Example sentences of "as far as i [modal v] tell " in BNC.
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| 1 | As far as I could tell from a quick skim through , every meal was designed to act as an aphrodisiac . |
| 2 | There was not much of this kind of nonsense as far as I could tell by eavesdropping around the room , but there were cries of anguish when the prices of some of the wines were announced . |
| 3 | Our Tory MP did jump off his LandRover to shake my hand and take one of my leaflets the other day , but as far as I could tell I was the only voter he met that morning . |
| 4 | I used to do a job which involved getting up at an unearthly hour while , as far as I could tell , the rest of the world slept . |
| 5 | However , drying the whiskers out did not seem to have an important effect upon their strength , as far as I could tell . |
| 6 | The sparrow was n't too badly injured as far as I could tell , but it was obviously in a state of shock and could n't fly . |
| 7 | As far as I could tell Frank had recovered from the breakdown we witnessed in late 1986 and , despite the months alone and the awful beatings he 'd received in the Pigsty , he still had a great sense of humour and told us hysterical episodes from his life , many of them against himself . |
| 8 | As far as I could tell she 'd drunk a litre and a half , allowing for spillage , so her behaviour was understandable . |
| 9 | The children of Egypt played in the dust-laden sunlight , and as far as I could tell they were happy . |
| 10 | It was very good — they all were , as far as I could tell . |
| 11 | As far as I could tell , the roof seemed to be consuming money faster than we could give it . |
| 12 | In all the years I had been watching him , he had , as far as I could tell , absolutely fuck-all interest in them . |
| 13 | He seemed , as far as I could tell , to be fast asleep . |
| 14 | Fairclough played a Batty-esque defensive midfield role as far as I could tell , marking Shearer might have been a better idea , though he did an OK job as it was . |
| 15 | In fact , nobody anywhere — as far as I can tell — has questioned any aspect of this nonsense . |
| 16 | His death is a sin offering , he gives his life for us , he dies for us , but , as far as I can tell , the New Testament never answers this question : To whom is the sin offering given ? |
| 17 | I speak from bitter experience as I have worked as a diver for just five days since qualifying as a part 111 diver in December 1990 , and the situation is not that much better , as far as I can tell , for part 1s . |
| 18 | As far as I can tell , Guitarist has always welcomed valid criticism and suggestions for changes or new ideas , but that does n't mean that they have to follow all of it all of the time . |
| 19 | Well , league and cup matches may not have quite the lure of England and Australia , but , as far as I can tell , clubs are doing their utmost to keep rugby 's momentum going . |
| 20 | ‘ As far as I can tell their clubs are doing very well . |
| 21 | His Maa is , as far as I can tell , fluent and unaccented . |
| 22 | I work in a trust hospital which , as far as I can tell , has made a successful transition from directly managed status . |
| 23 | There 's no family anywhere , as far as I can tell , ’ said the other voice . |
| 24 | As far as I can tell there were cells in London , Edinburgh and Oxford as well as here in Dublin . ’ |
| 25 | As far as I can tell , Alec never went with a woman again , or had dealings with women . |
| 26 | ‘ As far as I can tell , ’ Scathach said , ‘ father and son contested the love of the girl — ’ |
| 27 | As far as I can tell , they have all three led blameless lives , had no criminal connection , kept themselves to themselves and as separate from Moslems as they could , and had no occasion to even meet a Zikr , let alone enter into a relationship with one which might lead them to want to kill him . |
| 28 | Nor at home , as far as I can tell from his servants . |
| 29 | As far as I can tell , we have some sort of unspoken agreement that I keep quiet about not officially existing in return for being able to do more or less as I like on the island and buy more or less what I like in the town . |
| 30 | ‘ That brother of mine is still making his way here , as far as I can tell . |