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

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1 The players sat as far away from her as they could , but the smell and the squealing promised to keep them awake all night .
2 Roxie drew herself into the corner as if she wanted to get as far away from them as she could .
3 I wanted to get far away from him as I could .
4 She only knew she wanted to get as close to him as she could .
5 She backed away quickly and stood as far from him as she could , cringing like a dog , her tail clamped down hard , her nostrils dilated with fear .
6 Though she was huddled in the corner as far from him as she could get , the car was n't very big , and every time they went round a corner his thigh and shoulder pressed against hers .
7 It looked dangerous and alien , and suddenly she wanted to get as far from it as she could .
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