Example sentences of "as [det] as could " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Having spent the Vigour of my Youth and Genius under the Oppression of Sir Joshua & his Gang of Cunning Hired Knaves Without Employment & as much as could possibly be Without Bread , the Reader must Expect to Read in all my Remarks on these Books Nothing but Indignation and Resentment . ’ |
| 2 | Hugh Dalton , the Chancellor of the Exchequer , said an agreement would have a powerful effect on the crucial loan negotiations , and was probably as much as could be achieved . |
| 3 | It had not been easy without existing contacts in the region , and their reports would have to be treated with caution for a while , but on the whole he felt he had achieved as much as could have been expected . |
| 4 | The ‘ Delirium mix ’ is as much as could be expected — but not at all disappointing — with the original ingredients rinsed out through stringy synths and a shipment of cosmic awareness ( loads of that in our house ) whilst the ‘ In Dub Mix ’ works up through minimal effects before an unexpected dub bassline rumbles in and you realise you 're travelling at half-speed . |
| 5 | There was an obscure but real sense in which you attempted to portray yourself as fundamentally progressive , as achieving as much as could be achieved in the circumstances in terms of liberalising legislation . |
| 6 | It was just right for his small cine projector , and as many as could be packed in , watched happy films about ‘ Fulham in the springtime ’ or ‘ The London Parks ’ or the antics of Mickey Mouse . |