Example sentences of "as she could " in BNC.
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| 1 | She asked Mrs Phipps , as delicately as she could . |
| 2 | She swam , as strongly as she could , twice across the cove . |
| 3 | ‘ Thank you , ’ snorted Clare in as ungrateful a manner as she could manage , swept her copy contemptuously off the desk , and stalked out of the room with a moderately successful attempt at dignity . |
| 4 | ‘ If the girls do n't pick them they 'll just waste in the grass or go with the birds , ’ the mother said as amiably as she could . |
| 5 | It was clear that Miss Morgan 's brain had been fully engaged on what she was doing , which was pushing a client 's interest , and that such attention as she could spare from that had been centred on her forthcoming marriage . |
| 6 | Left home as soon as she could , McLeish observed , instead of starting where she could work from home . |
| 7 | He took off her clothes for her , while she undid as many of his buttons as she could , and after that it was pure , undiluted , uncomplicated pleasure until they fell asleep in each other 's arms . |
| 8 | Jane escaped as soon as she could and never went back , though she once saw ‘ madame ’ tango at a press party . |
| 9 | She preferred to eat as many of these as she could on the spot , as they were too messy to take away . |
| 10 | Nigel was looking forward to the occasion and Gina had promised to be especially nice and polite as long as she could have one of her friends there to make up a foursome . |
| 11 | Dot listened as the grown-ups continued to grumble along as they had done for as long as she could remember , like the harmless rumble of gunfire faraway . |
| 12 | After school , she took as long as she could dawdling back . |
| 13 | So all she said to Bella , in a voice as flat and indifferent as she could make it , was : ‘ Do n't be silly . |
| 14 | She turned her face as far as she could towards Marie . |
| 15 | Bella pulled a cellular blanket up over her head , closed her eyes and lay , as still as she could , under her heap of covers . |
| 16 | As far as she could remember , she had never seen the man before , he was no friend of Faith 's . |
| 17 | She needed to confide in someone , to present the situation as clearly as she could , to ask for advice about her sister 's condition . |
| 18 | The steak was left to congeal on the plate , and Jenny ran down to the stable as fast as she could . |
| 19 | Writing to Ellen as soon as she could manage it , she could not help confessing : |
| 20 | ‘ The trattoria sent it late , sir , ’ Wilson gasped , putting the tray down as carefully as she could manage , longing to escape from the room . |
| 21 | For one awful moment , she thought she had persuaded her , then , with a cry of triumph , Rose hurled the ring as far as she could into the surrounding darkness . |
| 22 | She held his gaze as long as she could . |
| 23 | Evelyn took this latest blow as bravely as she could , but Sam and Rose felt terrible . |
| 24 | ‘ Hello ? ’ she asked , holding the wooden earpiece as close as she could without upsetting her hair . |
| 25 | She continued clapping as long as she could , hoping he 'd asked her to stay . |
| 26 | It was as much as she could do to restrain herself from rushing forward to grasp his hand in a gesture of sympathy and solidarity . |
| 27 | She allowed herself a little to wish that she could sometimes , however indirectly , speak to , even just be with , Ludens ; but he was now , as Gildas told her and as she could see , obsessed with Marcus . |
| 28 | As she could hear Jack coming down the stairs she returned to the kitchen and picked up the metal spoon and plunged it into the saucepan which she had not yet put on to heat . |
| 29 | ‘ Those who can not hear must feel the rod of correction , ’ she declaimed , raising the stick as she advanced , Martha let out a shriek , leaped to her feet and , barely aware of her action , hit the old woman as hard as she could on the side of the head , knocking her against the wall . |
| 30 | ‘ Do you know what the problem is really , Andy ? ’ she asked , making her voice as sweet and low as she could . |