Example sentences of "she [vb past] as [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | She fought as hard as she could against the iron grip , the bands of steel that were restricting her , trying to push her over like Mark . |
| 2 | But among all these doubts it had not occurred to her that if she got as far as 42b Milvain Street , and rang the bell , Edward would not open the door . |
| 3 | She got as far as the bathroom and was half undressed when the doorbell rang , making her start . |
| 4 | She got as far as the other side of the wide bed before being dragged back and pinned beneath fitzAlan 's forceful weight for the second time that night . |
| 5 | ‘ Did you want me , Myra ? ’ she asked as calmly as if they had been discussing the weather and not within an ace of making either love or war . |
| 6 | Opening it wide , she shouted as loud as she could : ‘ I 'm warning you lot , one more noise and I 'll come up there and scalp the arses off yer ! ’ |
| 7 | If she was judged on her effort , then she regards the judgement as unfair since she tried as hard as she could . |
| 8 | Though she tried as faithfully as she might to devote herself to the needs of this rude community , she knew that she was not greatly liked and the knowledge injured her . |
| 9 | Instead of another row with her mother , she had decided that she must get to the bottom of things by going up to the Hall and speaking to Miss Hatherby , and she pedalled as fast as she could . |
| 10 | Roman drank coffee while she ate as quickly as she could . |
| 11 | She drove as fast as she dared past the Jardin Anglais and at last swung out on to the Quai Gustav Ador . |
| 12 | ‘ Let me go , Alain , ’ she ordered as firmly as her trembling would allow , but he was not at all impressed . |
| 13 | Instead she walked as fast as she could towards the river , past the mean little houses below the cathedral . |
| 14 | She walked as far as the cafeteria on her ward — they told her to — and walking was a strange bouncing glide . |
| 15 | ‘ If we could get back to business , ’ she began as calmly as she could , ‘ I 'd like the use of an office and a telephone , and a list of phone numbers — suppliers , customers , Press , the business fair organisers … ’ |
| 16 | Laura 's lips curved into a warm smile at the thought of her cousin , the girl with whom she 'd grown up , and whom she loved as dearly as a sister . |
| 17 | She shuddered as convulsively as he did , and became lost in the same giant whirlpool of pleasure . |
| 18 | She pulled as hard as she could . |
| 19 | After school , she took as long as she could dawdling back . |
| 20 | But , despite her hunger , she took as long as possible over the simple meal , desperately trying to stave off the moment when they would have nothing to do except talk or sleep . |
| 21 | She sang as well as she could , hitting the right notes — she never had any problem with that — but it was pretty dreadful singing , so lifeless and uninspired , not the way she had been singing during the weeks before Gesner 's arrival . |
| 22 | That , she thought , was as good an idea as any , and on silent feet she went as swiftly as she had come back to her kitchen . |
| 23 | She kept as still as possible ; every slight movement made her whimper . |
| 24 | ‘ 'T IS true , ’ she cried as vehemently as possible with her jaw clamped in his hand . |
| 25 | She smiled as sweetly as she could . |
| 26 | She spoke as calmly as she could . |
| 27 | ‘ And flattery will get you anywhere tonight , ’ she retorted as sexily as she could . |
| 28 | She ran as hard as she could , and the wolf came after her on his long grey legs . |
| 29 | She ran as hard as she could across the muddy field , across the rickety bridge , and finally collapsed beyond the line of oaks where the stream curved round to mark the boundary of the colonel 's property . |
| 30 | ‘ But I really have told you the truth , ’ she said as firmly as she could . |