Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [verb] as far as " in BNC.

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1 Pupils with special educational needs , like all other pupils , should have the opportunity to experience as far as possible the full range of the English curriculum .
2 HOW 'S ABOUT FAT , THEN : The Duchess gets as far as raising a leg but then decides exercise is just too much effort and takes the rest of the sunbathing session lying down
3 The play got as far as Wimbledon and then seemed to die .
4 The fence stretched as far as she could see and , above it , waved the brown tops of trees .
5 She could n't help thinking that Cara , who had been known to take the car to go as far as the corner shop to pick up a bottle of milk , would have folded long before this .
6 After the unveiling ceremony a special train hauled by No 2 The Countess went as far as Castle Caereinion before returning to Raven Square .
7 At one time , the Club went as far as refusing to allow juveniles a reduced entrance price for the London Road terrace but allowed them half price for other areas .
8 The mood spread as far as non-separatist feminist campaigns around disciplines like psychology .
9 And the vehicle got as far as Hucknall Marketplace , er and that was it .
10 The proposal got as far as a White Paper which suggested a two-tier system — life peers with voting rights and other members who could take part in debate but not vote .
11 In 1383 , the proposal got as far as a draft .
12 Fish never sleep , you see , so if this one does , then that 's half the battle won as far as friend Polgar is concerned . ’
13 Such conscientious couples even tried to share the child bearing as far as possible .
14 Fittings should be removed and the body dismantled as far as possible including disconnecting from gas or electrical supply if possible .
15 In the fierce noon-day sun the water stretched as far as the eye could see , in every shade of blue from palest turquoise to the deepest indigo of the horizon .
16 It was official policy at the outset to broadcast as far as possible in African languages .
17 When that failed , the country resorted as far as possible to the conditions prevailing prior to its creation .
18 In return , Blackpool trams were granted access to the Company tracks as far as Lytham , but rarely exercised the privilege .
19 The Government have always abided by , and agreed with , the additionality rules as far as they apply to Northern Ireland .
20 On particularly clear days ( the locals will tell you that midwinter provides the best of them ) the view reaches as far as the Vosges in France and Switzerland 's Jura .
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