I hope we can secure as high a price for the shares as possible.

[anhnha]

I hope we can secure as high a price for the shares as possible.
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Can I rewrite the above sentence as follows?
I hope we can secure a price for the shares as high as possible.

 

[5jj]

It's unnatural, just as I hope we can secure a price high would be.

 

[anhnha]

Is it possible to use "I hope we can secure a high price"?

 

[5jj]

Yes

 

[Rover_KE]

You can also say 'I hope we can secure as high a price as possible for the shares'.

Rover