Example sentences of "[noun] as [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | They took such action as they could to prevent further distribution . |
| 2 | Scott 's first letter had been an appalling error , and it would seem sufficient reason why Donaldson should suggest reversing the decision to award him the Gold Medal , but Scott , when drafting his Recollections in later years , looked for further motives behind Donaldson 's action as he could not ‘ reconcile it with the character and generosity which Donaldson has usually evinced ’ . |
| 3 | She wanted a church wedding with as many of the trimmings as they could possibly afford . |
| 4 | But I was kind of forced into that because it was only bass and guitar and I was trying to do as much rhythm as I could , but stab a few notes in here and there to make it sound like there was more than there really was . |
| 5 | It embarrassed him to be sitting so close to the rector 's wife and he kept as far to the side as he could so that no one would think he was enjoying her company . |
| 6 | The bowmen slipped backwards from tree to tree , fitting and shooting as they could , the lancers aimed for the men rather than the horses , and brought down three in the first onslaught . |
| 7 | Teixeira , the old I P leader , tried to get put in command of them , having up till now succeeded in putting as much distance between himself and those dangerous embarrassments as he could . |
| 8 | And Phil promised he would make as many trips as he could to see the lads in the red and white . |
| 9 | Its engine was American , its assembly was completed in America , it would n't have happened without Shelby 's American dream , but underneath it all the Shelby AC Cobra was a British a sports car as you could wish to see . |
| 10 | Holding the gipsy girl 's hand , Carrie answered as many of the questions that crowded Anna 's confused mind as she could . |
| 11 | As she caught the jagged edges of skin together with as delicate a stitch as she could — the patient was a young woman , and a scar was the last thing she would want — Shelley said , ‘ That roundabout is terribly dangerous . |
| 12 | Drawing within the package is as far removed from DrawPerfect as it could be — the tools at your disposal are all there , and easily accessed . |
| 13 | Would Sir Alexander Ramsay , of his goodness and in his leal duty to the King 's Grace and his Regent , come to Lochmaben Castle in Annandale at his earliest convenience , bringing with him such armed and horsed supporters as he could raise at short notice ? |
| 14 | It was as clear an indication as he could ever have wished for that Hope was not primarily interested in the immense dowry . |
| 15 | It was as near to a compliment as he could manage . |
| 16 | It was her opinion , she told Rory , that there was something awful funny going on , that this western city in the poorest part of a poor country should have such places , and such shops as they could see all round them , and such terrific style . |
| 17 | And after as many tender words as he could think of , to try and lighten the load , to try and make it seem less of a confession , even to try and compensate for the shared and shaming confidence , he told Fergus that he had been responsible for the fire that had burned down the barn near Port Ann , fifteen years earlier . |
| 18 | All entries showed imagination and , more to the point , a keen enjoyment in the task of cramming in as many obscure and erudite words as you could find in the dictionary . |
| 19 | Thereafter Anselm gave him such aid as he could against the despoilers of his see among the Norman barons who had recently penetrated into southern Wales as far as Pembroke . |
| 20 | Tariq , to his credit , said we should take out as many pictures as we could , and taking them out cost 70 which at that time was ever such a lot of money . ’ |
| 21 | I thought of other things ; a fast hockey-match , an adventure story , the problems in a game of chess , a field of snowdrops and crocus in springtime , the Fifth Symphony of Beethoven and as many other happy subjects as I could conjure up . |
| 22 | Gabriel wrapped the white cloak tighter around him , and pulled his curly hair as far down to his shoulders as he could . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm just curious , ’ I said with as much innocence as I could muster , ‘ but of course , if you 're scared of the place … ’ |
| 24 | ‘ If you believe that , sir , ’ said Mark with as much politeness as he could muster , ‘ you will naturally not share the concern I have expressed in my papers . |
| 25 | It was as green a light as you could get for the never-ending demands for U-turns from Mr Gould , followed by several Shadow Cabinet colleagues . |
| 26 | If it is inevitable that the over-mighty Hun is to be in the driving seat of European security and defence policies , would it not be more honest and dignified if these matters were decided by a majority vote as we could then at least honestly state our position ? |
| 27 | During this process it was suggested that a dummy engine be installed to save time and weight , but this idea was rejected on the grounds that the idea was for the Norseman to be as live an aircraft as it could be , and for it to taxi from the hangar in which is was being restored , across Howey Bay , to its position on the shoreline , adjacent to where it would be mounted on the pole . |
| 28 | If you are sailing in this curved air flow you can not sail as close to the wind as you could if you had been in clear wind . |
| 29 | The South Metropolitan undertook such maintenance as they could in Sutton depôt . |
| 30 | With this aim in mind , he bought as many teach-yourself-photography books as he could lay his hands on , and read them all avidly . |