Example sentences of "as far as i could see " in BNC.

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1 The guns were all along the river bank as far as I could see .
2 ‘ Only that the place was never kept decently as far as I could see , not the way a gentleman 's house should be .
3 Nor was there any instance , as far as I could see , of the faithful lover dying before his long wait was rewarded ; or thought of how the heroine might have felt in such a case , with brothers and sisters flown the nest , father and mother dead , hero dead , the house empty , and the mind , so long attuned and subjected to the needs of other minds , no longer able to recognize and adapt to its own needs .
4 As far as I could see , a holy well pointed out to me by my 1973 taxi driver had also been concreted .
5 Olomouc is full of churches , huge and chillingly ornate , freezing inside and as far as I could see deserted during the week .
6 Well , I was n't married or likely to be , as far as I could see .
7 Sheridan , as far as I could see , was absent .
8 It looked , as far as I could see , like a bristleworm , until I caught a glimpse of its head , which seemed to have antennae of some kind .
9 As far as I could see , there were some eight or nine cottages strung out on a narrow road which circled the bay .
10 Nor , as far as I could see , did the road continue beyond the end of the village .
11 At present , courses are run in bricklaying , painting and decorating , welding , and sheet metal fabrication , and as far as I could see the standard of work was generally very high indeed .
12 Some built sturdily of wood and iron , others no more than skins of plastic sheeting over frames of branches , they straggled north over the dunes as far as I could see .
13 As far as I could see , the blow fell on his cheek .
14 By Brig Scott 's account , " as far as I could see , during the next twenty four hours , all the arrangements in connection with the surrender and evacuation were carried out by the Yugoslavs speedily and efficiently " .
15 ‘ In pretty good condition , as far as I could see .
16 For as far as I could see , the surface was bare , grey dirt — rocky , bumpy , ridged , pitted .
17 As far as I could see , his ship was closed up tight . ’
18 As far as I could see , every one of those off-worlders was an owner ( or the employee of one ) , there to claim or deposit some personal valuables .
19 ‘ I caught sight of him in the garden a moment ago — at least , I 'm pretty sure that brooding silhouette was his , looming in the shrubbery — and he was n't seducing anyone as far as I could see . ’
20 There were a few cars parked , but none with anyone in them as far as I could see .
21 As far as I could see , there were no rabbit sentries on the hill .
22 As far as I could see in North Queensland , I should think they will end up under the umbrella of the Emperor of Japan , as the Japanese now seem to be in charge up there .
23 Young Charlie — who was always up to no good as far as I could see — nevertheless had what Tata called ‘ a future ’ .
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