she could . |
| 22 | After the meal she escaped as soon as she could and found herself walking up the stairs with Mitch . |
| 23 | She had seen Ana and then left as soon as she could . |
| 24 | Early that afternoon , as soon as she could get away from a lunch with colleagues from her department , Loretta set off for the Sunday Herald building . |
| 25 | As soon as she could find a convenient place to do so , she turned the car and headed back towards Hallborough . |
| 26 | ‘ Oh , yes , ’ Caroline said , but as soon as she could , she changed the subject . |
| 27 | A mental note was made to correct the error as soon as she could . |
| 28 | But she did not want to withdraw behind them ; feeling every inch a fool she kept her eyes on his , as well as she could , and smiled . |