Example sentences of "[adv] much as [pron] can [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is really devastating , and as much as one can bear — a middle-aged woman 's gallantry ( I see so much of it ) signifying the human tragedy — the terrifying attempts at optimism and the Molly Bloom nostalgia — heart-rendering . |
| 2 | Well , it 's what you might call clerkin' work , writin' letters for business firms at 'ome , which do n't come too welcome to an active man like 'im , so 'e likes to get out as much as 'e can to give 'is gammy leg a walk . |
| 3 | Most of them still seem to be more or less all right , but Fiver and Pipkin will have had as much as they can stand before long . " |
| 4 | The common is a piece of land of just over two acres , where the poor of the village could collect firewood , as much as they can carry , ‘ whin' meaning a gorse bush . |
| 5 | The professional criminal and his accomplices are determined characters : they live off crime , and take as much as they can carry away . |
| 6 | A soft drink made from the Elderflower is selling well , but the blossoming season is short , and the makers need as much as they can get to see production through the rest of the year . |
| 7 | you can do this but you ca n't do that and and really they 're , they 're like children in a way , they will sort of try it on as much as they can get away with it ! |
| 8 | as much as they can get |
| 9 | But council officials say they 've done as much as they can to protect their female staff . |
| 10 | Whitechurch was shown the works by Mr G. Coker , chief draughtsman : ‘ There are two chief ways of seeing the works , either to begin at the finished coach and work backwards to the details , or to go to the beginning first and work upwards , but , at all events , you shall see as much as we can show you in a day ’ . |
| 11 | We have excellent food — almost twice as much as we can eat is offered us at every meal — and we have well heated rooms , which is indeed a blessing , when you compare the virtual absence of heating at the Peking Languages Institute where we work . |
| 12 | We have made sure that we get on with as much as we can get through in our help for Iraq through UNHCR , but there is one man — and one man only — who stands in the dock for the denial of resources to the northern Iraqi people , and that is Saddam Hussein . |
| 13 | ‘ Basically we will do as much as we can to help our customers , especially in such difficult circumstances . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ We will set ourselves a budget each year and do only as much as we can afford . |
| 15 | ‘ With a strong market leadership position , ’ said Lockett , ‘ we must do as much as we can to maintain it and client care is the most important element of our success . |
| 16 | A spokesman for the Civil Aviation Authority said : ‘ We can confirm the centre is under offer , but that 's as much as we can say at this stage . ’ |
| 17 | … The common ordinary mind is quite unfit to fix for itself what political question it shall attend to ; it is as much as it can do to judge decently of the questions which drift down to it , and are brought before it … |
| 18 | Food : As much as you can eat — at no extra cost as cruise price includes all meals . |
| 19 | And very important … the wine — as much as you can guzzle — is free ! |
| 20 | Tell me as much as you can tell to a maiden aunt , and let's see what can be done . " |
| 21 | It 's about as much as you can carry . |
| 22 | It is as much as you can do to read the job advertisements in the Times Educational Supplement , let alone the leader . |
| 23 | In your first year , half an hour of concentrated thought on a specific topic may be as much as you can do at any one time . |
| 24 | You will wear them more frequently than any single outfit of clothes and it is worth paying as much as you can afford to get a pair that make you feel and look good . |
| 25 | Get in contact with your lender as soon as you realise that you may have a problem meeting the repayments and continue to pay monthly as much as you can afford . |
| 26 | So please give as much as you can afford for this NATIONAL CRUSADE . |
| 27 | After 24 hours , fill cavities with a two-part repair material , mixing only as much as you can use in about five minutes ( less in hot weather ) |
| 28 | The literature is full of remedies and assistance on this matter so it is always a good idea to read-up as much as you can to become familiar with this and other disease problems . |
| 29 | ‘ As much as you can remember . ’ |
| 30 | Now I want control of as much as I can cope with . |