Example sentences of "[adj] as you could [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That aside , the rest of the main editing screen is as clear as you could wish . |
| 2 | Whereas the Victorians had gone a bit ‘ foreign ’ with some of their house designs , Inglewood was as English as you could get , and looked like a clean , clear-cut , practical version of Cheshire 's most famous half-timbered house , Little Moreton Hall . |
| 3 | The seedlings , upright as bishops , are as free-fruiting and close-branched as you could wish for . |
| 4 | As quick as you could leave ? |
| 5 | As quick as you could hear , |
| 6 | Over the years the plants have moved around to wherever suits them best , so that the effect is almost as natural as you could hope for in an aquarium . |
| 7 | That 's what holidays were for — looking at your toes , wandering on the beach , hours of sitting and staring , standing and staring , lying as long as you could bear in the sun with eyes closed . |
| 8 | But it did n't matter as long as you could help is n't it . |
| 9 | We , as long as you could use the shoulders and the hams , the other part would be quite all right , oh yes , you got the bacon there hanging up sometimes longer than twelve months , mm . |
| 10 | ‘ It was as far as you could go in Moyne . |
| 11 | But that was as far as you could go and often he became in a rather dubious position himself through doing that sort of thing . |
| 12 | North , South , East and West , as far as you could go . |
| 13 | Wicker , wickerwork basket the one had got a top on and er the big one which I had a hundred and forty loaves , I did n't have a top on but you had a waterproof sheet that you put over the top of that , but er the small ones had a lid on was hinged , hinged lid you could fold it backwards , as far as you could empty it and er what they used to do coming down Road you used to give it a good push and then jump on the back and freewheel down past what is now Lane er is that convenience still on , in those days the was a gents toilet , a public convenience where you went down steps , you were actually apart from the urinals there was toilets as well there . |
| 14 | I could do about six different costing forms , so it 's not like you could have a yellow wallet , because , presumably he 's saying we want a yellow wallet with enquiry form , a costing form , and that is as far as you could have it anyway . |
| 15 | However , after extensive playtesting it turned out that P2 is as enjoyable as you could hope for … and beats the living daylights out of 90% of all other games in this category . |
| 16 | They 'd got ta be secure as you could imagine and er not easily picked , if you follow what I mean and er yes , made I made four locks for Lord 's cricket ground . |